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11. Get Productive with iWork > Find Alternatives to iWork
Find Alternatives to iWork
APPLE’S IWORK APPS FOR iPad were optimized for the tablet touchscreen, but they may not be for everyone. Maybe you need a solution that works better with Microsoft Office and lets you use more of that suite’s features, or that integrates well with a cloud-based storage service like Dropbox. The App Store has plenty of other business-oriented programs for your iPad. Just tap through Home→App Store→Categories→Business and browse away.
Until Microsoft gets around to releasing an official Office for iPad app (which has been rumored), and if iWork doesn’t work for you, consider one of these:
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QuickOffice Pro HD. This $20 app lets serious business users view, create, and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on the iPad. It even supports ancient versions of the Office suite (going back to 1997) and up to Office 2010. The app can also handle files from SharePoint servers and save documents as PDF files. QuickOffice Pro HD also includes a file manager for moving files around through cloud-based services like Dropbox, Evernote, and Google Docs. You can also publish your stuff easily to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media services.
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