If you have a mobile me account, can you not save the documents to iDisk? On 30 Jul 2010, at 18:46, Bryan Smart wrote:
> Simon, it is usable, but you may not actually want to use it. I had an iPad, > and I tried this stuff, but I didn't do it a lot, and I haven't tried it in a > while, so I'll probably make some mistakes in my description. There will > undoubtedly be some iPad people that tell me that I overlooked something. > That's fine, but here is the general idea. > > So, you want to put a file on your iPad to edit while you're away from home. > You know that you can't just hook up the iPad to the computer and copy the > file over, as the iPad security doesn't allow that. > > Here is what you must do. You must add the file to iTunes, including, I > think, marking it for sync. Then, you must start a sync of your iPad with > iTunes. When that completes, you need to go in to the iWork program on the > iPad that you want to use, like Pages, and locate the document. Except, you > can't use it right away. You must import the document in to Pages (I think it > converts it or something). > > Now, you can edit all you want. > > However, when you get back home, and want to print it, you must go through > the process in reverse. You have to go in to Pages on the iPad, load your > document, export it to a regular document, hook up to the Mac, sync with > iTunes, and then get it back in to your Word Processor. > > Basically, while iPad and iPhone programs can save and load files, they only > have access to the files that they specifically create, or that are brought > in to them through a sync with iTunes or over the Internet. Programs on the > iPad and iPhone can't access any file that was created by another program on > the same device, nor can they share their files with other iPad/iPhone > programs. You also can't access any documents or files that a program makes > from a computer, unless that program is authorized to sync through iTunes. > That's why programs like the Daisy book reader can't let you transfer books > directly to your device. They must waste time with built-in FTP servers or > store files remotely on a server somewhere. For the most part, I don't need > to do the sort of things with a phone to where this is a big enough of a pain > to me, and so I use an iPhone. However, for most computing tasks, this is way > too much of a lock down. I mean, if Apple wants to lock up the programs, > that's one thing, but they should at least have a common place on the > iPhone/iPad where programs can store and share files with each other. Like I > said, if I can only get a voice memo out of the voice memo recording program > by using its built-in function to e-mail it to me, then I'll deal, but trying > to undertake large projects on one of these devices is a frustrating activity > that I'd never recommend. These devices just are not made for producing > content. They're meant to be very nice Internet terminals. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:16 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: word processing and spred sheets on ipad > > And it's useable with VO on the iPad? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Shaw > Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2010 1:26 a.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: word processing and spred sheets on ipad > > The full iWorks suite is available specifically; for iPad. This includes > Pages, Numbers and Keynote. > > Good luck, > Kevin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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