The question of whether the IPad can work like a laptop has not been solved since 2020, but smartphones can also work to some extent. I think that's what I actually feel year after year. Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOG), and Apple (AAPL) have developed document, spreadsheet and presentation applications, which are not usually very eye-catching, but they are steadily evolving. This time, I would like to introduce the best office applications that use smartphones to get the job done.
Microsoft Office is a decision-making version of office applications that everyone knew a long time ago. Smartphone apps are also available, of course, and Word (Android,iOS), Excel (Android,iOS) and PowerPoint (Android,iOS) are available free of charge. Unlike the tablet version (devices with screens larger than 10.1 inches), you do not need to sublisten on Office 365.
Worthy of Microsoft, the quality of the application is very good. Mobile transformations for viewing and viewing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations feel great, and even complex files that contain charts, tables, and images can be displayed smoothly.
Due to the small screen limitations of smartphones, we can't display everything at once, but the user interface is smart to avoid it. For example, if you select text, formatting options are displayed in a pop-up window, and selecting a column in Excel displays the reordering options for that column, as well as a clear average and total value.
In Word, you can switch between printing view layouts and moving display layouts, making it easy to read even on a small screen. In PowerPoint, you can overlap slides and view the contents of each part of the slide show separately.
Even if you need to trim photos imported by PowerPoint or change the chart layout in Excel, you can easily set it right away. You can display detailed menus as needed and hide them when editing.
Of course, there are also features that mobile versions cannot do. For example, you cannot merge document history in Word, set new conditional formatting rules in Excel, or create custom animations in PowerPoint. In general, though, Microsoft can implement many of the features of the desktop version on mobile.
Microsoft mobile applications have more advantages than those of other companies in terms of ease of use and overall simplification, such as chart types, slide switching, page layout and so on. Cloud storage "OneDrive" is not that good, but it has now been updated so that you can update files between multiple devices.
In addition, Microsoft has just launched an integrated "Microsoft Office" application for Android and iOS. This is an application that integrates Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and can be used for free. Although you can continue to use separate applications, this integrated application allows you to access Word, Excel, and PowerPoint wholeheartedly from your smartphone. For example, you can also use other features, such as creating documents and spreadsheets from scanned images.
Not to mention the ease of use of desktop Web browser versions of Google documents, spreadsheets and slides, of course, we also provide mobile applications for Google documents (Android,iOS), Google spreadsheets (Android,iOS) and Google slides (Android,iOS).
The simple interface of the Web browser version is also inherited by the application version. Document, spreadsheet, and slide menus and screens are easy to configure and are not as comprehensive as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It depends on the strengths and weaknesses of your requirements for mobile office applications.
Google mobile app cooperation in different functions, such as text formatting, embedding charts, creating tables, etc., is not as good as Microsoft (for example, slides cannot be edited for sliding transition) The spreadsheet cannot fix the pane).
Focus on simplicity and speed, rather than trying to get close to the desktop version and pursue versatility. Basic editing operations such as text, spreadsheets, slides, etc., can be stress-free, but mobile versions are difficult to create beautiful files from scratch.
The app is also designed to make the most of the smartphone's small screen. For example, for text formatting, you can quickly change the color, font size, and style of text with just a few clicks to create an itemized or numbered list. After you insert more charts, you can intelligently lay out all the options.
The document, spreadsheet, and slide change history on the Web is immediately reflected on the mobile device.
Of course, other Google apps and services work well together. You can easily transfer presentations to Chromecast devices, and you can easily edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations between multiple users, just like the desktop Web browser version.
Synchronization with Google cloud storage will not be reduced to any other one. If you are mainly people who regularly use Google documents, spreadsheets, and slides on Web, there is no problem with doing minimal basic editing on your mobile phone. If you want to edit more complex files or create new files from your smartphone, you might want to consider using the Microsoft application.
Compared with the annual iOS, iPadOS and macOS updates, Apple's office app is inconspicuous and seems unnoticed, but all Apple devices are free to use. For Apple users, existence is taken for granted, and you may not have noticed. You can download Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for free on all iOS-equipped devices.
There are no more features than Microsoft's Office app, but it is as smooth and easy to use as Google Apps. Microsoft and Google apps, the balance between the two has a sense of both. Of course, people without iOS devices won't choose because the Android version hasn't been developed yet.
The user interface displays frequently used tools in the middle and front of the interface, which is easy to use, and you can move the image in the page and add the format to the cell group in the spreadsheet.
It also has advanced features, including inserting tables in Pages, adding formulas to Numbers, and manipulating transitions in Keynote. The interface is clean, and you don't hesitate to look for the editing options you need.
Power users will find Word, Excel and PowerPoint more attractive. From the layouts that can be created, the richness of files and formatting options that can be complex operations will not exceed that of Microsoft. But Apple smearing office applications are also good enough for most iOS users.
In addition, it is quite convenient for multiple users to edit at the same time. All change history for Pages,Numbers and Keynote can be tracked. ICloud Drive is also constantly updated to make it easier to edit files on multiple devices.
On the small screens of smart phones, Pages, Numbers and Keynote are possible and impossible under the limitations of small vertical displays. We also provide a wealth of templates without the need to create spreadsheets or presentations from scratch.
The appropriateness of using an Apple application depends on other factors, not the result of the application itself. Do you use only iOS and no Android devices? Do you still want to access it from the Web browser? In addition, are all team members using Microsoft Office? If none of them apply, then applications that use Apple don't seem to have any trouble.
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