can android convert excel to pdf? - General Questions and Answers

I'm looking for a stand alone app that doesn't upload files somewhere, convert, and download back to me.
I have blue beam on laptop, and cloud-on on my iPad, but https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.thinkti.android.exceltopdf Is the only thing I found for android and it sends you files out for conversion. I keep all my work files in drop box and use paid version of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync with other working on iPad I can keep all work files in sync no matter which device I'm on, but IF I'm walking jobsite and need to convert a file and send to office, I don't want to have the need to run back to laptop to do it.
Looking for an offline app that will convert, and link to Dropbox.

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Downloading youku on WM

Hi,
Os there any way to watch movies on www.youku.com other than skyfire and flashlite in Opera?
What I would like to see the most would be downloading tool, that would allow me to download the files onto my phone and watch it with whatever ... Unfortunately I think that youku have changed something in their scripts and most of the ways of downloading files from youku I found in the internet doesn't work. ie. the extension to TCPMP shows an error massage, similarily to many other tools I have found.
The only one that still works is www.clipnabber.com . Unfortuantely it is not very handy to use clipnabber with youku on pocket pc. The reason for it is that youku divides files into parts, and when you want to download a movie, clipnabber shows you ie. 15 different links. On pc it's not a real problem for me, as I use netvampire pro and I can simply drag all 15 links into the drop basket in one move and voila. They all start to download. Then I make a que in subedit player and they play in the right order. On pocket PC I dobn't know any download manager that would be able to do this ....
(Actually this division into smaller parts is a blessing as, when you start downloading 15 files at once, the download is muuuuuuuuuuuch faster then if you tried to do it with one file. )
Is there any kind of tool that would be able NOW to dowload files from this site?
Unfortunitely the best I've found is using opera and downloading them right after the other. Take a lil time but it works and its straight off your phone so no need for syncing. Ive had as many as 6 files downloading at 1 time until the 1st 1 was finished but I put them all in 1 folder and with tcpmp player it'll play them n the order that u add them 2 the playlist and play them back 2 back without delays.

[Q] App for rich text format (RTF) files

I was very disappointed when I tried to open an RTF file on the Transformer. None of the installed (paid, full version) Office suites (Documents to Go, Picsel SmartOffice, Polaris, QuickOffice HD Pro) was able to interpret the format. WTF?
Has anyone come across an app that does support RTF files? I also tried uploading the file to Google Docs and Windows Live Office but from the TF that doesn't seem to work. I will try uploading the file from my PC and open it in the browser but that is not really feasible most of the time.
As always, any pointers are appreciated!
ha, i am also looking for app that can open .rtf files for long time but no luck. I think thet currently there is no app that can open it on android
I believe Evernote recently added support for .rtf and android tablets, but i have never used the program so I am not sure if you can open .rtf files or just create notes. Worth a try.

How to transfer files to Transformer (preferably wirelessly and controlled from PC)

Hi, I want to be able to easily and quickly transfer files from my computer to the tablet. Preferably, wirelessly, and controlled from my computer. I hope we can discuss various solutions in this thread.
Here are the suggestions I and the other participants in this thread have come up with:
SD card: Possibly very fast, but I would need to plug/unplug the card every time, and maybe move files internally
FTP server on tablet: I have tried two FTP servers, both are very slow and stops after a few files.
Samba client on tablet: Should work OK, but I would then have to control it from the tablet
Samba server on tablet: Would be the perfect solution, but as far as I could find out, I need root (which is not yet possible on my B80)
USB connection: Fast and easy, but requires me to unplug the proprietary mad cable from the charger and into the tablet
DLNA: Buil-in support in both Transformer and Windows, but only supports streaming.
Dropbox: Simple and easy, but with space limitations.
SSH/SCP: QuickSSHd
WebDAV: ServersMan
What is your best solution?
Without root you don't have anymore options it seems to me.
Edit.....Thanks CaNsA......Dropbox, but its slow
You have exhausted all available options bar one......
Dropbox
And if its not good enough then create an app that will do what you want.
/end of thread.
CaNsA said:
You have exhausted all available options bar one......
Dropbox
And if its not good enough then create an app that will do what you want.
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Thanks for the tip, I just thought of another one that might have great potential: DLNA. Will explore later.
/end of thread.
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Seriously?
Wifi File explorer here in free version, won't allow uploading files to Android, only downloading to the computer, but does a fine job once it's the paid one.
What FTP servers did you try? I admittedly used it ONLY on the Galaxy tab, but FTPServer worked very well for me. At least using Cyberduck as a client on the computer. For example, doing the opposite accessing an ftp server hosted on a computer, AndFTP gave me horribly low speeds. Free version anyway.
More options? Sure. SSH. I use QuickSSHd and again, still not tested on the TF.
Still not finished here, WebDAV in the form of something like ServersMan. Never really used it to be honest. But hey, still an idea right?
Also, give up on DLNA, at least partially. Depending on the client you might be able to only stream multimedia files instead of saving them. Keep in mind that there isn't any upload to a DLNA server, so you'd need a server on the computer (possibly a good one, not WMP) and control everything from the TF. "Everything" meaning pictures, music and videos shared by your server. Upside is that you can just stream stuff without using up space if that is fine with you... like watching a movie for example from bed. And you can get better results if using something that transcodes the files, I found to work very well Plex that however requires the paid app to connect to the Plex media server on your computer, might not be the best thing for you. Useless anyway if you need files that aren't multimedia. (notice so far no subtitles with Plex for Android, my only and actually huge, complaint)
On the TF side you could access the SMB shares on your network with ES File Explorer that works very well. But it's all done from the TF.
Now you have more options
Great post, I will update the first post and try the various solutions. I briefly tested DLNA, and reached the same conclusion. It's a shame, I suppose it wouldn't take much development effort to make file transferring possible when the auto discovery and data streaming implementation is done. Still, I guess that's not the purpose of DLNA.
I tested FTP Server and SwiFTP, both hung while transferring from Windows or WinSCP.
Also, I read that Dropbox supports direct transfer when the two clients are on the same network, great. However, I want to be able to transfer videos without caring about my Dropbox limit...
I use ES File Manager and transfer from my tablet, so far it's the best method.
I just use Samba on my TF and access it from my desktop
Install https://market.android.com/details?i....softdatacable to your transformer
Find a good ftp client on your computer (I use filezilla, there a setting for concurrent transfer, set it to max)
Run software data cable, open ftp client, enter ip and port and copy away
thebadfrog: I suppose you have rooted, then? Samba would be my preferred solution, but unfortunately, I can't root mine yet...
I have had good luck with File Expert. It is free and supports transferring using a web interface and ftp. I have mostly used the web interface which always has worked great.
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Actually, DropBox is great, but means you have to manually sync files you want.
DropSync solves that problem and makes Dropbox on the tablet work just like Dropbox on your PC/Mac with background syncing. I've been using it for 2 weeks now with no issues and virtually no battery impacts. If you pay you can configure the sync frequency. I have mine at 10 minutes, but a simple options click can force a sync if you really need it. You then have all your dropbox files on the TF.
I would say MyPhoneExplorer is what you need. You can copy or install from PC and it does much more.
I mostly use adb (adbwireless) to push files to the transformer. It seems to work fastest. There is a fuse file system available, so if you are using linux on the desktop you can even mount it. Very convenient!
Get ES File Explorer, go to LAN and point it to your computer's internal IP (requires it to be static)
Then you have access to all shared folders on your computer. Of course, this only works when you're connected to the same network, but I assumed that'd be the case anyway.
AlexTheStampede said:
Wifi File explorer here in free version, won't allow uploading files to Android, only downloading to the computer, but does a fine job once it's the paid one.
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They had it free on the Amazon market so I tried it. Worked quite well, I bought it (on the Android Market, I dont like how you need the amazon market installed and how slow it is with updates).
ES file explorer with the PC added as a server sharing the appropriate folders over network works pretty well for me!
+1 for ES File Explorer
Bluetooth
Today for the first time I used Bluetooth to send some e-books from my laptop to tablet. Not the fastest way , but convenient for smaller files, as it works without having to install or run seperate apps.
Great sugestions from all, much appreciated
Cheers,
Richard
ES File Explorer is great for what it does but it is not what the OP is looking for(Read the title)
+1 for My Phone Explorer, can transfer/delete/move files to sd,microsd, and internal hard drive.

Running power point on Xoom

Can I run a power point presentation on the xoom, If so how? I dropped it on the sd card but cant seem to find it.
I've never just tried to run a PPP from the sdcard. You could try to import your slides into the PP component of one of the several Office-like app suites available for the Xoom (I like Offce Suite Pro by Mobile Systems) or you could create your slides in one of those programs, or you could use an app like Brieflet which lets you create pretty sophisticated presentations with embeded videos and apps launching, and so on.
Let me know how it works out.
I haven't had a chance to try a powerpoint file yet but that is one of the file types handled by Documents to Go.
The Market wouldn't let me install Docs to Go, said it was not compatible, but I found the .apk file on the internet and side loaded it. It runs great for Exel and Word files so I assume it will also handle PPT files.
Sniper, care to share with me where you found the working .apk, Pm me, Thanks. Actually that helped enough, I got it thanks

[Q] htc 8x root or jailbreak

Hello guys,
I m new on this forum. I m from Belgium so sorry for my english...
I own an htc 8x since 2 weeks and i love it. I m just a little bit disapointed about the battery and the lack of choice in the market....
I know that for windows phone 7 there is a way to root or jailbreak it. So i wonder if there is something like that for windows phone 8 ?
I don t like the fact to not have access to a file manager....
Thanks in advance for your answer
me toooo
nope
matula1977 said:
Hello guys,
I m new on this forum. I m from Belgium so sorry for my english...
I own an htc 8x since 2 weeks and i love it. I m just a little bit disapointed about the battery and the lack of choice in the market....
I know that for windows phone 7 there is a way to root or jailbreak it. So i wonder if there is something like that for windows phone 8 ?
I don t like the fact to not have access to a file manager....
Thanks in advance for your answer
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not yet. it'll come, but might be a while. yeah, the interop is annoying, but we'll get it eventually.
You really don't need a file explorer. Documents go to the Office hub. Photos go to the Photos hub. PDFs will go to the PDF Reader app (in the Store), and Music lives in the Music+Videos hub. If you want, you can use your free SkyDrive (skydrive.com, log in with your existing Microsoft account) to store whatever you like. You can then access that from the phone using the SkyDrive app in the Windows Phone Store.
Windows Phone does a great job of organizing your data for you. It is not like Android, and will take some getting used to. It is better than an iPhone, though, which restricts you even more, dumbing things down way too far, IMO.
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You really don't need a file explorer. Documents go to the Office hub. Photos go to the Photos hub. PDFs will go to the PDF Reader app (in the Store), and Music lives in the Music+Videos hub. If you want, you can use your free SkyDrive (skydrive.com, log in with your existing Microsoft account) to store whatever you like. You can then access that from the phone using the SkyDrive app in the Windows Phone Store.
Windows Phone does a great job of organizing your data for you. It is not like Android, and will take some getting used to. It is better than an iPhone, though, which restricts you even more, dumbing things down way too far, IMO.
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Windows Phone does a great job.. but nothing will ever do a better job than a user who knows what he's doing..
I personally find it extremely frustrating that I can't download a file from my email.. and store it somewhere to attach and send it off to someone else later.
If someone sends me a zip file and I want to store it on my phone.. how does that happen?!
Puff1911 said:
Windows Phone does a great job.. but nothing will ever do a better job than a user who knows what he's doing..
I personally find it extremely frustrating that I can't download a file from my email.. and store it somewhere to attach and send it off to someone else later.
If someone sends me a zip file and I want to store it on my phone.. how does that happen?!
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That is a valid point, for users that do actually know what they're doing. It would be nice if Windows Phone provided a sandboxed area to store any type of file, either downloaded via the browser or from an email. However, .zip files can be opened from an email and their contents saved to the phone (if a file type supported by either the built-in functions or an app). Those files can then be re-attached to a new email. You could also just forward the email to someone else, modifying the contents, if you want to send the entire .zip. There is an app in the Store alled Archiver that will open .rar, .gz, .tar, .7z, and .bz2 files and save them for later.
kpmblue7 said:
That is a valid point, for users that do actually know what they're doing. It would be nice if Windows Phone provided a sandboxed area to store any type of file, either downloaded via the browser or from an email. However, .zip files can be opened from an email and their contents saved to the phone (if a file type supported by either the built-in functions or an app). Those files can then be re-attached to a new email. You could also just forward the email to someone else, modifying the contents, if you want to send the entire .zip. There is an app in the Store alled Archiver that will open .rar, .gz, .tar, .7z, and .bz2 files and save them for later.
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was just using the zip as a reference file.. but it could be anything..
They should really make an app that is a file explorer.
I don't have a WP phone, but I know there's NO WAY to root it or jailbreak. Root = ONLY Android. Jailbreak = ONLY Apple products.
AW: [Q] htc 8x root or jailbreak
I think they mean something similar to root or jailbreak,not exactly the same
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Sorry for my post :s i never speak about wares next time.
But the lumia 920 it's unlock ?
Search the market for "Here Drive" ...
Hi,
Can I ask how to install a .xap app to HTC 8X when you have downloaded from the web page market (pc).
There is no storage card inside the mobile market as the instruction are given from microsoft.

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