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Quick Office Preinstalled?!

I downloaded a map of my school (going back tomorrow) in PDF form and tried to open it and quick office came up. I can't edit anything, probably due to it being a PDF, but I'm going to test a doc file and see what happens. BRB
Update: Seems to work with docs and other office files but you can't edit
I don't ever recall downloading this. I'm rooted with Cyanogen's addon that's all.

/system/app/PassionQuickOffice.apk
Its always been there I presume.

david1171 said:
/system/app/PassionQuickOffice.apk
Its always been there I presume.
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Why didn't anybody tell me D:?

iVisionX01 said:
Why didn't anybody tell me D:?
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I tried, but the world was not ready for my message.

why doesn't it have an icon? I haven't had the need to use it, I'm guessing it is a read only type of app?

Mine opened a Powerpoint (.ppt) file with Quickoffice too and my device is completely stock at the moment. I don't see quickoffice in the list of apps, though.
I just installed Quickoffice from the Market then I got it on the list of apps. Since it's the free version, it has very limited functionalities.

HTC app + dependencies

I thought it'd be a good idea to have a sticky with a link to HTC apps like pdf viewer, quickoffice, etc... as I am sure I am not the only one that needs them.
Also, what about dependencies? For PDF Viewer, what other files are required? It runs fine, but when it crashes right before opening the pdf file....
For Accounts & Settings to be able to open, Flickr and Stocks are required. Otherwise, it crashes.

OK,
PDFViewer.apk needs /system/lib/libpdfreader.so

vanja said:
OK,
PDFViewer.apk needs /system/lib/libpdfreader.so
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but why u cant use Adobe Reader ?

[OFFTOPIC] No search + slower.
Believe me, I tried pretty much every pdf reader out there. RepliGo reader isn't bad, but it's not free. [/OFFTOPIC]

i want to know the dependencies for HTC Notes widgets

general section pleaseeeee

Good topic, i been looking for what is needed for getting asop mms.apk running on desire. Any one have some idea?

[Q] Google doc app in Market

Can Somebody try the app out on the transformer? And is it optimized for honeycomb?
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Ive read in reviews there is alread an app on the tablet pre installed that is compatible with google docs

It is not optimised for tablets, essentially it's just the website in a browser window.
greetz

Thanks for the notice on this new application. From the comments on the market it doesn't look like it is optimized for tablets, but I'm interested to hear from current Transformer owners on how it functions.

Talks about the pre installed one here http://www.anandtech.com/show/4277/asus-eee-pad-transformer-review/8

m1ket said:
Talks about the pre installed one here http://www.anandtech.com/show/4277/asus-eee-pad-transformer-review/8
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"If you supply your Google login credentials you can edit/save documents stored in the cloud."
Excellent.

I wouldn't say excellent. Google Docs is much more than storage. I hope Google will fix the Android browser to be able to work with Google Docs without any apps. Dual booting Google Chrome OS would be great too.

frysee said:
It is not optimised for tablets, essentially it's just the website in a browser window.
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What? No it isn't.

Kermode said:
What? No it isn't.
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It is indeed just opening the docs up in a browser. At first I had a login issue because it hadn't passed authentication yet and I briefly saw the Google Docs mobile login site on it. It has the exact same functionality as if you had opened the Doc up in the browser. It's just a pretty interface to the Google Docs site

Just tried it on my eee pad. It works fine but as stated before it's not optimised layout-wise for honeycomb. Does what its meant to do though.

With the Google Docs app, you can take pictures of text and have it converted to an editable document. My question if anyone has tried it yet is this.......If you take a picture with text AND a picture, does it import the pic also?
I get my Transformer in the a.m. tomorrow, and if no one can answer this, I will try it when I get a chance and follow-up, in case anyone else is interested.

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Most of these guys are kind of slow. There is an actual app that is not via the browser. I'm not sure if its optimized for HC but my guess is yes, why wouldn't they make it for all platforms. I used it today on my EVO so I'm positive it works on HC.

Yea it's a application in the market. I hope that's what people are responding about. Also the app works well on my g2 for whatever that's worth.
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Could not find a way to edit existing docs - no edit button, while newly created and saved document can be edited. Also was able to edit spreadsheet loaded before
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qhinton said:
Most of these guys are kind of slow. There is an actual app that is not via the browser. I'm not sure if its optimized for HC but my guess is yes, why wouldn't they make it for all platforms. I used it today on my EVO so I'm positive it works on HC.
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I think the confusion is that the front end of the Google docs app where you browse your docs is NOT from the web, it's an actual UI from the app itself. However, once you start viewing a doc or editing it, you are then basically thrown back into the mobile Google Docs webpage, which has very limited functionality.
What I'm saying is, don't expect it to replace a dedicated Office suite anytime soon...

I think on tablets Google Docs should work without problems in browser. That it does not right now shows that the browsers are very limited and similar web apps won't work neither.

Polaris Office app

I feel I should tell people who do a lot of word, ppt, excel that the Polaris Office app that comes preinstalled on TF is much SUPERIOR to quickoffice hd pro that supposedly is designed for tablets. The words are mixed up and ppt sides that I use in my word documents don't show up clearly on quickoffice, but they run perfectly fine on Polaris, so don't rush into buying an office suite for your TF, because Polaris gets the job done well.

Thanks for passing that info on. One reason I want a TF over the Acer or Xoom is because it comes with that software.

hi there. have you guys have any idea how to insert an image (eg from my gallery) into an excel spreadsheet in the said app? There dont seem to be any option to do that. I even searched the Polaris website for help, but to no avail.

For everyone interested, I just this morning updated my Office Suite comparison over in the XOOM forum to include Polaris Office (PowerPoint only for now). The link is in my signature. I will update the Word and Excel comparison soon.

does Polaris office do multi-worksheet formulas/lookups in Excel?

newtybar said:
does Polaris office do multi-worksheet formulas/lookups in Excel?
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That's a big negatory. All the pages are there but calcs between them do not work. Same issue with DTG. I have not tried quickoffice yet so I do not know if this feature works with it.
To confirm I'm talking about gdocs that I pull down, I have not created a spreadsheet from scratch to try the calc across sheets with PO.
~DC

DevCake said:
That's a big negatory. All the pages are there but calcs between them do not work. Same issue with DTG. I have not tried quickoffice yet so I do not know if this feature works with it.
To confirm I'm talking about gdocs that I pull down, I have not created a spreadsheet from scratch to try the calc across sheets with PO.
~DC
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Well that sucks...it's a pretty important feature.

I'm using it for work and it does work well. I wish you could create and save to dropbox folders then have them sync properly. Polaris needs to write to the dropbox api or dropbox needs to add support for file moves and creation to android.

I admit that I am not the best speller. Thus I wish there was spell and grammar check.

newtybar said:
Well that sucks...it's a pretty important feature.
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It will work at some point, for now I just combine multiple pages into one large page for stuff I have to view on the go.
~DC

Does anyone know how to "select" text in the Docs app? As stupid as this sounds, I haven't figured out how to do it yet.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.

TexasBadger said:
Does anyone know how to "select" text in the Docs app? As stupid as this sounds, I haven't figured out how to do it yet.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
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Open the document, go into Edit mode and then double-tap into the text. You'll see something like two pins enclosing selected text. Use the "Ribbon" to copy/cut/paste.

Thanks!
funnycreature said:
Open the document, go into Edit mode and then double-tap into the text. You'll see something like two pins enclosing selected text. Use the "Ribbon" to copy/cut/paste.
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I still feel like an idiot, but now a happy idiot. Your technique works perfectly. Thanks!
One more question: Any idea how to change the page margins?

TexasBadger said:
I still feel like an idiot, but now a happy idiot. Your technique works perfectly. Thanks!
One more question: Any idea how to change the page margins?
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Not sure that's possible with any of the current apps. They are very limited in their functionality; the devs don't seem to expect tablet users to do serious work :-|

funnycreature said:
Not sure that's possible with any of the current apps. They are very limited in their functionality; the devs don't seem to expect tablet users to do serious work :-|
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Thanks for responding. I edited my document on my desktop as a DOCX with half inch margins, then sent it to my TF, opened it and saved it as a DOC. That did the trick. From now on, that will be my template.

TexasBadger said:
Thanks for responding. I edited my document on my desktop as a DOCX with half inch margins, then sent it to my TF, opened it and saved it as a DOC. That did the trick. From now on, that will be my template.
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You're very welcome! All these questions are important for me too

Polaris would be great if I was able to paste text into the app that was copied from other apps. It looks as though this was possible prior to 3.1, but is broken now. That's a pretty big requirement for me.

peyman_2002 said:
I feel I should tell people who do a lot of word, ppt, excel that the Polaris Office app that comes preinstalled on TF is much SUPERIOR to quickoffice hd pro that supposedly is designed for tablets. The words are mixed up and ppt sides that I use in my word documents don't show up clearly on quickoffice, but they run perfectly fine on Polaris, so don't rush into buying an office suite for your TF, because Polaris gets the job done well.
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Polaris is terrible if you use Google Docs.
QuickOffice is the ONLY application that will let you freely edit Google Doc spreadsheets as if you were on a PC.
Otherwise Polaris is a nice app, if you don't use Google Docs. At all.

Editing Google Docs - QuickOffice HD

I've asked this question quite a few times. I've gotten made fun of, insulted, whatever.
I finally got the answer. QuickOffice HD is the ONLY android application that will let you freely edit your Google Doc spreadsheets as if you were on a PC.
So to help the rest of the newcomers out there, as there will be more. This is your answer.
Don't bother with the rest, including Polaris Office. They're all pretty and what not... but useless.

VoXHTC said:
I've asked this question quite a few times. I've gotten made fun of, insulted, whatever.
I finally got the answer. QuickOffice HD is the ONLY android application that will let you freely edit your Google Doc spreadsheets as if you were on a PC.
So to help the rest of the newcomers out there, as there will be more. This is your answer.
Don't bother with the rest, including Polaris Office. They're all pretty and what not... but useless.
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Thanks for the tip, too bad about your experience when asking around, don't pay mind to **** bags man.
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I got the Docs app, and it's rather disappointing. The editing is weird, and everything comes up doublespaced. You also cannot delete documents.
I don't have QuickOffice, and can't see spending $20 for the functionality of being able to edit Google Docs. But then, I don't use my Docs account for much other than keeping notes on things (non-work related) that I want to remember... like the filter part number for my fridge, or links to farkles for the bike...
Hopefully El Goog will fix it up, because it's pretty poor right now.

FrayAdjacent said:
I got the Docs app, and it's rather disappointing. The editing is weird, and everything comes up doublespaced. You also cannot delete documents.
I don't have QuickOffice, and can't see spending $20 for the functionality of being able to edit Google Docs. But then, I don't use my Docs account for much other than keeping notes on things (non-work related) that I want to remember... like the filter part number for my fridge, or links to farkles for the bike...
Hopefully El Goog will fix it up, because it's pretty poor right now.
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Which docs app are you talking about? Polaris? I own quickoffice pro, which is for mobile and might not be installable on my tablet.. Cash grab for a new version for tablets probably. Quickoffice pro is pretty good for my phone though.
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jeffervesce said:
Which docs app are you talking about? Polaris? I own quickoffice pro, which is for mobile and might not be installable on my tablet.. Cash grab for a new version for tablets probably. Quickoffice pro is pretty good for my phone though.
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The native Google Docs app from the Market. It's terrible. Their own app, doesn't work so well with their own spreadsheets.
..android fragmentation?
Developer/App fragmentation...