After a long wait, Microsoft finally released an application package. However, great alternatives to Office have been around for quite some time, and Microsoft may now have to compete with its lesser-known competitors for iPad space.
In contact with
With this in mind, we offer you an overview of the most popular iPad office suites currently in existence, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses, as well as the key features of each.
Which one is better? There is no perfect solution for working with office documents on the iPad, but there are options that will meet, and in some cases even exceed, the needs of a wide range of users. It is up to the user to decide which proposal is most suitable for solving the tasks facing him. So…
Analogues of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) for iPad and iPhone
hopTo
application hopTo is one of the newest alternatives Microsoft Office for iPadthat supports work with Word, Excel and Powerpoint files. To access documents hopTo provides support for cloud storage Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and direct connections to personal computers.
hopTo provides a unique interface specifically designed for the iPad touch requirements, rather than a customized PC interface.
Some of the key features of the package are - the ability to cut and paste parts from one Office document to another, the ability to search across all connected cloud services, compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010, the function of protecting access to the document with a password, the function of sharing documents with one click and tracking changes in the document ...
With all its bells and whistles and a beautiful interface, can hopTo used to edit documents on a desktop or laptop? Yes, but unfortunately hopTo is not very suitable for working with documents offline, since it requires an Internet connection to access documents and save edits.
This can be a problem for those planning to edit documents without a Wi-Fi connection or while traveling. However, while connected to the Network, hopTo is a great alternative to the iPad office suite.
pros:
1
... Is free.
2
... Supports all major cloud storage services except iCloud.
3
... Full support for Office 2010 and earlier.
4
... Support for tracking changes and comments.
5
... File protection functions.
Minuses:
1
... The need for an internet connection.
2
... Change tracking is disabled by default.
Quickoffice
application Quickoffice is one of the oldest Office alternatives and has been developed since the early days of the iPad. This application has gained popularity and has received many positive reviews, calling it the best package for working with documents on Apple mobile devices.
However, a lot has changed since Google acquired the company in 2012.
After purchase, all cloud compatibility features Quickoffice were limited to support only for Google Drive. Before Quickoffice provided access to documents across all major storage services including Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and Evernote.
Quickoffice previously also provided Evernote access as a folder for storing, saving and editing documents without having to add an attachment, which was a very useful feature. In addition to the loss of support for cloud services, the development of Quickofficeso Google released one small update, released in January 2014.
Quickoffice still has enough functionality for creating and editing documents on the iPad and allows you to do most of the actions on Word documents. Also Quickoffice provides support for most of the tools you need to work with spreadsheets.
However, the process of inserting a function requires manually entering data into a cell, rather than selecting the desired value from a range of functions and adding the desired formula to the desired cell. Powerpoint support provides the ability to download pictures and shapes.
pros:
1
... The presence of most of the necessary functions for working with text documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
2
... Google Drive support.
3
... Support for tracking changes in documents, including the ability to approve or reject edits.
4
... Is free.
Minuses:
1
... Lack of support for other cloud services.
2
... Lack of support for files with security features enabled.
Documents to Go
Like QuickOffice, Documents to Go has been around for many years.
The app provides support for most cloud services including iCloud and, unfortunately, does not work with Microsoft OneDrive.
Documents to Go has no problem opening and editing large Microsoft Word documents with complex formatting and images. The program provides most of the common formatting tools found in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, and allows you to open and view PDFs.
Documents to Go is a great application for quickly making changes to existing files, although it lacks some features, such as inserting hyperlinks, tables of contents, and working with pictures and tables in Word.
It also lacks the ability to track changes and comments.
The support for tables offers the basic functionality of adding and editing formulas, but does not have the ability to select multiple columns for more efficient creation of formulas and calculations.
pros:
1
... Supports most of the most popular cloud services.
2
... Strong support for working with Office 2010 files, no problems with opening large and complex documents and tables.
3
... Fast work even on iPad 2.
4
... Great design with an updated interface.
Minuses:
1
... There is no way to add and manage hyperlinks.
2
... Basic capabilities for working with spreadsheets.
3
... Lack of tracking changes and comments.
4
... High price.
Office2 HD (Citrix ShareFile QuickEdit)
Office2 HD (new name Citrix ShareFile QuickEdit) Is another app that's been on the market since the beginning - it came out in June 2010 just a few months after the iPad hit the market.
Office2 HD has the same features as Docs to Go, plus support for change tracking and document security features. It also offers auto-correction, document search, support for sections, footnotes, and endnotes. When working with tables, Office2 Supports cell formatting, cell merging and auto range selection.
Like all of the above programs, Office2 HD offers most of the functions you need to edit documents. The application works with large and complex documents without any problems.
However, the application is unable to open password-protected files that have been modified or commented. Aside from this problem, the app works reasonably well on iPad 2, allowing you to make the necessary changes and seamlessly save the document to Dropbox without any additional steps.
Overall, this is a highly functional application that should suit the needs of the average user.
pros:
1
... Reasonable price for the required feature set.
2
... Support for most cloud services.
3
... Change tracking support.
4
... Availability of functions for working with spreadsheets, such as merge and automatic selection of the measuring range.
5
... File-level security support.
Minuses:
1
... Problems opening protected documents with revisions and comments.
CloudOn
CloudOn is one of the newest office suites on this list. The app looks more like hopTo in appearance and functionality than Docs to Go and Office2. CloudOn uses a great application architecture based on the full "streaming" version of Microsoft's iPad package.
This means that the application provides access to an expanded set of functionality within Office, but allows you to edit documents in the cloud instead of directly on the iPad.
While working on newer iPads and fast connections, this isn't a problem, but on iPad 2 and slow connections, the editing lag is noticeable.
Advantage CloudOn is that it can be tested for free to determine how well the application works on a particular device under certain conditions. If the service is fast enough, the user can purchase a license for the full version for 99 rubles per month. The full version offers access to additional features, including tracking changes, checking spelling and grammar, inserting tables, filtering data in Excel, and even working with pivot tables.
application CloudOn became the winner of the Tabby Awards in 2013 (full version of the application, costing 979 rubles per year). For newer iPad versions with a fast enough connection CloudOn is an excellent choice given its access to a much more comprehensive feature set.
pros:
1
... Access to basic functions Office on iPad, including pivot tables and charts.
2
... A unique interface designed exclusively for the touch interface.
Minuses:
1
... High price tag for full feature set.
2
... Editing lag on slow connections and on early iPads.
3
... The need for access to the Internet.
iWork (Pages, Numbers and Keynote) by Apple
This is a great solution for those who are not a Microsoft office suite user at work or at home.
It can be argued that iWork is the easiest to use and the most beautiful alternative for working with documents on the iPad. And that's obvious considering that it was designed by Apple for its device.
However, can iWork completely replace Microsoft Office on iPad?
It all depends on how great the need to exchange documents between PC and iPad is, since this process is quite complicated and requires a few additional steps from the user.
To access the files, you need to open icloud.com, drag and drop the iCloud files, wait for them to sync with the iPad, and only then, finally, open the document on the tablet.
After finishing work with the document, to save the changes, you must send the document by e-mail to the user's address in order to re-import the file into the working environment. Quite difficult, isn't it?
However, getting used to these inconveniences, users get access to three applications iWork - Pages, Numbers and Keynote, which have enviable functionality, especially Numbers. 
One of the cool things about Numbers is that it comes with 30 templates on a variety of topics, including business and personal finance. These templates can be helpful and well thought out.
Generally, iWork this is a great set for those who prefer to work on iPads rather than Windows computers. Besides, iWork is an office killer for Mac users who prefer iCloud.
pros:
1
... Great interface.
2
... Easy to use.
3
... Fully functional application that contains most of the features, including tracking changes and comments, support for file security features, etc.
4
... Compatible with all tablets from iPad 2 and up.
5
... Great templates in all three apps.
Minuses:
1
... Only iCloud support.
2
... Complex procedure for exchanging documents with iCloud.
Conclusion
There are many options for accessing and more importantly editing documents on iPad. The average office worker should have no problem finding the right application that will enable him to be productive without having to carry his laptop everywhere.
However, choosing the right application is a trade-off. As mentioned above, each application has strengths and weaknesses, some differ in support for working with various cloud storage services, such as Office2 HD, while others like CloudOn provide a wide range of office suite functionality, but for a fee.
There is a legend that once upon a time, when the world was not yet ruled by money, and people were dominated only by love and honor, Microsoft was a purely software company and released only software. One of its key partners in this direction was the Cupertino computer manufacturer - the Apple company Apple. Everyone was happy, and the world was close to comprehending the absolute truth and the state of the ideal. Years passed, and the Redmond electronic tycoon, due to his incredible commercialism, decided to "chop off" his piece in the "iron" direction. However, today it became clear that nothing came of it, because the management of the giant gave up its main trump card - Microsoft Office. Now the entire office suite is available on the iPad, and in this article we will look at a text editor.
It is finished, the office suite Microsoft Office has become available on the iPad. Apple tablet users have been waiting for it too long, they have heard too much ridicule that their favorite device is deprived of such an important modern business tool. I, frankly, have never been a fan of the idea that someday, maybe, I will be able to use a piece of Microsoft creations on my iPad, because and on the main working PC all their "charms" are enough for me. Yes, I didn’t expect Microsoft Office for iPad, but what can we expect when there is wonderful, chic and great? And I have not yet begun to list the creations of third-party developers in this field! However, the fact takes place, Microsoft Office for iPad has appeared, so we are simply obliged to consider it from all sides and draw conclusions about the appropriateness of its use. In this particular material, we will look at the text editor Word.
1. Create a new document in Microsoft Word on iPad
Like Apple's proprietary text editor, which, by the way, is now available for new devices absolutely free, Microsoft Word offers many templates created by the company's professional designers. Their usefulness for some can be enormous, because they can save a huge amount of time, but I personally have never used one like this - I always created a document from scratch. However, in addition to the blank document, there are the following: brochure, business letter, business newsletter, modern resume, family news, flyer, invoice, personal letter, proposal, school newsletter, curriculum, tear-off flyer, term paper, and traditional resume. Half of the names are not familiar to me, although I am sure that I have come across very many - perhaps the translation is incorrect, but oh well.
(clickable)
2. Editing a document in Microsoft Word on iPad. Homepage
Editing documents in a Redmond text editor is divided by several functional tabs, similar to the desktop version of the program. The first one is called "Home page" and contains the following main functions: changing the font, its type and size, changing the color of the text and its filling, changing the position of text on the page, line spacing, creating numbered and regular lists, left-right indents, non-printing characters.
(clickable)
3. Editing a document in Microsoft Word on iPad. Insert
The second tab of the application function bar is called Insert and contains the following elements: insert a page, insert a page break, insert a table, insert pictures and shapes, and so on.
(clickable)
4. Editing a document in Microsoft Word on iPad. Markup
The third tab is called Markup. It provides access to changing the page orientation, size, margins, changing the direction of text, creating columns, etc.
(clickable)
5. Editing a document in Microsoft Word on iPad. Peer review
The fourth tab "Review" is necessary to work on the content and semantic content of the document, for this, the corresponding elements are provided here.
(clickable)
6. Editing a document in Microsoft Word on iPad. View
Functional menu "View". Document spelling, ruler and statistics.
(clickable)
While working with certain objects in documents, new tabs and new functions in tabs can (and will) appear in the main menu.
7. Cloud sync and file storage in Microsoft Word on iPad
In addition to its internal storage with files, the program only supports Microsoft's proprietary cloud service called OneDrive. It is a pity that there are no others, it is a pity.
(clickable)
As you can see, the functional set practically repeats that in the desktop version of the Microsoft Word text editor. By the standards of mobile systems, it is quite impressive, but not everyone needs it. Considering the fact that you can work with the same Pages for free at all, the cost of up to ten dollars a month (you can fully work with any application of the suite only with a subscription to Office 365) office suite from Microsoft is a little scary.
Summing up, I would like to note that Microsoft, in our opinion, released Office not for the iPad, but for its clients, who may have an iPad.
By subject - everything, see you soon!
P.S. When registering a new Microsoft account, the user will be given a month of test use of Office 365.
Word is a robust application that allows you to create, edit, view and share text documents (even attached to emails). With Word, Office is always at your fingertips. This application is ideal for anyone who works with documents: bloggers, writers, journalists, columnists, students, project managers.
Text documents, scripts, notes, letters, resumes, articles for blogs and media - in Word with its rich formatting capabilities, you can create and effectively design any document for any purpose.
Create perfect documents
Modern, professionally designed templates allow you to quickly start working on a project or assignment, or create any document: letter, blog article, script, note, review or resume. And the formatting tools and markup options will help you express your ideas as clearly as possible, because the design of Word documents looks the same on a smartphone and on a computer.
Comfortable reading, creativity and editing
In Reading Mode, you can easily read long documents, letters, scripts, and more on your device.
Collaborate on the go
Express your wishes and applications by leaving comments right next to the discussed text fragments. Anyone can participate in your conversation and follow the latest changes to text, markup, and formatting of documents. And thanks to the improved version history, you can always see how your work looked in the previous stages.
Convenient sharing control
Share your files with one tap so your colleagues can view and edit them. At the same time, you have complete control over access to each document and see who is working with it. Word files can also be sent by e-mail - as an attachment, or simply by copying their contents directly into the body of the letter, preserving the formatting.
To create or edit a document on a device with a screen size of up to 10.1 inches, sign in with your free Microsoft account.
To access all Microsoft Office features on your phone, tablet, PC, or Mac, an eligible Office 365 subscription is required: http://aka.ms/Office365subscriptions.
If you purchased your Office 365 subscription in the app, you will be charged for it through your App Store account. The subscription is automatically renewed in the last 24 hours before its expiration, if you have not previously disabled this option. You can manage your subscriptions using your App Store account settings.
The app is provided by either Microsoft or a third-party publisher and is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms of use. Data provided in the course of using the app and the store may be accessed by Microsoft or a third-party app publisher, respectively, and transferred to the United States or any other country where Microsoft or the app publisher and their affiliated companies or service providers have operational facilities, and are further stored and processed in the same country.
Review the terms of the Microsoft Software License Agreement for Microsoft Office. See the "License Agreement" link in the details section. If you install the application, it means that you accept the indicated conditions.
Microsoft Office c, relatively recently, became available for iOS, namely for Apple iPad tablets. The functionality of the applications is similar to the PC versions.
Hello everyone, lovers and owners of a tablet computer from Apple - iPad (iOS). Today we will talk about office programs, namely the applications available within the office suite from Microsoft - Office (Office).
I will also tell you where you can get Microsoft Office for iPad (office) and for iOS in general. Office for iOS (office) iPad, in fact, is a very useful thing, it can be used to open office documents such as: Word files, Excel documents and PowerPoint presentations. Well, okay, I'm telling you, because since you are looking for similar applications for iOS (office), then most likely you know about all its advantages and you need it for a specific case.
The Microsoft Office suite for iOS (office), or rather for the iPad tablet, includes three applications, namely:
- Word - a program for opening office documents in .DOC Word format. What can we say, if eighty percent of all working documents are in this format, the Word document format;
- Excel - here it is - a truly indispensable tool in the office. With the help of it, reports, calculations and much more are made;
- PowerPoint - in my opinion the most popular program for creating simple and at the same time beautiful and functional presentations.
Well, now more specifically about each proposed tool. Each application has a short description, as well as links to download the iOS program from the office suite from the App Store.
Word
As I already said, Word (included in the office package) is a program for reading and creating text documents in the DOC Word format, such documents (in this format) are very popular among office workers. The figure has already been announced that almost all office documents, or about 80% of all documents are in this format (DOC Word).
If the office is your second home, and you are an office worker or, for whatever reason, you need to periodically open any DOC documents on your iPad, then a special application - Microsoft Office for iPad will help you. Below I list all the benefits of Word for iPad:
- You can easily open documents edited or created on a tablet computer on a regular desktop, personal computer, and they will look the same as they looked on the iPad;
- Ability to add SmartArt objects such as tables, graphs, charts and much more;
- Automatic saving of Word document allows you, even with an emergency shutdown of the device, not to lose important documents and the progress of document creation;
- All the great features of Word for PC have been ported to the iOS version of Word for iPad: the choice of the required font, text formatting, pictures, tables, page layout, and footnotes, all available in mobile Word;
- Built-in ability to send the finished document by email. Send the document to your mail and get access to it from all devices that have Internet access in order to download the sent file from e-mail.
Of course, not all features of the mobile iOS version of the Word app for iPad are listed above.... In order to evaluate all the possibilities, you can download the free version of the program from the link above.
Excel
A program for viewing and creating spreadsheets, which is included in the office suite. This tool is very popular in the office environment. This is not surprising, because it can be used to solve a huge number of different tasks. If you keep records of something, then this program will be simply irreplaceable for you. So, a few features of the mobile iOS version of a wonderful application - Microsoft Excel:
- Documents created or edited in the iPad version of this tool will also, correctly, be displayed on all other devices, for example, on a regular desktop personal computer;
- All the delights of the standard version of Excel have been transferred to the mobile iPad version: graphs, charts, formulas, hyperlinks and much more;
- The program saves the current progress of work on the document, which allows you not to lose important data even if your iPad crashes;
- The interface of the program is in many respects similar to the interface of the PC version, which will allow you to quickly learn how to work with the application, provided that you have already worked in the PC version of the Excel application.
PowerPoint
The program for creating simple and at the same time beautiful and functional presentations is included in the iOS office package. I bet you've met this tool before. So let's quickly go over all the features of this iPad app.:
- Presentations edited or created on iPad will display correctly and identically on all devices, including a desktop personal computer. Create presentations on whatever device you like;
- The presentation is automatically saved, which allows you not to lose progress if you accidentally close the application;
- All the best features of the PC version of PowerPoint are implemented in the iPad version of the program, work in the mobile version of the application as you did on a desktop personal computer.
That's all for today, here's a review of Office tools for iOS (office) and iPad.
Using a tablet is convenient for both entertainment and work. If your work involves documentation, you are a journalist, writer or student, then you need the presence of Microsoft Office on the tablet. Its use allows you to work with documents, spreadsheets and presentations. For some time now, this application has become free and now you do not have to pay about a hundred dollars a year for a subscription.
The office consists of the main components: Word is used for documents, Excel or PowerPoint is used for creating and working with tables for making presentations. To use Word and Excel, you do not need to download the entire package, you can download separate applications: word for ipad and excel for ipad. Today, the use of the office is completely free, even in editorial mode. The office supports the Dropbox cloud where you can work with documents and save them.
Microsoft Word
This application is used to open, create and edit files with the extension ".DOC". Most of the working documentation at most enterprises is in this format. It is common and opens on almost every device, which is why this format is so popular.
The documents that you create in word on the ipad will easily open on a personal computer. Outwardly, they will look the same as on the iPad. In this app you can use SmartArt objects ... They will expand the possibilities of presenting information through tables, diagrams and graphs. Here you can use not only the Russian keyboard, but also the English one.
There is a built-in autosave function. It makes it possible not to lose the experience of the created document when the gadget is turned off during work. You do not need to worry and constantly think about the time to save. This is convenient in those cases when you get carried away with work and put the battery down.
The iPad version has the same features as the computer version. You can change fonts, insert footnotes, use tables, etc. After you have created a word document, you can send it by email. Then you can download the file to any device.
Microsoft Excel
An application designed to work with tables and calculations. An irreplaceable assistant for an office worker. The main direction of the program is the creation and viewing of tables. Excel on ipad creates files that display correctly on other devices, in particular on a PC. In the mobile version, you have the same functionality as the computer one.
If for some reason your gadget turns off, the program will save work at the level where the shutdown occurred. If you have previously gained experience in working with Excel on a PC, then you can navigate in the mobile version very easily.
Microsoft PowerPoint
This application will allow you to easily create an interesting presentation on any topic. If you are working with presentations, there is no better tool. You can create a presentation on any gadget, be it a tablet or a smartphone, and then send it to a PC where it will be displayed in the correct form.
There is an autosave function that allows you to save the work in the program in the event of an emergency shutdown of the tablet. If you have previously worked in PowerPoint on a computer, then you can easily navigate in the mobile version. The application has wide functionality, like the PC version.
Office counterparts on the iPad
In addition to the standard Microsoft Office suite, you can find many interesting analogues in the AppStore. In terms of functionality, they are not inferior to their eminent brother, in many respects they even surpass. Among them there are both paid applications and free ones.
hopTo
This program is a good alternative to the Microsoft Office suite, has support for text files, presentations and tables. You can work here by directly connecting to a PC and through Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage , Google Drive, Dropbox, Box. You can download the application from the AppStore.
The interface is adapted for a mobile device, which ensures comfortable work in it. Its peculiarity is that you can cut a fragment in one place and move it to another file. You can use search for all cloud storage. The function of setting a password for access to the document is available. Its downside is that most of the functions are designed for connecting to the Internet, and not in autonomy mode. Fully supports Microsoft Office 2010 version.
Quickoffice
This app was launched around the same time as the iPad. The program only supports Google Drive cloud. Until 2012, this list was much broader. The application has good functionality for working with .DOC Word files and tables. The downside is that you have to manually write functions into the cell.
To work with presentations, you can throw figures and images into your document. You can track edits in files and undo them if necessary. This program is free.
Documents to Go
The program supports AirDrop and iCloud clouds. But does not support Microsoft OneDrive cloud. Can easily work with large text files Word with the insertion of pictures and complex editing. Equipped with basic functions for working with Office documents and can open PDF files of the extension.
The program works quickly for making edits, but cannot insert hyperlinks and tables of contents. You won't be able to track edits and comments here. There is no multiple selection function in working with tabular data. This reduces the efficiency of work with calculations. This application has a convenient, beautiful interface. But it is paid.
Citrix ShareFile QuickEdit
This application appeared on the market in the summer of 2010. Equipped with the same functionality as the previous application, but still has the ability to track changes and file protection function. The function of automatic document editing is available, can support sections and insert footnotes.
When you work with tables, you will be able to format cells, combine them and set auto range. There are many functions to edit the document. The program easily opens large files and works with them. It is possible to use the Dropbox cloud. In addition to it, it can function with other cloud storages. You can use the application after purchase.
CloudOn
The structure of the application is similar to the architecture of the Office suite. Has extended functional equipment. It can work with files not only on the tablet, but also in the cloud. This is a paid app, but you can test its functionality by downloading the free trial version. The paid package has ample opportunities for editing texts and tabular data.
In 2013, this program won the Tabby Awards awards. The interface is adapted for touch use on mobile gadgets and has a beautiful design. The downside is that you need a high-speed Internet connection to work, otherwise there will be a lag in editing.
iWork
This application was developed by Apple for its gadgets. It is aimed at an audience that does not use the Microsoft suite at home or at work. It has a beautiful design and simple operation. In order to send a file from a gadget to a PC, you need to do a few additional steps, which complicates the use of this program.
How to throw a document? Open iCloud.com , then you save the desired iCloud document, do the synchronization and then you can open the file on iPad. When the work with the text is finished, to save it you need to send it by e-mail to the user's address. Then import the document back into the workspace.
The iWork suite has three programs: Numbers , Keynote, Pages. They have a wide range of functions. For example, Numbers comes with thirty templates covering a variety of topics. There is support for all versions of Apple tablets. The downside is that it only supports iCloud from all possible cloud storages. It's easy to use: download it on the AppStore, and then the system will install everything by itself. Can be used.
