Office Alternative??

[Ljwinter]

Hi I'm looking for an app for the iPad that will pretty much do word, excel and all that good stuff. Is there one out that that will do that or will I need one app for each task? Any recommendations??? Thanks...

 

[nwcs]

The iWork suite of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. There are some others, too. I doubt there is one app that does all within the same app.

 

[Ljwinter]

ok but are they compatible with files coming from a PC? This is for a non Mac user.

 

[nwcs]

For the most part. Here's a review which may help:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...k_pages_for_ipad_a_primer_for_word_users.html

 

[Ljwinter]

thanks a lot.

 

[dws90]

There are several suites.

iWork
DocumentsToGo
QuickOffice

iWork requires that you buy each application individually ($10 each x 3 applications), but the other two integrate word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations into one app. Each has a different feature set, but I've had the most like with DocumentsToGo.

 

[Ljwinter]

I'll pass these recommendations on to my friend. Thanks again.

 

[txa1265]

IMO the absolute best is Docs to Go if you are integrating with MS Office ... great cloud support and excellent ability to open even complex files.