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'Documents to Go' Appears in App Store

Monday June 15, 2009 9:45 am PDT by Eric Slivka
The iPhone version of Documents to Go, the popular document editing application suite for mobile platforms from DataViz, has finally appeared in the App Store. Documents to Go for the iPhone offers the ability to edit, create and view Microsoft Word documents, as well as the ability to view and sync Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, iWork, and other files. Unfortunately, as detailed in a February preview, the ability to create and edit Excel spreadsheets is not included in the initial release. DataViz promises, however, that users will receive a free upgrade for the functionality when it becomes available.

Two versions of the application suite are available at introductory prices: Documents to Go [App Store, $4.99] and Documents to Go with Exchange Attachments [App Store, $9.99]. The Exchange version adds the ability to access Exchange attachments directly within Documents to Go:

For Microsoft Exchange e-mail users, you can now access your attachments right within Documents To Go. E-mail any Word document that you've edited or created in Documents To Go as well any other files you keep handy on your iPhone.

- E-mail with supported attachments are downloaded into Documents To Go.
- Attachments can then be viewed or edited.
- Reply or forward to an existing e-mail with supported attachments.
- Create new e-mail and attach files to send off right away.


Documents to Go is part of an increasing number on business productivity apps making their way to the iPhone platform. Quickoffice, a similar document editing suite priced at $19.99 but already offering some spreadsheet editing capabilities, appeared in the App Store last month.
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xionmac
Posted: 35 months ago
I bought this right off the bat, but I can't find the coordinating desktop app to sync docs with... Anyone smarter than me on that? :D
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veterator
Posted: 35 months ago
Finally! I loved this on my Palm, finally for the iPhone. Interesting that it works with iWork '08, but not with '05, '06, or '09. I was excited at first, but I have been using Pages more as of late.
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Yoda3984
Posted: 35 months ago

I bought this right off the bat, but I can't find the coordinating desktop app to sync docs with... Anyone smarter than me on that? :D


Go through the whole registration process on DataViz's website. Your registration number is under "About Documents to Go" in the app. After that, they should just give you a link to it. Not sure if registration is necessary, but that was the only way I could find it.

All in all, I really like this app. No Excel editing is a downer, but I the desktop app makes the wait worth it in my opinion. I always like Docs2Go on my Treo, so this was a no-brainer for me.
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fleshman03
Posted: 35 months ago
Blah. Wake me when iWork with a desktop sync comes to the iPhone.

That'll be when? 2012?
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xionmac
Posted: 35 months ago

Go through the whole registration process on DataViz's website. Your registration number is under "About Documents to Go" in the app. After that, they should just give you a link to it. Not sure if registration is necessary, but that was the only way I could find it.

All in all, I really like this app. No Excel editing is a downer, but I the desktop app makes the wait worth it in my opinion. I always like Docs2Go on my Treo, so this was a no-brainer for me.


The excel editing is coming as a free update, according to DataViz. Thanks for the info, I'm checking it out now!
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xionmac
Posted: 35 months ago
http://download.dataviz.com/documentstogo/iphone/documentstogoiphn1.0000.017-en.dmg

LMK if that doesn't work. Elsewise, register your app (see above) and get the link sent to you directly.

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str1f3
Posted: 35 months ago

Finally! I loved this on my Palm, finally for the iPhone. Interesting that it works with iWork '08, but not with '05, '06, or '09. I was excited at first, but I have been using Pages more as of late.


I don't know about the older iWorks butit seems that there is a major difference in the format to iWork 09. There is not one application inthe store that can read it. Though there are many that can read iWork 08. Interestingly, the iDisk app coming with 3.0 can. Is Apple blocking others from creating an iWork compatible app because they will eventually release one?
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tigres
Posted: 35 months ago
Hello all,

Could someone explain what exactly the Exchange version does?
I have read the documetation on the site, and have no idea how this attaches exchange e-mails docs?

Does anyone know first hand?

Thanks in advance.
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Night Spring
Posted: 35 months ago
This app doesn't display non-alphabet characters. Very disappointed, as most of my work involves reading/writing Japanese, making this app useless for me. QuickOffice displays, but doesn't let me enter, Japanese. *sigh*
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BillPetro
Posted: 35 months ago
Do any of the Documents To Go users have any experience with the QuickOffice app on iPhone? I've used both on the Palm platform, and wonder how they compare on the iPhone.

Thanks,

-Bill Petro
www.billpetro.com
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