Hi Ronnie, Daniel and others Thankyou very much for your suggestions regarding using excel capability on an ipad. I will check through all links and get back to you when I am able (out of action for a week).
Kind regards Chris On 15/08/2011, at 11:07 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Read the whole Matthew Miller review on all the iPad Office Apps. > Especially his 'Favourite and Why’: > > /Quote: > Quickoffice is my overall favorite application thanks to the iPad optimized > user experience, Word and Excel import and export capability, easy file > management, and reasonable $10 price. > /End Quote > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 15/08/2011, at 10:56 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> Hi Chris, >> >> The three Apple iWork Apps are great on an iPad, BUT if you have not been >> using iWork on your Mac, and are using Excel, ‘Documents To Go’ as John has >> recommended I would think is the better way for you to go. >> >> This review was written back in June 2010, I would imagine 'Documents To Go’ >> would have made more improvements by now. >> <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/ipad-office-app-showdown-four-apps-to-help-you-get-work-done/3445?pg=2> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 15/08/2011, at 7:39 AM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Chris >>> >>> I am using 'docs to go' with both iDisk and dropbox. >>> >>> It was easy to set up with the online services, and it does most things you >>> might want to do in excel. One thing I have encountered is that it does not >>> do drop down lists from a cell, but other than that no problems. >>> >>> Regards >>> Daniel Forsdyke >>> -- >>> An Apple iPhone4 creation >>> >>> On 15/08/2011, at 7:37, Chris Burton <c...@it.net.au> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi everyone >>>> >>>> I am enquiring to find out a useful way of importing/exporting excel docs >>>> to an ipad. >>>> I have done some online searching and see that Microsoft hasnt ported >>>> Office to the ipad but there seem to be a few alternatives like 'Documents >>>> to Go', 'Quick Office' and the Apple apps, iWorks and Numbers. I havnt >>>> used any of these and ask if someone can please advise me? >>>> >>>> I would like to be able to use an 'Excel like' app, in a similar way to >>>> FMP Go on the iPad, as a data entry program that can update files to/from >>>> a laptop. >>>> >>>> Thanks for any help >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> Christopher L.K. Burton >>>> Director >>>> Western Whale Research >>>> PO Box 1076 >>>> Dunsborough WA 6281 >>>> Mobile: 0419 199 120 >>>> Email: c...@it.net.au >>>> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
