Thinking of getting an iPad--how to open Word documents?

[RolandNights]

I know the iPad can get the Pages app since I've toyed around with it in the store. My question is, how do you even get Word documents onto your iPad? Do you do it through iTunes, e-mail, dropbox?

While I'm here, another question I had was how do you double-space and do other page formatting on iPad Pages? I tried tinkering around with it, but maybe I was just missing something.

 

[LagFighter]

I know the iPad can get the Pages app since I've toyed around with it in the store. My question is, how do you even get Word documents onto your iPad? Do you do it through iTunes, e-mail, dropbox?

While I'm here, another question I had was how do you double-space and do other page formatting on iPad Pages? I tried tinkering around with it, but maybe I was just missing something.

All three ways that you mentioned will allow you to get your documents over to the iPad.

It's possible to have those formatting options n Pages, but I won't list how to do them here.

 

[DNAppleGold]

You mention the "big three" for getting word docs into Ipad pages. All work well and you'll use different ones at different times. Many other "file organizer" apps, such goodreader or readledocs, will allow you to wireless transfer docs from a pc to the Ipad if the two computers on the same network. This is a nice option because you can copy an entire folder from your pc to Ipad. In IOS5, I think Icloud will work.

 

[Ashwood11]

iPad User Guide
http://help.apple.com/ipad/4/interface/

Won't answer your Pages questions but may answer other questions you may have.

 

[Perihelion]

Dropbox is really handy for this. Its multi-platform and drag and drop from both OSX and Win7.

 

[GameAmour.com]

I think iCloud is supposed to be a solution, still in development...

 

[rockametrics]

If you are looking at emailing and editing docs....
I have been using Quickoffice Pro HD for about a week now and really like it. The only problem is I need to email the doc to myself first and then forward the doc on to whomever needs to get it. But it integrates well with Dropbox and runs smooth on the iPad. There are a couple other ones out there like docs to go but the reviews on that weren't the best so I went with Quickoffice.

 

[RossMc]

You can buy either GoodReader or Pages.

Transfer them through iTunes into GoodReader or Pages.

Upload them to Dropbox and either link your Dropbox with GoodReader or use the Dropbox iPad app and then find your word document in Dropbox and go to "Open in Pages/GoodReader"

Email them and then open in Pages or GoodReader.

 

[jaseone]

With Pages you can't save back to Dropbox though without using a third party WebDAV service on top of Dropbox.