Given that the iOS native Pages app will read and send documents in Word format, why are people obviously so reluctant to use the Pages app? I use it but I have no need for professional documents. Harry
> On 6 Jan 2017, at 17:31, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, if you want to create documents on your phone you would need Word which > as an Office 365 subscriber you have access to and all its features. I rarely > use Word even on the PC since my work requires daily use of Excel, but I > don't use either on my iPhone since I find it is just too inefficient to > create and work with documents on my phone. Everybody says the PC is > declining, but if you look at CES this year there are PC's and laptops > everywhere and as much as Apple and some other outfits may want people to > think an iPhone, iPad or other tablet is a PC replacement I think that in an > office environment where you work at a desk a desktop computer is still the > way to go and it will be for some time to come. If any tablet is a computer > replacement it's a Microsoft Surface and not an iPad. I think Apple is once > again missing the boat by sticking to iOS on the iPad and by not introducing > touchscreens to their still expensive line of Mac computers. I would say the > reception this new touchbar received is luke warm at best and right now > Microsoft is steeling Apple's Thunder so to speak when it comes to high-end > desktop and laptop computers. Just read the reviews of the new Microsoft > Stuido desktop and their Surface laptops. > > Anyhow, back to your question, I very much assume that if you use one of the > iOS apps like Word or Excel that anything you create will be saved in > OneDrive and on an iPhone this means it will be saved to the cloud and should > instantly be available on your computer if OneDrive is set up there. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > TaraPrakash > Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 7:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Getting a document off my iPhone and on to my laptop > > Hi Sieghard and all. > Would you need two different apps > > One note and Verd app for that to happen I also want to know where does > word save your file that you create on your phone is it on the phone or on > cloud? > I would have office 365 subscription so what would be the best way for me to > create a document primarily on phone > > Thanks for any suggestions > > T > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 5, 2017, at 6:02 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, anything you change on either device will sync up to the cloud and back >> to any other device. Actually, on your phone you are accessing the cloud >> version unless you Favorite the document in which case a local copy is >> downloaded to your phone. If you don't do this you need a data connection >> (WiFi or 3G/LTE) for the document to be available. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Kimber Gardner >> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 5:28 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Getting a document off my iPhone and on to my laptop >> >> Hi Sieghard, >> >> Thanks for the tips. I have the document on my laptop now. Here's another >> novice question. When I make changes to the document on the laptop (with the >> doc still in the One Drive folder), will the changes automatically appear on >> my phone the next time I access it there? >> >>> On 1/4/17, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Kimber, >>> >>> Do you not have OneDrive set up on your laptop? Anything in OneDrive >>> should automatically download to your OneDrive folder on your laptop. >>> I actually have reassigned my Documents, Music and Pictures folders >>> to be in my c:\users\sieghard\OneDrive folder since I have multiple >>> computers and want all my documents, music and pictures to be on all >>> of them. This way anything I save into my Documents folder or one of >>> the subfolders there will upload to OneDrive and consequently >>> download to any other computer where I have my OneDrive set up. >>> >>> Anyhow, as for emailing, you can do this in one of two ways: >>> >>> 1. Go to your OneDrive app, find the file and use the Share feature, >>> the native Mail app should be listed and when selected it should open >>> with the file attached. >>> >>> 2. Start a new message to yourself in the Mail app on your phone, >>> then when you are in the message body, turn the rotor once >>> counter-clockwise and you should be on Edit. Now flick up or down >>> with one finger until you get to "Add attachment". Double tap and you >>> can select your OneDrive, find the file and attach it. >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Kimber Gardner >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2017 7:26 AM >>> To: viphone <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Getting a document off my iPhone and on to my laptop >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> This feels like a question that should have an easy answer, but if it >>> does, I can't figure it out. >>> >>> I created a document in Word on my phone and I have copies both on >>> the device and saved to Microsoft One Drive. I thought I could email >>> the document to myself and open it on my laptop for further revising, >>> but when I tap the "share" button, I get the message that I should >>> "get outlook" to send the attachment. I don't want Outlook on the >>> phone because I am happy with the native mail app. But I don't see >>> another way to get the document over to my laptop. >>> >>> The second part of the question, if there is a way of accessing the >>> OneDrive copy on the laptop, I don't know how to do that either. So >>> can someone help me out? This really should be more intuitive, which >>> explains why I cannot yet use my iOS devices for serious writing. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help. >>> >>> Kimber >>> >>> -- >>> Kimberly >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>> iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>> iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - 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