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I search for an office app on iPad.
This app have to sync with dropbox.
It should be also possible to edit word and excel files WITHOUT changing the format.
In Excel I want to use all the normal formulas. It should open the formula which are already in there.
I want to work like in office only on the iPad =)
What do you think, is this possible?
iPad 2, iOS 5.0.1
You can try Quickoffice Pro.
You can drag files to and from Dropbox when using Quickoffice.
I saw the recession of the app.
they say that it's not possible to have the formulas in the excel after importing.
also they have problems with the format of the word will messed up.
i want not to spend 20fr. only for a trail when it have already this bad recessions.
Check out documents to go and see if that works for you.
Thanks, but I only want to buy an app, when it's like this.
So I ask for some experience with an app like this.
You will not find any Office type app on iOS that will support all the Excel functions. It's as simple as that.
Go to the websites of the ones that have already been recommended and check to see if the functions you need are on their supported list.
To the best of my knowledge there are no office type apps in existence that have the total functionality of their PC/Mac counterparts. iOS and the touch interface simply doesn't support it. Like Mackenzie said, you'll just need to find one that supports the functions you have to have.
If QuickOfffice and Documents To Go won't meet your needs, then I don't think you're going to find any app that will - they are about as robust as any iPad Office app could be at the moment.
You could try using some kind of remote server or remote control of a computer running Office. For the latter, apps like Remote Desktop let you operate a computer from the iPad - so you could open the Excel document that way, but you'd have to be running it on a computer and you'd have to deal with the fact the the interface is meant for a mouse, so some fine-tuned details would be hard on a touch screen.
Another option - recently several companies have released apps to let you run Office on their remote servers. Check out OnLive Desktop or CloudOn. Haven't used them myself, but it might solve your problem.
And which of this two would you prefer in the way of working and functionality?
As has been suggested twice to you, go to the relevant websites and check out the Excel functions that each support. Then you'll be able to make the judgement for yourself based on your needs.
Both are fairly mature products now.
As I said, "haven't used them myself." Perhaps you could check and let us know. :-)
I installed Cloudon 4 days ago and it looks great. I can't comment on Excel, but Word seems to maintain excellent format retention on a table that I imported. It has all the controls/tools as in Word 2010. I have Office 2010 on my computer. I am not sure, but I think you must have Office on your computer, in that, as I recollect, it asked me to provide the Product I.D. when I set it up.
In addition, you must establish a Dropbox account.
It is MUCH better than Pages!!! Pages did not retain some formatting information on the same table I imported into Cloudon.
Still, I have A LOT to learn on it!
It is free now at the app store, but the developers stated that they may start charging for it in the future.
Don't know where the OP is located, but CloudOn isn't available in the UK. Maybe other countries too.
Office app on iPad
