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microsoft office (specifically word) app

I am looking to use the infinity for a bit of writing on the go. What is the best app for this? Looking for something as close to MS word as possible, preferably with grammar and spelling check (as in underlining misspelled words) this is useful since getting used to this keyboard will take a few days. Also something that can keep up with my typing speed.
Thanks in advance.
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Quickoffice pro/hd is pretty good since it does have spell check and a lot of other features. If you want office 2010 and are willing to go through a little hassle when saving files onlive desktop is a virtual desktop
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cullenmq1 said:
Quickoffice pro/hd is pretty good since it does have spell check and a lot of other features. If you want office 2010 and are willing to go through a little hassle when saving files onlive desktop is a virtual desktop
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thanks for the suggestion, but i read quickoffice pro is laggy, is onlive desktop fast enough to keep up?
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Its only laggy if youre not on balanced mode. Try out the free version. As for on live, i only sort of tested it not really used it as a permanent solution. If you can live without spell check try the free version of docs to go
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QuickOffice HD is pretty good, but I like Kingsoft Office a lot, and it's free!
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cullenmq1 said:
Its only laggy if youre not on balanced mode. Try out the free version. As for on live, i only sort of tested it not really used it as a permanent solution. If you can live without spell check try the free version of docs to go
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I couldn't find a free trial in the market. Docs to go is 15 dollars if I want to edit, and i don't want to commit to spending money till I make sure it meets my needs.
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MartyHulskemper said:
QuickOffice HD is pretty good, but I like Kingsoft Office a lot, and it's free!
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kingsoft has the a lot of tools, but it way tooo laggy even on high performance mode. thanks for the suggestion though.
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I also tried Writer. Which is good in terms of speed, and I am fine with sacrificing the rest, but it has a 9000 character limit. Which is lame... Basically i need something that keeps up with my speed of typing -I am willing to sacrifice the spell/grammar check- has no limit to how long something can be, and can read/write to .doc/.docx So I don't have to lug a laptop around with me.
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IMVHO KingSoft and OfficeSuite Pro are the best and the closest to M$ Office.

I use "documents to go", it can sync docs with Google drive too.
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Does anyone know a app for docx where it's possible to rotate the insert pictures?

Quickoffice HD is a best office suite IMO. There is a reason Google bought them. If you don't need a bunch of features there is always the Google drive app.

You can do it in Kingsoft Office, which - unlike, IMO far worse, QuickOffice - comes for free.

We're supposed to get real MS Office this fall (despite denials ), so you might hold off making a purchase till then, and just live with polaris or another free option.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...for_ios_and_android_may_arrive_this_fall.html
I haven't experienced lag in quickoffice hd since the newest firmware came out, FWIW. Even on the slowest infinity profile.

So if you want a MS Word-ish app, with spell-check (inherent to the Infinity btw), why not Google Drive?
Works online and offline, does spell check, has lots of other features, is free and I haven't experienced lag.
BTW, performance mode makes your tablet laggy-er. Performance simply means everything looks sharper, it doesn't mean the tablet works better. Balanced mode may yield better performance results at the cost of image sharpness and detail.
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nadram said:
So if you want a MS Word-ish app, with spell-check (inherent to the Infinity btw), why not Google Drive?
Works online and offline, does spell check, has lots of other features, is free and I haven't experienced lag.
BTW, performance mode makes your tablet laggy-er. Performance simply means everything looks sharper, it doesn't mean the tablet works better. Balanced mode may yield better performance results at the cost of image sharpness and detail.
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So I downloaded google drive, and here is what I have noticed so far.
1. it cannot read/write docx (keeps asking me to open it in another program)
2. I know the spellcheck is inherent to infinity but it does not appear to work in google drive, or at least I couldn't find a way to do it.
Thanks for the tip on the performance an lag issue.
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PoopMonsters said:
So I downloaded google drive, and here is what I have noticed so far.
1. it cannot read/write docx (keeps asking me to open it in another program)
2. I know the spellcheck is inherent to infinity but it does not appear to work in google drive, or at least I couldn't find a way to do it.
Thanks for the tip on the performance an lag issue.
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hmmm sorry about the docx incompatibility. i was not aware of that.
as for the spell-checker, make sure it's enabled in your android settings under "language and input"
it's underlining incorrect words as i type this here, and it also works on other apps
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Floating Apps List

I just bought my infinity not long ago and I have been exploring here. I read some threads mentioning floating app and I am really interested in this. So far I come with:
1. OverSkreen - Browser
2. LilyPad - IM Client
3. Super Video - Player
4. Stick it - Player
5. AirTerm - Terminal
7. Floating Notes - Taking Notes
8. Floating Widget - Make Widgets Floating
9. hovernote - Taking Notes
Would you mind sharing your collection so that we have the best set of floating apps in our infinity? :highfive:
Thank you for everyone who contribute.

Hovernote - for taking notes
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HoverNote

Floating Notes (Note Taking)
Floating Widgets (Makes Homescreen Widgets Float)

While not a floating app in itself, SwipePad (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android) is a nice utility for opening these apps within another app. I don't have my Infinity yet, but this works quite well on my phone
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I believe moboplayer also has a floating video player function now, it should work great on the greater real estate of the Infinity

"Floating browser flux" is another very basic, but free, floating browser.
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Swype beta is a floating keyboard.

Float n split keyboard
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aitype.android.tablet.p
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Love this list. Are there anymore? I'm looking for some pop up sticky note type of thing to record written notes on.

Hovernote should take care of that need - unless I'm misunderstanding the request...
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I think he wants one that you can write on with a stylus. If that is the case, then there is not one that I know of.
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Skullmonkey said:
I think he wants one that you can write on with a stylus. If that is the case, then there is not one that I know of.
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Yes, that would be nice to have. I'm surprised that one hasn't been developed yet.

Do that many people really take handwritten notes on their tablets?? Especially with the Transformer series with the keyboard dock - typed in notes just seem so much more practical as they are searchable, etc.... I know that I, for one, can type a lot faster than I could write, especially on a tablet....
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Hi!
I am the developer of Floating Notes and see some requests here: writing with a stylus, recording... If you have ideas how to make Floating Notes even better, just tell me.
If you have wishes of other floating apps, let me know via pm and i will look forward to realize them.

Floating timer I use it for my workouts :3

I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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PAPB0007 said:
I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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AirCalc is what you want then.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.aircalc&hl=en

jtrosky said:
Do that many people really take handwritten notes on their tablets?? Especially with the Transformer series with the keyboard dock - typed in notes just seem so much more practical as they are searchable, etc.... I know that I, for one, can type a lot faster than I could write, especially on a tablet....
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I use my Transformer extensively for handwritten notes. As an engineering student it's not practical taking notes with the keyboard at all due to a lot of visuals and equations. And get a good note taking app such as LectureNotes (which I've found to be the best) and there are options to add keywords for each of your pages and you can easily index ("search") the notebook for the content you need.
I use to go through ~50 sheets of paper that would ultimately end up in the recycle bin since it was all just scratch work, but now I do it all on my transformer.
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I really hate switching back and forth between apps and am wondering if there is a floating calculator.
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I'm using AirCalc and it's pretty nice. There is also DarkCalc (I can't remember if this is on the play store or just posted here on xda by the dev) which has the normal calculator interface (takes whole screen) but has a button which pops it out to a floating window. They are both pretty much identical in functionality.

You should update the links in the first post. Floating Notes' link is dead. There is also an free version now.

Icon dock for stock?

I really like the minimalist look and feel of the stock Asus theme. Nova, Apex, etc have to many bells and whistles for my tastes. But, I really like the icon dock. Any way to add that feature to stock?
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Install CROMI with the new JB launcher. You'll get stock everything and that neat dock at the bottom following you around.
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ASUS transformer physical keyboard autocorrect

Found a great solution for autocorrect using the physical keyboard. Touchpal keyboard just came out in February of this year and works wonderfully with the physical keyboard. Autocorrect works, as well as input with spacebar, and selecting the next word by using the number row. It's also free. I can't post links yet, so just search for it in the playstore.

I was wondering when that keyboard would come back. Was a good keyboard several years ago
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+1 for TouchPal. Its what I use.
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wetbiker7 said:
+1 for TouchPal. Its what I use.
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I too love TouchPal! I however use a modded version which has my custom smiley faces. But TouchPal has been out for awhile. I love the updates though!
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elesbb said:
I too love TouchPal! I however use a modded version which has my custom smiley faces. But TouchPal has been out for awhile. I love the updates though!
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Hello my friends. I really liked touchpal especially that "row number" option you get when the spell options appear. It's really a usefull functionality for me because I use the physical keyboard aswell. The problem is...since i'm Portuguese the keyboard layout gets all messed up!! I tried using other apps like Swift and Ultra and they work really fine 'cause they let you change the key layout but they don't have the "row number" option so every time I want to correct I have to tap the screen... That's not an option because my language as a lot of accents and stuff like that...
Is there some way to change the key layout on touchpal or is there a way to select the spell options in Swift or Ultra using the physical keyboard?
Please help... I'm really frustrated, and I feel that when I'm getting really close to solving this something just goes terrible wrong!! xD
Thank you for the help

4.2.1 lockscreen customization?

I appreciate the new design and utility of being able to use some of the apps offered on the lockscreen from my own tablet, but whatever happened to the 4.1.1 slide screen where you can use the camera and go straight away to Google Now. It's not a big deal, but I do miss the convenience. Is there any way to do something about it?
Thanks.
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