{"id":3457,"date":"2012-04-21T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T16:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipadacademy.com\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2012-04-28T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T15:35:38","slug":"working-with-notes-and-documents-on-the-ipad-alternatives-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipadacademy.com\/working-with-notes-and-documents-on-the-ipad-alternatives-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with Notes and Documents on the iPad – Alternatives & Suggestions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yesterday, I got these questions from a student in my online Master Class<\/a>: Content from Apple’s Notes App gets associated with a mail program on your computer. On a Mac, the Notes will be synced with your Mail application and appear in the Notes folder under Reminders. On a PC, the Notes will be synced with Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. To set this up, connect your iPad to the computer and open iTunes. Click on the Info<\/em> tab and check the box marked Sync Notes<\/em>. Most of us prefer that text files generated on the iPad be associated with a word processor of some kind, not a mail program.<\/p>\n I suggest you look at a few of the free\/low-cost alternatives to the Notes app. PlainText<\/a> is a simple word processing app for the iPad that’s ad-supported. If you like it, you can upgrade for $2 to get rid of the ads. Also see Notability<\/a>, which has many more features and is on sale now for just .99.<\/p>\n The iPad will support Word documents from your computer using an app that can work with Word document files. Apple’s Pages app<\/a> is one alternative. There are a number of “Office clones” available for the iPad. See these articles for reviews of such programs: There are also two new apps that connect you to Microsoft Office running on a remote server. While these may give you a fuller Office experience, I don’t recommend them for anyone who needs basic word processing functions. You’ll find an app that runs locally on your iPad a better alternative. Here are two recent reviews of these virtual Office environments, OnLive Desktop and CloudOn. Yesterday, I got these questions from a student in my online Master Class: On my iPad I am taking notes in the notes app. Is there a way to sync this through iTunes? How else can I type documents on my iPad and will the iPad support Word documents from my computer? Content from Apple’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[122],"tags":[21,34,13,53],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOn my iPad I am taking notes in the notes app. Is there a way to sync this through iTunes?
\nHow else can I type documents on my iPad and will the iPad support Word documents from my computer?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nReview of Office Apps for iPad 1<\/a>
\nReview of Office Apps for iPad 2<\/a>
\nReview of Office Apps for iPad 3<\/a><\/p>\n
\nOnLive Desktop<\/a>
\nCloudOn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"