Hi Everyone,
I'm interested in all your opinions in a poll for the best Office Suite app (paid or free) to run on the Nexus 7.
My only real personal requirements are:
Google Drive integration
Full (as much as possible) editing of documents
Integrated fonts
Autosave
It's interesting to see that last month Google acquired Quick Office too!
Your thoughts...and more importantly reasons for your choice!
OP: good question. I was frankly quite disappointed that the new, improved Google Drive only allowed offline editing, but not offline document creation.
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Thanks for the reply malcontent510, I had noticed that feature was lacking too and to me with the acquisition it is quite plain that eventually Quick Office + Drive will merge and it will be a force to be reckoned with. Until then one of the £5-10 ($7-15) range of apps will do the job I think, what was your personal pick?
on the phone I have experience with quick office, documents to go and preferred quick office.
On the tablet(nexus 7), I tried quick office pro hd and really like it so far.
I'm still learning how to use it but it is visually appealing to me & I love that I can sync my dropbox, box, drive accounts with it.
Vote= quick office pro hd
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Thanks ateebtk, so can you open/save to/from Drive offline and then sync your saves when you're back online?
Are there several fonts included?
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Thanks ateebtk, so can you open/save to/from Drive offline and then sync your saves when you're back online?
Are there several fonts included?
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Alright..there are 19 fonts included.
Won't let you save file on drive without Wi-Fi.
You are forced to save on local storage without Wi-Fi.once you get Wi-Fi, you can easily drag files from local storage to the Google drive account very easily using the file explorer built in the app.
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Thanks!
Does it Autosave in the background?
I like king soft office
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Quite a few votes for Google Drive/Docs, I do like the app, but you can't work offline unlike the others...
phantasybm does KingSoft have Drive integration?
Bump
OnLive Desktop looks pretty good, only downside is the need for a decent internet connection.
Hey ben, that's a very interesting app! Very cloud based but if you were at home/in an office with Wi-Fi then it could be worthwhile.
I just came across this app in the store that you might want to check out as well...
CloudOn
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On the tablet(nexus 7), I tried quick office pro hd and really like it so far.
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How did you install Quick Office Pro HD on the tablet? The app page on Google Play says it's not compatible with the Nexus 7.
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How did you install Quick Office Pro HD on the tablet? The app page on Google Play says it's not compatible with the Nexus 7.
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Turn on unknown sources from menu(setting) and install apk from your tibu/online
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A full featured, MS office compatible office package would be the "unreleased" SoftMaker Office Mobile for Android.
They have a free release candidate version you can download from their website and try.
This is the only one I've ever found that's 100% compatible with Office 2007 and 2010 without any formatting changes, etc.
It's really a heavy package tho. it includes "word", "excel" and "powerpoint".
Interesting find compusmurf! Have you tested it?
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Officesuite HD. Works really well and works with a number of cloud services.
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I use OfficeSuite Pro- It was Amazon's free app of the day a few months ago and I have no real complaints with it. Nothing particularly spectacular about it either.
Does anyone know if the Google Drive app allows you to save directly to .docx/.xlsx?
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There's so many note apps out there.
What do u guys use and prefer?
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I'm using EverNote currently it has a good number of features - uploading notes to online account, taking pictures, recording audio.
I just use colornotes. I needed password protection. However I wish Andriod had better looking notes app with better UI like the stock iphone one.
I primarily use Evernote, because I can sync it across all my devices, Macbook, PC, iPod, Phones.
How ever I recently started testing out springpad, I like the layout of it, but there is no apps for laptops of any kind just the website.
I use and love AK Notepad
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I use Evernote as I want my notes to be synchronized with my PC. It also has a practical widget.
I have also tried BI Notes. I may switch to that application when the synchonization feature is released (they have planned to implement it).
GDocs Notepad
I use GDocs Notepad because it syncs with Google Documents. That way I can see my notes on my phone and on my PC (or any PC for that matter).
Papyrus Ex. I make its notes folder sync with Dropbox.
Since the notes are stored as plain text I can open them on any device, even if they don't have my notes app installed (except for my encrypted notes).
I use evermore because I can easilly sync my notes to my computer.
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I use aNotepad for quick notes like Notepad on the computer. I have some Microsoft Office stuff, too.
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I've used AK Notepad for the longest time because its quick, simple and has great online backup. My personal fav is XM Notes (miui notes app) but it doesn't seem to work on CM7
If you want a notes app that looks as nice as the iphone one try Classic Notes Lite. I also use NotesWidget for a widget similar in function to the htc notes one.
I use Epistle. It has a UI very similar to Evernote but it's much more lightweight, and I have it sync to my dropbox.
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I can't speak from personal experience but ive read and heard great things about Evernote.
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I don't use MS Office so the Polaris Office app shipped with the GS2 is a little useless to me.
Can anyone recommend a good office app that can edit odt, ods (OpenOffice / LibreOffice) files formats? The few I found on the market don't seem that good so I'm looking for a recommendation of the most complete app from real world use experience.
I'm actually surprised to see that an open standard document format is so badly supported.
AndrOpen Office
Download: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.andropenoffice
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sunseaker said:
I don't use MS Office so the Polaris Office app shipped with the GS2 is a little useless to me.
Can anyone recommend a good office app that can edit odt, ods (OpenOffice / LibreOffice) files formats? The few I found on the market don't seem that good so I'm looking for a recommendation of the most complete app from real world use experience.
I'm actually surprised to see that an open standard document format is so badly supported.
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or Kingsoft Office
wps
ShoepolishedBeatboxer said:
or Kingsoft Office
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yeah, and they support pdf now
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wps.moffice_eng
I installed a couple of Office Suite from Amazon Free App of the Day on my phone. I am wondering which one is the best for the Nexus 7. I can download other free alternative if it is even better. Thanks!
List of Office Suite that I have from Amazon:
OfficeSuite Professional 6
Quickoffice Pro
Documents to Go 3.0
Or should I go to a free one?
I like quick office pro, and I think I remember them being bought up by Google docs or something like that not too long ago. I can't remember I'll have to do some searching.
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Kingsoft office... And it is free
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I have Office Suite Pro that I got for free.... so that's my only choice.
I used Polaris on my old transformer and I liked it. There is a really good comparison between the various office apps some where online. I think someone from the Asus transformer forums did it.
Some allow you to only read and not edit. I can't see really having to edit or create documents on the go, but I guess some people do. As long as I can open them, I'm good. Since you have access to them all, won't you simply try each one and tell us what you like better?
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I have always used quickoffice pro on my 10" tablet, and I installed it on my nexus 7 and it works great. I also got those three office apps from amazon, and quickoffice pro seems to be the least buggy
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CloudOn is one of the best office apps I've seen, although you need to be on wifi and have a box, dropbox or Google drive account (or all 3) as it only reads from cloud storage. They match the office ui almost exactly and have support for Excel, Word, and Power Point docs. Also it only works on tablets.
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QuickOffice Pro HD is great, though you'll need to pull the APK off another device, it doesn't think it works on the N7.
Which office suite would be best for a student? I'm looking at Smart Office 2. Anyone tried it? I believe its on sale now for $1.98
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CloudOn is one of the best office apps I've seen, although you need to be on wifi and have a box, dropbox or Google drive account (or all 3) as it only reads from cloud storage. They match the office ui almost exactly and have support for Excel, Word, and Power Point docs. Also it only works on tablets.
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How did you get cloud on? When I go to it it says its not compatible...
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Here is the link to the comparison:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085173
Quick office HD.
Think it shows not compatible in the play store, but it works fine.
You can link it to all your cloud storage accounts.
It has really advanced features that mean you can create documents as if they have been made on the PC.
I think quick office were acquired by Google not so long ago but I might be wrong on that.
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Kingsoft office... And it is free
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I have no idea how this is free. It's as full featured as the $15 apps. There are no ads or other bloatware.
Another vote for KingSoft, It's brilliant. I paid for it when they used to charge.
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+1 for Kingsoft it really is great. Like iElvis said, I have no idea how its free but its fully featured works great!
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Thanks for the king soft suggestion. It is much better than quick office pro I got for free on Amazon.
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QuickOffice Pro HD is great, though you'll need to pull the APK off another device, it doesn't think it works on the N7.
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I have no issues installing it from the amazon app store, i guess its a play store thing?
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Kingsoft office... And it is free
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I recently tried this app as well, I love it. I don't think anyone should spend money on an office suite app since this one is available
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+1 Kingsoft
I like king soft but its very laggy. Anyone else ?
I posted a thread exactly like this and the general consensus was Quick Office Pro HD. I got off Amazon since it doesn't show up in the Play store. It works awesome, integrates with Dropbox too.
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I have king soft installed and it works perfectly, haven't experienced any issues.
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Hello everyone. I've been thinking about reading some ebooks on my commute to school and was wondering what some of the apps you use. I would really like to be able to import books in and have the page turning animation that Play Books has. Any app suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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TheRC51 said:
Hello everyone. I've been thinking about reading some ebooks on my commute to school and was wondering what some of the apps you use. I would really like to be able to import books in and have the page turning animation that Play Books has. Any app suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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yeah play books is very nice but im a big fan of FREE! lol I use kindle app because I can rent ebooks from local library with my library card. Its pretty cool and FREE! lol check it out!
I use Moon Reader for non-Amazon Kindle books and of course the Amazon Kindle app.
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yeah play books is very nice but im a big fan of FREE! lol I use kindle app because I can rent ebooks from local library with my library card. Its pretty cool and FREE! lol check it out!
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I use Aldiko, no clue if its the best but it works fine for me.
Aldiko 100%
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FBReader. Customized it to look like my old Nook and has offline dictionary add-on
Moon+ Reader Pro on my devices, with Calibre on desktop
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flyersoft.moonreaderpd
or free https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flyersoft.moonreader
http://calibre-ebook.com/
+1 Aldiko
I primarily use the Kindle app since I own a Kindle and like the sync feature. Before I got a Kindle I was a fan of FBreader. Aldikio has a better interface, but FBreader does a better job with displaying the text properly (I ran into a number of issues with Aldikio when there were multiple font sizes within a section) and allows you to customize it to a greater degree.
Moon reader
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This one is fairly young but is good looking and drop box sync is easy as pie
Dev is very active with feature requests and updates
FabrikReader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883143
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Forgot to mention: I use MoonReader pro with Calibre on my desktop... Calibre let's you crest an online catalog through a built in server... Moon can be set up to access this, works well once its all configured.
I have a collection of university publications and textbooks that is 400+ in addition to a slew of novels. Started as a way to get my grandfather to use the tab I got for him more often. He loves it now and I've been building his library steadily, he calls me very excited when I add the ebooks to his computer remotely and Calibre scans the folder and notifies him of the new additions. He's even learned on his own how to share his library with his friends and colleagues so if my gramps can do it it should be a descent option for the average user:thumbup:
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The CNN app for android tablet is not compatible with the N7. I found an apk in the Viewsonic G Tablet thread but I'm not sure what version it is and that info doesn't seem available in the app either. Here's the original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13048857&postcount=9
Does anyone have a current version to share?
Thanks!
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Want this bad!! its crazy- cnn for phone isn't compatible either,what are they thinking I mean the nexus 7 is the most popular android tablet (with market) and they have no support for it.
also the economist app has the same issue.
I had emailed them about this months ago and this is the response I finally got:
"Greetings,
Thanks for contacting CNN! We appreciate you taking the time to send in your suggestion for the CNN app. I will put this suggestion into our mobile development team for consideration.
Regards,
Dave
CNN.com Tech Support
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/teamcnn
Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cnn"
It has never been made available for the N7. LOL
That email was sent on September 11th.
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I don't mean to sound overly critical but... why not just use RSS? Ever since Google Reader, I no longer understand why anybody would prefer to manually open each website to check for news, when Reader does that for you...
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I don't mean to sound overly critical but... why not just use RSS? Ever since Google Reader, I no longer understand why anybody would prefer to manually open each website to check for news, when Reader does that for you...
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This is actually a far better idea: I tried side-loading the CNN app off of my Galaxy SIII and it looks terrible. You're better off reading the articles on the Web through Chrome or through an RSS reader such as Paper.
jpbl1976 said:
This is actually a far better idea: I tried side-loading the CNN app off of my Galaxy SIII and it looks terrible. You're better off reading the articles on the Web through Chrome or through an RSS reader such as Paper.
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There is a cnn money tablet version that does feature news(can configure what news you get. Albeit it's a bit more focused to the financial side but delves into other news topics.
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I was able to send myself the CNN apk with myappsharer (free in the play store) and install it on the N7 that way. Works fine.
http://android-gz.com