i just came back from best buy trying out the galaxy note, it worked amazing in the s-note. But when i opened up the polaris i wasn't able to write like you can in s-note in pdf or powerpoint. so my main question is
Is there any other office apps configured for s-pen or for polaris is there a way to write or edit pdf, and power point files. I have to do this a lot for my classes and have to do alot of printouts for taking notes for classes. so just want to know if something like that is possible
Writing on pdfs is easy. I use EXPdf or Adobe PDF. Both work well with the s-pen. For powerpoints, just convert to pdf!
do you mean ezPDF Reader PDF Annotate Form app for android. and that's great if it does work sort of solves my printing problem and at the same time never have to go nuts looking for notes during finals.
use Soonr Scribble
Soonr Scribble turns your Samsung Galaxy Note into a state-of-the-art productivity tool for annotating and sharing any document when you're on the move.
With Soonr Scribble you can quickly capture your ideas and easily markup and share documents. It works with any type of file, on any mobile device or computer, across teams, across networks, and across the globe in real-time. Whether you’re working on spreadsheets, presentations, proposals, expense reports or just taking notes, Soonr Scribble on the Samsung Galaxy Note is the annotation solution you’ve been searching for.
Soonr Scribble is specifically designed to turn the Samsung Galaxy Note and other Samsung S Pen (Advanced Smart Pen) stylus enabled mobile devices into powerful productivity tools. Soonr Scribble lets you:
• View and annotate over 35 different types of files including MS Office Word (doc), PowerPoint (ppt), and Excel (xls) documents as well as traditional PDF files.
• Use the touch-sensitive S Pen technology built into the Galaxy Note to create high-resolution annotations.
• Create arrows and freehand drawn shapes, and add highlights to documents to fully illustrate your annotations.
• Create projects to categorize your documents, and create lists of people to share your documents and annotations, whether they're internal to your organization (members) or external partners (connections).
I use RepligoPDF - faster than ezPDF. (but not yet with Note 10.1 - I'm waiting for it to arrive)
rickyland said:
use Soonr Scribble
Soonr Scribble turns your Samsung Galaxy Note into a state-of-the-art productivity tool for annotating and sharing any document when you're on the move.
With Soonr Scribble you can quickly capture your ideas and easily markup and share documents. It works with any type of file, on any mobile device or computer, across teams, across networks, and across the globe in real-time. Whether you’re working on spreadsheets, presentations, proposals, expense reports or just taking notes, Soonr Scribble on the Samsung Galaxy Note is the annotation solution you’ve been searching for.
Soonr Scribble is specifically designed to turn the Samsung Galaxy Note and other Samsung S Pen (Advanced Smart Pen) stylus enabled mobile devices into powerful productivity tools. Soonr Scribble lets you:
• View and annotate over 35 different types of files including MS Office Word (doc), PowerPoint (ppt), and Excel (xls) documents as well as traditional PDF files.
• Use the touch-sensitive S Pen technology built into the Galaxy Note to create high-resolution annotations.
• Create arrows and freehand drawn shapes, and add highlights to documents to fully illustrate your annotations.
• Create projects to categorize your documents, and create lists of people to share your documents and annotations, whether they're internal to your organization (members) or external partners (connections).
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Sounds like an ad.
Do they let you free draw in the pdf file or no because that is one of my main concerns at the moment i had some time to mess around with polaris and turns out i can do little bit of free drawing in the word and powerpoint so thats not bad and also tried the ezpdf its pretty nice sucks that you can undo the pen and change the size of the pencil but still its pretty awesome so far hopefully they come out with something better
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Maybe but its a really amazing app. Super insanely difficult to figure out how to use. But brilliant once you get going.
rTek said:
i just came back from best buy trying out the galaxy note, it worked amazing in the s-note. But when i opened up the polaris i wasn't able to write like you can in s-note in pdf or powerpoint. so my main question is
Is there any other office apps configured for s-pen or for polaris is there a way to write or edit pdf, and power point files. I have to do this a lot for my classes and have to do alot of printouts for taking notes for classes. so just want to know if something like that is possible
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On S-note go to the menu on the top right and click import, the select PDF. It imports the PDF and lets you write on with full functionality and palm rejection. Soonr sucks. Laggiest pos app I have ever used
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bobdude5 said:
On S-note go to the menu on the top right and click import, the select PDF. It imports the PDF and lets you write on with full functionality and palm rejection. Soonr sucks. Laggiest pos app I have ever used
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Most of the time I can import pdf on S-note. But some pdf files show blank pages though they are visible in adobe reader. I dont know what to do with those files...
i use .ppt and .pdf files in S-note. for the .ppt files, i use the android converter by this company. They have other convert programs to pdf so it's not entirely limited. Then i use cloudprint or canon print to print the pdf out, which works pretty well. Be advised it does upload the .ppt or .pptx to their web server and then redownloads the .pdf to the directory of your choosing so you do need an internet connection.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.thinkti.android.powerpointtopdf
As for the blank pages, there seems to be a bug if you switch between writing mode and moving (or non editing mode, top button on left) while editing large pdfs. I'm still trying to figure it out but it seems if i switch to a page in non editing/drawing mode, and then click the pen, sometimes it switches to my previous page i edited on. If you go to the bottom of the page and press the arrow key going up or down in the pages, then it works. Its a little wonky sometimes
sledgie said:
i use .ppt and .pdf files in S-note. for the .ppt files, i use the android converter by this company. They have other convert programs to pdf so it's not entirely limited. Then i use cloudprint or canon print to print the pdf out, which works pretty well. Be advised it does upload the .ppt or .pptx to their web server and then redownloads the .pdf to the directory of your choosing so you do need an internet connection.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.thinkti.android.powerpointtopdf
As for the blank pages, there seems to be a bug if you switch between writing mode and moving (or non editing mode, top button on left) while editing large pdfs. I'm still trying to figure it out but it seems if i switch to a page in non editing/drawing mode, and then click the pen, sometimes it switches to my previous page i edited on. If you go to the bottom of the page and press the arrow key going up or down in the pages, then it works. Its a little wonky sometimes
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I can't open any pda in the snote program. When I select a pda file it ask me to choose a program to complete action.. This list doesn't includes snote.
When it asks you that, hit the checkbox that says do this always and hit the back button. This was a problem i had originally on mine, after about 5 times it finally loaded.
It worked. Thanks. Now I am struggling to vary the pen pressures. Is there any menu for adjusting the pressure for one of 1024 values?
Not that I can see within S note. Also only some of them are pressure sensitive.
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Yes, but I tried it.. and didn't like it.. no pen annotations.. so worthless for this thread..
You can write on PowerPoint with the Polaris app that comes with the device. You can use the Kno app or snote to write on pdf's, although I don't know how to export from Kno after you write on it
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After trying all sorts of pdf readers, I come close to the conclusion that reading pdf documents on a PDA is not practical at all and even irrealistic.
Due mainly to the fact that one cannot view an entire page with a readable font size without having to scroll sideways.
I end up converting pdf to lit.
Please, give opinion and eventually solutions.
Thanks all, and take care
Come on folks, just a few words about your experience with pdf...
donno i read a book as pdf once
on my pda
only had to scroll down not sideways
depend on the doc in question really i suppose
pref lit though because of bookmarks and cleartype
and not being as much a res hog as acrobat reader which i used at the time
VGA a requirement
I use an older version of Adobe reader on a VGA screen. My eyes are still good enough that I can zoom out, get a full page on the screen, and still read it. I have read an entire book this way. I am sure there are better ways to do it on a PDA. But my goal is to be able to grab a document off of the web and read it as I travel. If there is going to be conversion between formats, it would have to take place on the PDA.
That being said, it is still easier to read a word or text document than a PDF. But if you have the screen resolution and size to work with, PDF's are not impossible.
Thanks folks, that was my impression.
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There are ways to improve PDF experiance. Using reflow when creating PDFs (available as an option when saving PDFs from OpenOffice, for example) greatly improves things.
Anothr good option is Repligo - you can print / convert PDFs to that format. It uses less space, documents open faster and look better (less jagged fonts).
Believe me, PDFs are annoying even in actual, desktop environments. >_>
That said, I'm using Foxit for the PPC. It loads 15MB++ files faster than Adobe, follows the original PDF format faithfully (doesn't try to rearrange like idiotic Clearvue), yet it is a standalone program that requires no installation.
That said, PDF reading is only for devices with a big screen. Definitely bigger than a Mini, let alone an Atom. Otherwise, at a big enough text to be legible, scrolling to the side is necessary - and that tends to lag a bit with bigger PDFs for devices with only 64MB of RAM or less.
I have train skeds and the Tokyo Metro Map plus a crap load more pdf files
that I use on my X01HT and yes you do have to scroll both ways but I mean
have you seen the detail of the Tokyo Metro Map?!?
It works for me. I actually like it.
Plus I get 'really cool' nods from Japanese when they see me looking
through the Tokyo Metro map on my X01HT because most of them
use the low tech pocket paper fold out.
Yes, I am a gaijin otaku and proud of it!!!
imexp then big pictures makes pdf useless on pda's as they can move the text to scale but in there is a picture in the middle they cant really handle scaling the picture down to match the width of the pda screen
I think converting to repligo is the most elegant solution since images are conserved...but it is not free
Otherwise, if pics are not important, converting to text then to lit and using microsoft reader is an acceptable free solution.
To "AquiEsta!": why don't you use the excellent "metro" freeware?
You can use the free xpdf (pocketpdf). It at least has better zoom functions then adobe and it has the option to read pdf as text files with associated functions. You lose pictures but pure textfiles are a breaze to read...
elio said:
I think converting to repligo is the most elegant solution since images are conserved...but it is not free
Otherwise, if pics are not important, converting to text then to lit and using microsoft reader is an acceptable free solution.
To "AquiEsta!": why don't you use the excellent "metro" freeware?
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I didn't know such a thing existed. Where would I find that? In English
would be great too!
Thanks
AquiEsta! said:
I didn't know such a thing existed. Where would I find that? In English
would be great too!
Thanks
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http://nanika.net/Metro/
You will love it
elio said:
http://nanika.net/Metro/
You will love it
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"more than 350 cities covered now"... I'm already in love with it because
I travel a lot and this hopefully will save me time and advils.
THANK YOU!!!
off I go to set it up...
Adobe Reader for PPC 2 works with my HTC Athena/Advantage VGA screen without legibility problems using its reflow function which wraps the text to your screen - no sideways scrolling needed.
Even if your documents were not prepared specifically for this Active Sync will do the necessary conversion when you transfer the docs from your PC (turn it on in file settings). If you bypass ActiveSync your reflow button gets greyed out.
For documents like maps you can switch to sideways scrolling whenever you want.
My only gripe is that the characters are a little fuzzy, so I'm looking for a fix for this.
UPDATE: fuzzy characters fixed:
Switch resolution to 95 dpi using RealVGA before opening Adobe Reader. Now works as it was meant to. Only downside is the the resolution switch involves a reset.
For reading articles and such offline I use ScrapBook (a Firefox extension) to capture the page/selection and delete ads/sidebars and then 'Save Page as...' and copy the html and corresponding images folder to my SD card. It's a pain but it's the best solution that I could find.
I use Mobipocket Reader to do the conversion and reading, it's free and works well for me www.mobipocket.com
For PDFs Picel Browser, and Foxit Reader for Windows Mobile are pretty good.
I second the picsel reader. http://www.picselpowered.com
Don't let the number of Cons over Pros put you off.
Even with these problems I still use it on a daily basis, and preferred to buy it over using free alternatives like Adobe.
Proof that mobile apps don't have to look like clunky old windows apps.
Pro
Excellent rendering of PDF files
Fine control over zoom, can use a gesture (tap & drag)
Cons
Out of memory errors with just a few other apps running
Remembers last document opened, but not page
No Search
No way of jumping to a page
pdemoore said:
I second the picsel reader. http://www.picselpowered.com
Don't let the number of Cons over Pros put you off.
Even with these problems I still use it on a daily basis, and preferred to buy it over using free alternatives like Adobe.
Proof that mobile apps don't have to look like clunky old windows apps.
Pro
Excellent rendering of PDF files
Fine control over zoom, can use a gesture (tap & drag)
Cons
Out of memory errors with just a few other apps running
Remembers last document opened, but not page
No Search
No way of jumping to a page
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I back this as well, it is bar far, THEE most impressive on a PDA.
It has no rendering lag, making it the fastest PDF reader on WM.
I would only recommend that VGA users view PDFs, QVGA isn't practical.
One of the main reasons for getting this tablet for most would be to make use of the s pen.
This is a short review of the note apps that make use of both handwritten and typed notes.
1. Samsung apps - snote and smemo .. really good apps and lots of editing options... Its default and I am sure every one knows about it
2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
3. If you use evernote, it has an association with skitch. Works well but very limited editing options...
4. Onenote - Best note application ever.. Nothing can beat it but in android it not well implemented yet...
In android i use onenote from microsoft and mobilenoter . Both these onenote applications needs more updates.
Onenote from Microsoft app - you will a internet connection all the time to get it working smooth... Offline access is kind of limited. No handwritten notes.
Mobilenoter is expensive but give more options to editing and viewing notes. It was terrible with handwritten notes. With the recent mobilenoter updates ( in the past few weeks) it looks much more promising. Again editing options of individual notes are very limited.
(If you ask me one app that i want in my tablet, it would be a fully working version of onenote)
Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this ,
There are plenty of apps out there, like phat note and so on....
please tell us more about what you use and your experience..
aalupatti said:
One of the main reasons for getting this tablet for most would be to make use of the s pen.
This is a short review of t
he note apps that make use of both handwritten and typed notes.
1. Samsung apps - snote and smemo .. really good apps and lots of editing options... Its default and I am sure every one knows about it
2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
3. If you use evernote, it has an association with skitch. Works well but very limited editing options...
4. Onenote - Best note application ever.. Nothing can beat it but in android it not well implemented yet...
In android i use onenote from microsoft and mobilenoter . Both these onenote applications needs more updates.
Onenote from Microsoft app - you will a internet connection all the time to get it working smooth... Offline access is kind of limited. No handwritten notes.
Mobilenoter is expensive but give more options to editing and viewing notes. It was terrible with handwritten notes. With the recent mobilenoter updates ( in the past few weeks) it looks much more promising. Again editing options of individual notes are very limited.
(If you ask me one app that i want in my tablet, it would be a fully working version of onenote)
Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this ,
There are plenty of apps out there, like phat note and so on....
please tell us more about what you use and your experience..
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Is it possible to take a whole page of notes using handwriting on the Note 10.1 and then convert to text?
May be a dumb question but I'm thinking if I take lots of notes at a meeting then I would like to be able to convert them to a document.
Alabama978 said:
Is it possible to take a whole page of notes using handwriting on the Note 10.1 and then convert to text?
May be a dumb question but I'm thinking if I take lots of notes at a meeting then I would like to be able to convert them to a document.
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I am exactly in the same boat. In a meeting last week I took 13 pages of notes using S-Note. I can export them to PDF but thats about it. Mobilenoter seems to be the best thing to bet on. But the reviews seem to be very negative. I don't have a problem maintaining a live account with only onenote 2010 notebooks, so if they fix their handwriting issues I'll be a customer!
redviper666 said:
I am exactly in the same boat. In a meeting last week I took 13 pages of notes using S-Note. I can export them to PDF but thats about it. Mobilenoter seems to be the best thing to bet on. But the reviews seem to be very negative. I don't have a problem maintaining a live account with only onenote 2010 notebooks, so if they fix their handwriting issues I'll be a customer!
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If you. want to send the notes as text from S-note, use the share via option as opposed to export,however you will not be able to send drawings.
If you want to write in your own handwriting, there is an app called 7notes on Google play that will let you take notes and convert them later into text. The app has really good handwriting recognition too if you want the notes converted on the fly.
Look for Supernote ..its made by Asus and is similar to freenote in that you can handwrite anywhere and moves it to the top. Link...... http://www.everbot.com/files/Asus_Supernote_v_1.4.apk
I also use 7notes. My HW is horrific and it does a great job of converting it. You can use it anywhere, in pretty much any app that uses a keyboard.
aalupatti said:
One of the main reasons for getting this tablet for most would be to make use of the s pen.
This is a short review of the note apps that make use of both handwritten and typed notes.
1. Samsung apps - snote and smemo .. really good apps and lots of editing options... Its default and I am sure every one knows about it
2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
3. If you use evernote, it has an association with skitch. Works well but very limited editing options...
4. Onenote - Best note application ever.. Nothing can beat it but in android it not well implemented yet...
In android i use onenote from microsoft and mobilenoter . Both these onenote applications needs more updates.
Onenote from Microsoft app - you will a internet connection all the time to get it working smooth... Offline access is kind of limited. No handwritten notes.
Mobilenoter is expensive but give more options to editing and viewing notes. It was terrible with handwritten notes. With the recent mobilenoter updates ( in the past few weeks) it looks much more promising. Again editing options of individual notes are very limited.
(If you ask me one app that i want in my tablet, it would be a fully working version of onenote)
Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this ,
There are plenty of apps out there, like phat note and so on....
please tell us more about what you use and your experience..
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I have the new Samsung galaxy note 10.1 and it just came with the Snote and not the Smemo. Can you tell me or have a link to get the Smemo app?
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smooches680 said:
I have the new Samsung galaxy note 10.1 and it just came with the Snote and not the Smemo. Can you tell me or have a link to get the Smemo app?
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda app-developers app
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S memo has been replaced with S Note, you can bring up the mini app version by clicking the small arrow on your status bar at the bottom to make a quick note.
I will Quill and Papyrus from the market. They both provide vector based pdf output.
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Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this.
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Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but i use foldersync lite, with my drop box, to backup and sync my notes. I currently use lecture notes and have the folder with my notes synced every 2 hours.
Just an idea for you.
Did you do the schedule from within LN or using an external app?
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Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but i use foldersync lite, with my drop box, to backup and sync my notes. I currently use lecture notes and have the folder with my notes synced every 2 hours.
Just an idea for you.
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But are those editable in PC and sync back with the device ?
Galaxy Note @ mobile
aalupatti said:
But are those editable in PC and sync back with the device ?
Galaxy Note @ mobile
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Probably not in the way you are thinking. They are png's so they should be editable, but it wouldn't be a clean solution.
toenail_flicker said:
Did you do the schedule from within LN or using an external app?
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I used an external app to schedule it. the external app is foldersync lite.
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Probably not in the way you are thinking. They are png's so they should be editable, but it wouldn't be a clean solution.
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I should be trying that
Galaxy Note @ mobile
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I should be trying that
Galaxy Note @ mobile
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Dropsync is the tool I use for autosyncing. Also LectureNotes allows export and import via .pdf, so if you can edit .pdfs you're food. Finally, Lecturenotea can export direct to Evernote.
I haven't seen it mentioned here but I like it more than Lecture Notes - Writepad Stylus works great with S Pen (and I prefer setting the pen in it to be the only input - you can do that in settings).
I quit using WS when Quill came out. I use Quill for vector and LN for all else. The LN dev rocks big dog. Working on keyboard and jpg/png image for background. Really pleased.
aalupatti said:
2. I have both lecture notes ( paid) and freenote( donate version ) .
Both are good but I like freenote more as it offers more editing options and easy to make quick notes.
Both devs are very responsive to requests..
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+1 on Freenote. I've tried LectureNotes, Quill, AntiPaper, PhatPad, and some others. Freenote offers a lot more flexibility in including ink, typed text, pics, paint, links, tags, "To Do" lists, ink calendar tracking, etc. It is the closest app to OneNote I've found on Android. I think its biggest liabilities are that the GUI is not "sexy" -- it looks clunky-- and that the range of options and tools make it confusing to figure out. Steep learning curve. But if you want to switch instantly between ink/text/images/paint, etc., I don't think it has any competition.
Best Freenote feature: The writing panel for inking. It lets me handwrite in large exaggerated strokes at the bottom of the page, which it inserts as scaled smaller ink in a straight line elsewhere on the page, and which it is smart enough to auto-wrap to the next line at the page margin. 7Notes/Mazec offers a similar feature, but I find it to be a bit more clunky since I have to hit "enter" at the end of each line before it inserts.
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Unfortunately except for evernote none of them provide a desktop syc for the handwritten notes.. If there was an app that would do this ,
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I too consider this to be the 'holy grail' of app features, but it is sorely lacking. I found a work-around that lets me ink on my GNote in a Word doc via Polaris, and also ink the same doc on my tablet PC via Dropbox. But to be honest, the "inking" experience I show via Polaris is so limited (very few features beyond changing ink thickness) that I have largely stuck with Freenote.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856691&highlight=polaris
jchammerpants said:
I too consider this to be the 'holy grail' of app features, but it is sorely lacking. I found a work-around that lets me ink on my GNote in a Word doc via Polaris, and also ink the same doc on my tablet PC via Dropbox. But to be honest, the "inking" experience I show via Polaris is so limited (very few features beyond changing ink thickness) that I have largely stuck with Freenote.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856691&highlight=polaris
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Trans device inking is a big thing and unfortunately none of the apps support it well..
However, mobilenoter which was a terrible app before, has changed a lot especially with the most recent update.
I brought this app a long time ago and had many issues.
After the most recent update I tried it again and works great..
This is what I do
1. i have folder in my sd card synced with the onenote folder in pc
2. the onenote folder in pc is synced with skydrive
3. i edit and make notes in my android using mobile noter.
4. Now all changes are synced with my pc when i get home
Limitations of mobilenoter now are
1. Mobilenoter syncing option to cloud is still not great... Hence the work around i mentioned above
2. editing options are very limited
Workaround now is to make new notes in freenote and export to mobile noter
The benefit of cloud sync is that I can open the onenotes in another pc ( on a web browser) at work and do changes.
Thanks for the suggestions. I also dream of a robust OneNote app available on Android... Until then, can I clarify a few of your tips?
aalupatti said:
1. i have folder in my sd card synced with the onenote folder in pc
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Do you do this via Dropbox/Dropsync or similar tool, or another method?
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2. editing options are very limited
Workaround now is to make new notes in freenote and export to mobile noter
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Do you export them as PDF, or is mobile noter listed as a menu option for "sharing," or another method?
I've purchased a Note 10.1 recently but haven't actually opened the box. I first need to know whether the Note is capable of opening 1000 page PDFs with Repligo/iAnnotate/EzPDF etc and annotating them without lag, or is this far too much to ask from the Note? Would an Atom tablet be more capable of this? I wish to use the tablet for reading while on public transport and simply highlighting and writing quick notes in the PDF, and then when I get home, reading through the edited document and making my actual notes in OneNote. I've watched videos of other people annotating documents on other tablets, but I'd like to be certain with the tablet and whether it can handle such large files.
ALSO: Is it possible to open the OneNote web (not mobile) application via an android browser (accessed via SkyDrive). I merely want to view my notes through the web app, but not edit them.
Thanks.
Carrl said:
I've purchased a Note 10.1 recently but haven't actually opened the box. I first need to know whether the Note is capable of opening 1000 page PDFs with Repligo/iAnnotate/EzPDF etc and annotating them without lag, or is this far too much to ask from the Note? Would an Atom tablet be more capable of this? I wish to use the tablet for reading while on public transport and simply highlighting and writing quick notes in the PDF, and then when I get home, reading through the edited document and making my actual notes in OneNote. I've watched videos of other people annotating documents on other tablets, but I'd like to be certain with the tablet and whether it can handle such large files.
ALSO: Is it possible to open the OneNote web (not mobile) application via an android browser (accessed via SkyDrive). I merely want to view my notes through the web app, but not edit them.
Thanks.
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Congrats on the new purchase.
Essentially all android tablets are the same from a sofware stand point.
Yes you can easily edit pdf's that are huge that come into many 1000 pages. I use ezpdf now as it seem to offer what i need. But as you said you have to test out yourself and see what suits you the best.
You cannot open onenote in android browser. All you can do is see the files. I tried the default, chrome and dolphin browsers and none of them seem to open one note files.
It might just be easier to use the android app
aalupatti said:
Congrats on the new purchase.
Essentially all android tablets are the same from a sofware stand point.
Yes you can easily edit pdf's that are huge that come into many 1000 pages. I use ezpdf now as it seem to offer what i need. But as you said you have to test out yourself and see what suits you the best.
You cannot open onenote in android browser. All you can do is see the files. I tried the default, chrome and dolphin browsers and none of them seem to open one note files.
It might just be easier to use the android app
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Great! Thank you for the reply. If the worst comes to worst, I'll just have to export all my OneNote files each week for uni...
Carrl said:
Great! Thank you for the reply. If the worst comes to worst, I'll just have to export all my OneNote files each week for uni...
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there is an app called mobilenoter in the market. Worth a shot for taking notes.
The editing options are very limited but may be good enough for basic note taking.
Two things ...
1st. For your Purpose Mantano Reader Is Best !!! Am using it since a long period of time.
2nd. OneNote is available in Playstore.
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Hi,
I'd like to purchase a tablet to allow for easier reading of PDF textbooks, but I need some decent word processing and spreadsheet capabilities to make it worthwhile. I love the idea of the TF700T's attachable keyboard with trackpad, but I'm not sure if Android's apps are capable of accommodating my needs.
How does a TF700T compare to a laptop with Open, Microsoft or Libre Office? I'll be writing lab reports, so I need to be able to use 1.5 and double spacing, create bulleted and numbered lists, paste jpeg and gif graphics from the internet, include tables and graphs from a spreadsheet application, and spell check. Is the TF700T capable of this level of functionality?
How does the right-click feature function--can I copy, paste, spell check, etc. with the right app?
Of course I'll be rooting this device.
Thanks,
Zach
If you plan to reading pdf's mantano reader performs well. Stay away from adobe reader, its very laggy and freezes up tablet.
Hi mate. Basically I've needed the same function for university so can say a few things
Word processing is good with the right programme. Office suite pro is expensive but the best IMO. Can read PDF well with it's own reader and had complete functionality. Line spacing, fonts, spell check, photo,graph etc it's complete worth the little bit eextra!
zzmm said:
Hi,
I'd like to purchase a tablet to allow for easier reading of PDF textbooks, but I need some decent word processing and spreadsheet capabilities to make it worthwhile. I love the idea of the TF700T's attachable keyboard with trackpad, but I'm not sure if Android's apps are capable of accommodating my needs.
How does a TF700T compare to a laptop with Open, Microsoft or Libre Office? I'll be writing lab reports, so I need to be able to use 1.5 and double spacing, create bulleted and numbered lists, paste jpeg and gif graphics from the internet, include tables and graphs from a spreadsheet application, and spell check. Is the TF700T capable of this level of functionality?
How does the right-click feature function--can I copy, paste, spell check, etc. with the right app?
Of course I'll be rooting this device.
Thanks,
Zach
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My personal experience is quite good with the Infinity, despite a few quirks. In terms of Office suite, I've settled with Kingsoft Office (free), but note that I do mainly word processing so haven't really tried the spreadsheet/presentation parts of it. It displays Word documents nicely and integrates with could services. One glitch is that I can't seem to type accented characters in the document, but I've resorted to a find & replace after completing the text to correct.
For PDF I use ezPDF (paid version). It's relatively fast, though not as fast as on a desktop. Its editing capabilities are great: underline/highlight text, add comments and annotations, etc.
If you rely heavily on images/spreadsheets for your lab reports I'd advise you to try one out at a store that has one on display. As long as it's set up to go to the Play store you can grab Kingsoft Office and give it a go. For paid Office apps I can't really help you.
If you are planning to use spreadsheets a lot...the Tab button is not working in most office apps like Office suite pro and Kingsoft office...SO frustrating.
Polaris which is installed on stock asus rom is working fine though.
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I've been using Polaris Office for a while and I find it to be fairly useful in simple edits. You can change line spacing, create bullets/numbered lists, and paste images saved on your tablet. But I wouldn't say it's comparable to MS Office on a computer. For example, while you can create simple bullets/numbered lists, I don't think it can create multi-level lists (ex. numbers for top heading, letters for sub headings). And it doesn't have a spell checker. Also, one thing I do a lot in creating reports with MS Office is manipulate images and Office gives you lots of options for that (like cropping, changing brightness/contrast, wrapping) - Polaris Office lets you change the size of the images but I think that's about it.
Copy and paste is done by double-clicking on a word and then expanding the selection with your mouse/finger. I think right-click in Polaris = BACK button.
I've also never been a fan of using the trackpad while doing document edits on the tablet. But that's probably because my hand droops while typing and accidentally changes the edit location, and I start editing documents in all the wrong places-but this also happens to me when I'm using my laptop.
So I would say that I've been using my tablet/Polaris to do some simple text/number edits while away from my computer. There may be other programs for android that is more of a MS Office replacement but I haven't looked for it.
If you decide to get TF700 for word processing, then I would also recommend setting up a sync with your computer/google account/etc or saving your docs on an external memory card. I once did a complete wipe of my tablet to install a new ROM and accidentally deleted all my docs in internal memory.
Anyone know any apps on the Play Store that is capable of viewing files such as .doc or .pdf and having the ability to edit it at the same time? I'm planning on using my tablet for school and I have files that my professors give to download and print but I was wondering if there's an app that can do that so I don't have to print? Thank you in advanced!
EDIT: Another example that I have are chapter lessons in my math class that I can download but I would like to be able to doodle on the file itself.
Hancom office. EzPDF.
I've tried those apps, but they're not what I'm looking for. It doesn't have the scribbling capability where I can handwrite my own stuff on the file.
Lecture Notes can hand write on PDFs (imported as images). If you want to hand write on a native searchable PDF, ezPDF does have that capability.
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Lecture Notes can hand write on PDFs (imported as images). If you want to hand write on a native searchable PDF, ezPDF does have that capability.
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What about .doc files though and other MS Office files?
You could always open those in Hancom and select File-Save As PDF, and then open it in your PDF viewer of choice to annotate on it. PDF annotation on mobile viewers is sketchy, it works but performance and features vary depending on the software and complexity of the PDF you're annotating.
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Yeah, what I've been using for now is the the Hancom app and I open the files through that then use my S-Pen and select "screen write" and I just do it from there. It would be much better if I find an app that does what the S-Pen is capable of without having to go to S-Notes to edit it
How to Scribble Notes
What you want to do is exactly why I bought the Note 12.2 and it is amazing!
Open your Word document in Hancom. Click "Insert" Then "Free Draw." Click on the arrow to reveal your choices.
Hover the stylus over "Line Weight" to choose the thickness of your pen. I like 6pt for jotting a few words and drawing arrows.
Then of course you can choose your colour. And away you go. You are writing directly on your Word document. The cool thing is that you can change the colour of your ink in two seconds, making it easy for you to colour code your notes.
If you make a mistake, you can scribble it out or use the undo arrow which will undo your scribbles the same way you can undo anything else in Word.
I would advise you to save OFTEN. Hancom has crashed on me a few times. I always "save as" with a new file name to my SD card as soon as I open the Word document in Hancom.
Also keep an eye on your screen. I've had my text randomly more to a different part of the page.
One last cool thing about opening a Word document in Hancom... If you want to add a long note or take notes during the lecture, when you are out of the free draw mode...after you save for example...just touch your stylus to the place in the document where you want the note. Then use your stylus at the bottom of the page to handwrite your notes and they will be converted to text right inside the document. You can change the colour and the font of your notes to distinguish them from the original ones.
Sorry if I wrote too much for my first post but the ability to easily (key word for MSP fans) use the stylus with a Word document makes this tablet completely unique.