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Posted by Dr Andus
Jul 27, 2011 at 05:52 PM
Wojciech wrote:
>question: if I ‘produce’ new file on iPad/iOS, say I made some changes to a Word
>document, and then send it by email back to PC/Windows, can I open/read/edit it
>without converting first?
No need to convert anything, regardless which method of transfer you use. Office and PDF files and a number of other file types are instantly readable on both PC and iPad.
Posted by Ken
Jul 27, 2011 at 06:21 PM
Wojciech wrote:
>Tom - thanks for
>practical instructions. They lead me to one more question (most probably - very
>stupid one): when I transfer files, for instance MS Word documents, from PC to iPad
>using iTunes, are they immediately readable end editable on iPad? Or should first I
>convert them from Windows to iOS somehow?
>
>Dr Andus - yes, I need to make some work when
>I’m away, and also ‘have some fun’ (otherwise, I think it would better and cheaper to
>buy a netbook). I like your idea to use email for iPad-PC communication, this is
>something I’ve never thought about - thanks a lot. But again, the same dilettantish
>question: if I ‘produce’ new file on iPad/iOS, say I made some changes to a Word
>document, and then send it by email back to PC/Windows, can I open/read/edit it
>without converting first?
>
>W.
I know that Dr. Andrus has already answered this question, and certainly has more experience with using an iPad than me, but I do want to say that I too am having a bit of trouble understanding what file formats easily “round trip”, and what are converted upon import or export. Short of staying with plain text files, I am finding that a number of apps may read and convert many formats, but that they do not easily allow “round tripping”. Now, I certainly need to play a bit more with some of these apps to better understand their limits, but I find some of the claims a bit misleading, as reading a file format is not the same as being able to write and export to that file format. I just received a couple of iTunes gift cards this week, and I will probably use them to CRIMP a bit.
Good luck,
—Ken
Posted by Dr Andus
Jul 27, 2011 at 07:58 PM
Ken wrote:
> I too am having a bit of
>trouble understanding what file formats easily “round trip”, and what are converted
>upon import or export. Short of staying with plain text files, I am finding that a
>number of apps may read and convert many formats, but that they do not easily allow
>“round tripping”. Now, I certainly need to play a bit more with some of these apps to
>better understand their limits, but I find some of the claims a bit misleading, as
>reading a file format is not the same as being able to write and export to that file
>format. I just received a couple of iTunes gift cards this week, and I will probably use
>them to CRIMP a bit.
Actually when it comes to “roundtripping” files between the PC and the iPad, my experience is limited to Office files (.docx, .doc, .ppt and .xls - for which I use DocsToGo on the iPad), PDF files (for which I use PDF Expert, GoodReader and iAnnotate PDF) and .otl files (CarbonFin Outliner). I never had any problems with those file formats, but I can speak for others.
Posted by Dr Andus
Jul 27, 2011 at 08:00 PM
I meant to say “can’t speak for others” (file formats that is)
Posted by Tom S.
Jul 28, 2011 at 09:40 AM
Dr Andus wrote:
>Actually when it
>comes to “roundtripping” files between the PC and the iPad, my experience is limited
>to Office files (.docx, .doc, .ppt and .xls - for which I use DocsToGo on the iPad), PDF
>files (for which I use PDF Expert, GoodReader and iAnnotate PDF) and .otl files
>(CarbonFin Outliner). I never had any problems with those file formats, but I can
>speak for others.
I concur. I use GoodReader and iAnnotate and as far as I know these programs deal with the files in their native format and there’s no conversion. Certainly I have never had to do anything special to deal with the issue. I can’t speak for other programs, however, and I’d be particularly careful with Pages, Apple’s word processing app. I have it but don’t use it much so I’m not sure. But based upon the behavior of the desktop version, I wouldn’t be surprised if it converted the file to their native format when editing on the iPad.
Tom S.