All iPads What's on your iPad for productivity?

[xraydoc]

Am curious how you divide your work between Office and iWork? What makes you use one over the other for some files? Seems like a headache to manage two office suites.

Documents (presentations and spreadsheets, mostly) that I'm strictly using myself (not sharing with others) I preferentially create in iWork.
Things I receive from others or that I create but know need to be shared, I tend to use the Microsoft products.
It's not too much trouble at all since iWork does a good job of converting to MS Office documents or PDFs when necessary.

 

[sjleworthy]

yup, completely the same here. anything for work or clients is all MS based. anything personal is Apple based.

why? because 99% of the business world out there still only use MS Office.
I'm a preferred Windows user too, but doing my own admin and accountancy on Numbers and Pages is so much 'nicer' to do.

 

[xAnthony]

yup, completely the same here. anything for work or clients is all MS based. anything personal is Apple based.

why? because 99% of the business world out there still only use MS Office.
I'm a preferred Windows user too, but doing my own admin and accountancy on Numbers and Pages is so much 'nicer' to do.

Do you find that there are a lack of editing features with Pages? I tried to use it a few times, however it does not compare to MS Word or Google Docs. To be fair, I haven't given Pages a fair chance, but I wasn't impressed when I did use it.

 

[ManicMarc]

I do this. I find Pages is nice for creative writing, but Word is better for technical documents that need citations, bibliographies and cross references. Excel is better for data manipulation, exploration and cross referencing datasets, but Numbers makes better looking charts.

 

[neutrino23]

Pretty much as the others say.

iWork, Notes, Inkflow (both for note taking), Graphic. I don't do artistic work but I find the pencil very useful for sketching schematics and such.

Mostly the iPad Pro amplifies my desk bound MacBook Pro rather than replacing it.

 

[sjleworthy]

Do you find that there are a lack of editing features with Pages? I tried to use it a few times, however it does not compare to MS Word or Google Docs. To be fair, I haven't given Pages a fair chance, but I wasn't impressed when I did use it.

yes, MS software i find has more 'business' options and is a staple. rock solid. ironically it 'just works'. it's written for everyman.

whereas i find the iWorks stuff a little more graphical, artistic, less hard faced and more friendly to use. (and less options in a lot of instances). i like this way of working, but can certainly see why your bog basic business man wouldn't.

i dont usilise a ton of options in either numbers or pages to be honest, and in most instances i can happily interchange and open files between both MS and Apple softwares.

 

[Dave245]

I use Celtx for my writing, Pages for documents, i find it better to use than the MS suite. I also use some Adobe Apps and Procreate for my drawing and sometimes for drawing storyboards and ideas.

The best thing about the iPad Pro, is the big screen (12.9") split view and how fast and easy it is to use. I've also got a 2011 MacBook Pro and to be honest it has nearly replaced it. I gave my iPad Air 2, to a family member and i wouldn't go back!

 

[MarkB786]

Documents app: For i) keeping documents I want to access anytime; ii) Accessing all of my cloud drives in one place; and iii) for accessing the LAN drives and files (via FTP) for every office in the company.

Paper by 53: For annotating photos and plot plans

MS Office and Lync: Outlook, Word etc.

Wunderlist: For all my to-dos and lists

OneNote: As my primary note taker and planner

Evernote: As my document repository

Some others: Scanner Pro, Scrivener, Ulysses, and HP 15c
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yes, MS software i find has more 'business' options and is a staple. rock solid. ironically it 'just works'. it's written for everyman.

Totally agree.

 

[bluebar]

I use the following productivity apps:

Dropbox - File storage

Adobe - PDF reader

FormConnect Pro - Creating and filling out forms.

Numbers - Spreadsheets and reports.