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[Q] Polaris Office - reviewing documents

I'm wavering between Transformer and an ultraportable. One of the key features I'm looking for is an ability to edit Word documents. For those who already received their Transformer (lucky dogs), can you please describe if the ability to review (track changes, make comments, etc.) exist in Polaris Office or any other document editing application on Honeycomb? And if so, how fully featured is it?
Thanks!

todroid said:
I'm wavering between Transformer and an ultraportable. One of the key features I'm looking for is an ability to edit Word documents. For those who already received their Transformer (lucky dogs), can you please describe if the ability to review (track changes, make comments, etc.) exist in Polaris Office or any other document editing application on Honeycomb? And if so, how fully featured is it?
Thanks!
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The Polaris Office suite is pretty good. It opens Word docs and PDFs pretty quickly and you can switch to edit mode with just a single click. To test mine I opened a 350 page Word doc and not only did it open quick but I was able to finger flip scan down the pages very fast. Again it is just a single click to change view modes etc.
I have not tried other MS Office docs yet but it seems that Polaris is pretty efficient. The 10.1 inch screen on the Transformer makes it PERFECT for emails, e books and docs.
Other big names to look at are QuickOffice Pro(they also have a tablet version called QuickOffice Pro HD) and Documents to Go.
But there is no reason you have to worry about doing edits on Word docs with the Transformer.
I returned my Xoom to get the Transformer (and I'm NOT sorry at all) and the Xoom comes with QuickOffice just like my EVO did.

todroid said:
I'm wavering between Transformer and an ultraportable. One of the key features I'm looking for is an ability to edit Word documents. For those who already received their Transformer (lucky dogs), can you please describe if the ability to review (track changes, make comments, etc.) exist in Polaris Office or any other document editing application on Honeycomb? And if so, how fully featured is it?
Thanks!
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I haven't tried Polaris, but I didn't see the ability to track changes or make comments in the office suites I've tried.

polarise office
For your purposes I'd think an ultraportable would suit you better,
Polarise office and open and edit MS office files with no problem,
but the function (comment/ tracking changes) function only exist in Microsoft office
so I think you are better off with an netbook/laptop.

andyxover said:
For your purposes I'd think an ultraportable would suit you better,
Polarise office and open and edit MS office files with no problem,
but the function (comment/ tracking changes) function only exist in Microsoft office
so I think you are better off with an netbook/laptop.
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Thanks to all those who answered. I have the transformer on order, was going to try it out before an ultraportable, but may cancel it. Sometimes the function has to dictate the form. Oh, well...

best way to make tablet more productive ?

i have evernote so i can take notes in class, i have the calendar to schedule appointments but what else can i be using for a business solution ? or just productive in general. i have splashtop HD but how can i move files on my home computer to my tablet ?
what other things do you recommend to make this tablet do some work !

A little research on the forum wouldn't hurt. Have a look at the list of the apps for the Infinity we've been jointly creating.

they are all either for games or for general tablet use, i want specificially named apps that would make the tablet a workstation, or creative ways to use this, not just apps themselves. for example, people shouldnt wait for a 3g model, root your phone and wifi tether your already exsisting data plan.
so far the only office suit ive found for free is kingssuite office , and using BOX from this thread gives 50 free gb of cloud storage http://lifehacker.com/5887769/grab-50gb-of-free-storage-for-life-on-box-by-using-the-android-app other tips are welcome

If you root and own a keyboard dock, you might want to check out setting up a Debian or Ubuntu chroot. Think of it like desktop linux in an application, letting you run software like Libreoffice or Gimp. Since those applications are made for desktop computers and laptops instead of tablets, they're a lot more flexible.
I've got a Debian chroot set up and its pretty sweet. Apps are a little slow to launch, but once they're up they act pretty fast. I'd write a tutorial, but I"m having trouble getting it to cleanly shut down. If you're not afraid to do a little googling, you should be able to set one up for yourself without too much trouble.

Often wondered why I have a tablet
Probably an ages old question...
I know the main reason is because I am a gadgeteer.
I do use the tab for navigation and other home user stuff.
Seeing more and more ipads and android phones used by small business owners.
A coffee hut near us is using a tablet as an order slate and a cash register.
The last time we dined at Chevy's grill they have tabs on the tables for gaming, texting, ordering drinks and cashing out.
As far as personal use for this owner I'm still looking for an application that will make the tab an indispensable item.
Maybe some day a tablet device will help an old-timer like me organize his thoughts :highfive:

Crizthakidd said:
i have evernote so i can take notes in class, i have the calendar to schedule appointments but what else can i be using for a business solution ? or just productive in general. i have splashtop HD but how can i move files on my home computer to my tablet ?
what other things do you recommend to make this tablet do some work !
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I'm going to agree with everyone else. Google or search the forums. But I will play your game sir...
Airdroid - hands down you have to download today, if you want to move files.
Splashtop is alright, I also like 2X Client
EverNote = yes
Box.net + Browser for Skydrive + Dropbox + Google Drive
Google Chrome
Pocket - read websites at a later time

Team viewer has been the best remote software on my prime and Infinity for work. Much better than splash top, Log me in, etc all have issues where teamviewer has always been super smooth and consistent. Use it from my phone too.

Why I got a tablet
I admit I'm a bit of a gadget junkie, but I got mine for work as much as home. I'm a teacher of sorts. For a couple years now, I've been floating the idea of getting tablets for the instructors, rather than having multiple binders and notebooks (the analog kind) cluttering up a desk or podium.
I've taken all the PowerPoint slides I use for work, typed all the hand-written notes I had in multiple binders into the Notes Page view of PP, and I view them on my Infinity while I teach. I use EZ pdf to view them. While there are multiple apps that view .pdf files -- like Polaris Office, which comes with the Infinity -- EZ pdf allows me to write on them, using my finger or a stylus.
In addition, I've got my work schedule (multiple schedules, actually) in separate Google calendars, and I view them on Business Calendar or Calendar Pad. I keep a ton of notes in OneNote, though I'm thinking of going back to Evernote.
I've got a bunch of reference material and research articles in .pdf format, and I've bought the Kindle versions of several books that we reference. You can't beat having an entire bookcase in the palm of your hand.

Crizthakidd said:
i have evernote so i can take notes in class, i have the calendar to schedule appointments but what else can i be using for a business solution ? or just productive in general. i have splashtop HD but how can i move files on my home computer to my tablet ?
what other things do you recommend to make this tablet do some work !
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Just use google drive (or dropbox) to save your files too, no need to connect to your desktop.
edit: does polaris allow you to show powerpoints through hdmi but show any powerpoint slide notes on the tablet at the same time?

[Q] Capable of Annotating large PDFs?

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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How does the TF700T function for word processing and spreadsheets?

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.

One note, evernote or something else for work?

I just got a note 10.1 and I am trying to figure out the best work flow to make it most efficient for me. I want to be able to take meeting notes etc using the handwriting to text feature. How is the best way to sync these to my work laptop and use/publish in MS Word? I would love to hear how some of you guys use your note for work. Thanks.
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I'm really interested in this too, I have had the note since December last year but have been undecided if I should bring it to work or not!
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I am interested too. I have the same ambitions as thread owner
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I use my note 10.1 religiously at work. Meeting notes, brainstorming, workflow management and the usual email, Calender stuff. I've still not found the "holy grail" app(s) but here is a sampler of my "note-taking" apps :
Evernote : I dump all sorts of reference materials for easy searching and lookup. Including meeting notes, key reports. Including output from all of the following.
Pdf annotation (Pdfmax, ezpdf, repligo) : use these a lot for reviewing/taking notes on meeting packs.
Free handwritten Notepad replacement (papyrus, lecture notes) : if I want to take more free form notes.
Outliner (workflowy Web app) : recently been testing this out and am loving the simplicity, helps keep focus on the key concepts, structure
Handwriting keyboard (mazec2, stock) : can use with any input area requiring keyboard entry. Not perfect but love the flexibility.
Sounds like a list of all the "in" apps, but I need a bit of flexibility /optionality as some days I'm just not feeling the handwriting mood.
my biggest issue, we have a bunch of "great components" but it lacks what I'd call full work suite integration. I would love for an aggregated solution that has all of the above options/ components in one integrated app (yes maybe I'm being unrealistic but I can dream) :
1) flexible notetaking app (choice between free form, structured or allow typing) that allows for timestamp, tagging directly into action items/tasks lists, by "paragraph". Something that allows you to take notes, circle a paragraph to be tagged and databased directly to 2) evernote type reference repository for these notes as well as additional reference material. Again leveraging the same tagging methodology (evolving. E.g. GTD) 3) all this wrapped into a very integrated solution (including email, contact, Calender, task manager for fully integrated workflow management)
I'm trying to achieve this now with multiple apps but getting integration between all of these components is a bit clunky... Hope that helps?
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(OP) if you litteraly just bought the 10.1 I would head right back to the store to return and wait till next week cause the note 10.1 (2014) comes out. Which is overall way better in every way than 10.1. Don't get me wrong I have the 10.1 but ill def be upgrading next week. Or as long as it in return period just return and get new same day should be same price if not $50 more.
Sorry don't have specific app names. But I'm sure what you want is out there. I would just search for key word on play store. And make sure to read description and everyone's comments not just first 3.
If I come across anything interesting ill def reply back here. But look up the 2014 note 10.1 if you haven't heard of it. Way better for work too!

Sadly, I would say get a Surface Pro 2 with MS Office. As someone who used tablet pc's for many years, and someone who loves my Galaxy Note, I am of the opinion that nothing in the Android system can compete with Office and OneNote on a tablet PC. I persoanlly use LectureNotes for all my handwritten meeting notes. I export my LectureNotes to PDF and Dropsync that folder to my Dropbox. That is the best I can do to have acess to my notes on my computer, but that does not give handwriting recognition like you are looking for. Using SNote for the handwriting recognition does not offer an easy option sync with evernote, nor could I get a clean PDF export to work. That might be solvable, but I have not looked into it too much because I prefer LectureNotes to SNote. For the others who posted that they were interested, I also have not been able to find anyhing that allows integration of calendar and tasks like MS Office when using OneNote.
Just my opinion. Since no one could supply you with an acceptable answer.
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I use my 10.1 almost exclusively for notes and pdf annotations at work.
For handwritten notes, I use the native S-Note app and export to pdf on google drive.
I have also used Write, which has a windows viewer. Documents are all SVG and HTML, so they export directly.
pdf annotations seem to work well in Foxit pdf (free), although Google is advertising that QuickOffice will do the same.

Dear folks looking for above , 'MyScript stylus beta' is out and for me personally it's a massive improvement over other alternatives... My handwriting is horrible but this is snappy, accurate and featured keyboard.
Doesn't hurt to try , check out Google + community for feedback.
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whitlecj said:
I just got a note 10.1 and I am trying to figure out the best work flow to make it most efficient for me. I want to be able to take meeting notes etc using the handwriting to text feature. How is the best way to sync these to my work laptop and use/publish in MS Word? I would love to hear how some of you guys use your note for work. Thanks.
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I have found Fiinote to be a good note taking app with a desktop and a web interface as well as several export options.
I use text input, but it has handwriting recognition as well (which I have not used much). It is a great Evernote replacement as far I am concerned.
I have used Zappier to get my notes out of Evernote and export them into fiinote relatively easily.