CloudOn Brings Free Cloud Storage and Microsoft Office to the iPad
Written by Alan Tuesday, 3 January 2012 09:42
The iPad is still the number one tablet in the world despite the best efforts of Android to dethrone it. But one thing that the iPad or Android can’t do is run Microsoft Office. There are ways to get the Office functionality into the tablet world with apps like OfficeSuite Pro. Even though Apple, Google, and the open source community have tried to overthrow it, Microsoft Office is still far and away he top choice when it comes to office suites.
Now the iTunes App Store for the iPad has finally got a way for users to run Microsoft Office on their tablet and even get free cloud storage to goo along with it. “CloudOn lets you use your iPad to create, view, and edit files directly in Microsoft Word®, Excel® & PowerPoint®.” CloudOn isn’t really giving away Microsoft Office, but kind of acting as a bridge between the iPad and the Office Live internet app suite. It requires the user to have a Dropbox account, which is free to sign up for.
- Use Word, Excel and PowerPoint to create, edit, and view documents.
- Rename, edit, and delete documents using your Dropbox account.
- Track changes when reviewing Word documents.
- Use pivot tables and forumlas in Excel.
- Do presentations in full PowerPoint mode.
- Open files directly from iPad email accounts or Dropbox.
- Automatically save documents.
The app is free in the iTunes App Store. The user interface is simple and clean just like the online version of Microsoft Office is. Perhaps in the future they will integrate SkyDrive as an option, given that is has more free storage and already works with Office Live.
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