Using Excel on the go

[Zack Barresse]

I've used remote apps such as TeamViewer from my phone but found it was difficult to navigate on such a small screen. I'll almost always try to use the web app if I can. Haven't had a chance to play with Office for iOS because you need an O365 subscription for it. On the go I almost always use my tablet with a full Office install. If I didn't have that I would look for the web app first.

There's another iOS app called CloudOn, which apparently they host a free (don't know how) Office and you can link to SkyDrive, Google, etc. Don't know much about it, but it did work when I tried it out a few months ago.

 

[starl]

I've used remote apps such as TeamViewer from my phone but found it was difficult to navigate on such a small screen. I'll almost always try to use the web app if I can. Haven't had a chance to play with Office for iOS because you need an O365 subscription for it. On the go I almost always use my tablet with a full Office install. If I didn't have that I would look for the web app first.

There's another iOS app called CloudOn, which apparently they host a free (don't know how) Office and you can link to SkyDrive, Google, etc. Don't know much about it, but it did work when I tried it out a few months ago.

Zack - the office version on the tablet is a full version, with VBA? Android or Windows 8?

 

[Smitty]

Zack and I both have the Surface Pro, so full Office & VBA.

 

[Zack Barresse]

Yup, Win8Pro. Didn't want the RT, no VBA.

 

[starl]

Pro on a tablet? How does that run?

 

[Smitty]

Pro on a tablet? How does that run?

I can't speak for other tablets, but it runs fine on the Surface. Granted, it's not knock your socks off performance, but it's pretty good.

 

[Zack Barresse]

I've been happy with it. Gotta get used to Touch mode, but other than that it's cool. I actually really dig Outlook in Touch mode on the tablet, works really well. And the Surface has enough horsepower to do most things I want in Excel/Access.