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ipad office suite
fazzyman
27-12-2011
I have just got my new ipad 2. still finding my way round.my question is..How do I get microsoft office on it. I have this on disc.
Sniffle774
27-12-2011
Short answer, you wont. MS Office is for Windows based OS and iPad runs on iOS.

Looking ahead tho.... Microsoft Reportedly 'Actively Working' on Office for iPad and Mac App Store. So your going to need to get an alternative in the mean time.
Matt D
27-12-2011
You can't put MS Office on it, whether you have it on disc or not. The iPad does not run Windows or OS X.

There is an office suite available though which can read and edit MS Office files, Apple's "iWork":

Pages (word processor)

Numbers (spreadsheets)

Keynote (presentations)
fazzyman
27-12-2011
what is out there and free for ipad 2
Matt D
27-12-2011
Originally Posted by fazzyman:
“what is out there and free for ipad 2”

There are some alternative apps which are slightly cheaper than Apple's iWork apps, but they don't have as good reviews.

A search of the App Store found one app which is free, but again it doesn't have great reviews, plus the functionality seems very limited from the description.


If you want decent office apps, you need to pay.
fazzyman
27-12-2011
why cant I find iworks in the apple i store
Matt D
27-12-2011
iWork, not iWorks.

Just click the links I posted...
Zaphodski
27-12-2011
Originally Posted by fazzyman:
“what is out there and free for ipad 2”

Fingerprints. Not much else.....
Zaphodski
27-12-2011
Originally Posted by Matt D:
“You can't put MS Office on it, whether you have it on disc or not. The iPad does not run Windows or OS X.

There is an office suite available though which can read and edit MS Office files, Apple's "iWork":

Pages (word processor)

Numbers (spreadsheets)

Keynote (presentations)”

I think I know the answer to this question however what the hell.... Any chance of picking these three up as a bundle for less than the sum of the individual prices....?
fazzyman
27-12-2011
thanks everybody ive now got what I wanted
Joe Jara
28-12-2011
Out of interest is it possible to use Google Docs as a WP etc or MS Office on-line via Hotmail?
Zaphodski
28-12-2011
Originally Posted by Joe Jara:
“Out of interest is it possible to use Google Docs as a WP etc or MS Office on-line via Hotmail?”

I've been fiddling around with that and the IPad presents a mobile and standard desktop version. The desktop version crashes and I haven't tried the mobile version yet. However would Apple really be pulling out the stops to offer a Google product when they are trying to push ICloud......

The mobile version just captures text without any formatting. The desktop version is as it says although very flakey. I'm sure Apple are in no hurry to fix it.....
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