[Archived] Chinese Tablets

[CapeTownRover]

Well there are loads of Chinese at the MWC and they normally get most of their ideas there, and replicate them. In fact, majority of their own branded items, are knock offs of an original item.

[Paul]

I've had a Nexus 7 for three days. Can someone enlighten me as to how on earth I get a decent office suite which will integrate / convert to Excel and Word on a PC? Minimal formatting in either - very simple spreadsheets and standard letter docs in Word.

I bought the Nexus because I understood there to be several choices available. I've tried a couple but the downloaded files don't seem to execute.

Should I be looking for an App instead of a programme?

Cheers

[Biddy]

I have officesuite 7 on my phone which works perfectly with all formats. Something else came pre-bumdled with my tablet which also seems to work fine but I can't remember what that is at the moment.

[Paul]

Ah good to hear that Biddy, I've been considering that one. Tried Kingsoft which is OK but not brilliant.

[Glenn]

As mentioned above, google docs, which is web based but has a decent mobile skin, may suit your needs (and is free). It's nowhere near the sophistication of excel, but if all you're after is a basic spreadsheet then it does the job well, I use it for loads of things (including the BRFCS accounts).

[Paul]

All I need is a basic spreadsheet. Now daft question. Google docs appears to just be a storage device but cloud based. Its effectively a drive, Dropbox does the same thing. As such I can't see any option for editing docs and still therefore need an app / programme to edit with.

Or have I missed something fundamental?

[Biddy]

Google Docs is usable from the browser on Android but it's confusing as what to do. I just browsed to docs.google.com and it signed me in and took me to my google drive with no more explanation.

From there I actually had an excel spreadsheet in my drive so I clicked on that and it opened and let me edit it.

I then when back to my google drive and noticed a "paper with pen" type edit icon to the right with a couple of down arrows. press on that and it lets you create a new spreadsheet or word document.

So, no you don't need other software and yes it works in the cloud. Both all well and good if you have a decent network connection. Crap if not.

[Glenn]

All I need is a basic spreadsheet. Now daft question. Google docs appears to just be a storage device but cloud based. Its effectively a drive, Dropbox does the same thing. As such I can't see any option for editing docs and still therefore need an app / programme to edit with.

Or have I missed something fundamental?

That sounds like google drive rather than google docs. They have done a lot of work merging the two recently though, but as Biddy says either upload a spreadsheet and hit edit, or hit create and then spreadsheet and it should be opened in a web based spreadsheet app.

Something in the back of my mind says google did some jiggery pokery to actually make if offline (without a permanent connection) if you jumped through the right hoops. But realistically, yes internet access required.

[Paul]

I try hard, very hard but fundamentally I'm getting older and lack any technical education!!

I shall look again tonight. It could be a PC, car battery and small trailer is the answer!!!

[Paul]

Excellent got that working very well. This nexus 7 is amazing. The voice recognition software is so good. All the entries in my spreadsheet can be done without typing, wonderful.

And I was able to make this post using the software. Though I haven't learnt how to do a full stop .......... yet!!

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

[Alan75]

Have to agree that the nexus 7 is an amazing piece of kit for the price - had mine for about a month and still finding some new gimicks to it each day.

Bought the case with detatchable keyboard (£19.99) but dont need to use the keyboard as the touch screen is so responsive