Which app to get for basic Word and Excel editing?

Discussion in 'iPad Apps' started by Denis54, Mar 24, 2011.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Denis54, Mar 24, 2011

    Denis54 macrumors member

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2011
    #1
    I just bought an iPad this weekend and am learning how to use it.

    I would like to get an app that would allow me to create and/or edit simple Word and Excel documents on my iPad.

    I often travel to locations where I do not have Wi-Fi acces and therefore I need an application that would allow me to upload my documents to my iPad before I leave and to move them back to my PC once I come back.

    Which application should I get?

    I have read good comments about Pages and Numbers as well as about Documents to Go. Any other one I should look at?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  2. zorahk, Mar 24, 2011

    zorahk macrumors 6502

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2008
    Location:
    North Korea
    #2
    Just get pages and numbers, and good reader for PDFs
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  3. Denis54, Mar 24, 2011

    Denis54 thread starter macrumors member

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2011
    #3
    Are documents created and/or edited with Pages and Numbers compatible with Word and Excel?

    Will I be able to upload them to my PC and open them with Word and Excel?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  4. MSUSpartan, Mar 24, 2011

    MSUSpartan macrumors 6502

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2008
    #4
    Kind of. They work but you might lose some formatting.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  5. gwen1o, Mar 24, 2011

    gwen1o macrumors member

    gwen1o

    Joined:
    Mar 11, 2011
    #5
    Yes, and remember, Google is your friend... :cool:
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  6. physicsguy13, Mar 24, 2011

    physicsguy13 macrumors 6502

    physicsguy13

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2010
    Location:
    Huntiingon Beach, CA
    #6
    You can import Word and Excel documents into Pages and Numbers if the files are on your iDisk. You can then export them as PDFs or DOC and XLS files. If the original files have a lot of formatting you might prefer something like QuickOffice HD which has native support for Word and Excel files and can be used with DropBox. Personally I prefer working with the iWorks programs but they do have some limitations.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  7. thelookingglass, Apr 7, 2011

    thelookingglass macrumors 68000

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2005
    #7
    Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8G4 Safari/6533.18.5)

    I'm a longtime user of Documents To Go. Curious about Quickoffice, particularly the save as PDF feature, so I bought it last night. My initial impression is that, at least for Word files, DTG is a more robust solution. There was certain formatting in the files I viewed that was rendered faithfully in DTG but not QO. The remote server access feature in DTG also enables you to view the files offline (at least the ones you've viewed once). I couldn't see a way to do this in QO short of actually saving a copy of the file from the cloud and onto your local folder.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  8. archdelux, Apr 7, 2011

    archdelux macrumors 6502

    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2008
    #8
    Does docs to go have a searchfeature where you can search the text of the word doc...I had incorrectlyassumed thi was standard and was disappointed to find it missing in quick office...
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page