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Best office suite for AndroidWhile Microsoft has released Android versions of its Office apps, there are plenty of other choices available
for users who might prefer less space-hungry suites.Google's own productivity apps such as Sheets and Docs are built for Android and take up
However, they sometimes lack advanced functions, such as the ability to export documents in a specific format
Some users also have privacy concerns about storing personal files in the cloud.In this guide you will discover five excellent office suites
for Android, which you can download today from the Google Play store
Others such as Quip are not concerned with imitation and use their own interface.Whichever office suite you choose, remember to make regular
backups of any documents you create in case you lose your Android device.1
QuipEditing and viewing documents made easy with this collaboration appFree trialIntegrated chat roomsLimited export formatsQuip is an
online collaborative software suite that is available on Android devices
The company was founded in 2012 by Bret Taylor, who was a former Facebook CTO, in conjunction with Kevin Gibbs, founder of the Google App
Engine.The main features of Quip are the spreadsheet and word processing functions which allow online collaboration as well as alterations
on the corresponding Android apps
All members of the group can view and edit documents at the same time and also have the ability to add comments if need be
activity of the user, rather than on the number of days you use it for
This enables you to use spreadsheets, chat and Live Apps such as a Calendar
If you need assistance there is also excellent support available
The app allows you to work offline and sync documents when you are next online.Some online reviews have criticized Quip's ability to load
PDF documents saying that it is limited and sometimes can be time consuming
Further note that the app only supports a limited number of import/export formats.2
seemingly cause crashesDataViz, the company that established Docs to Go, started off with a product that connected Macs and PCs together
Docs to Go was subsequently created for BlackBerry and is now a multi-platform app.The Android app allows users to view Adobe PDF and
From here you can edit and create Excel, PowerPoint and Word files, all in the palm of your hand
Docs to Go has many formatting tools, such as word count, tables, font color and the ability to track changes.There's a free and premium
Both support editing and formatting within the app, along with advanced Excel support
Both the free and premium applications are optimized for use on a tablet with portrait and landscape views.Docs to Go has its own versions
of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
These are known as Word to Go, Sheet to Go and Slideshow to Go
The only criticism the solution seems to receive is that PDF files tend to cause the app to crash, with folks being advised to stick with a
separate PDF viewer for this purpose.3
SmartOfficeAn excellent basic suite with optional extra featuresFree mobile appSleek designCopy and paste is trickySmartOffice claims to
offer the most accurate representation of Microsoft Office products that can be seen on a mobile app
It is one of the few free office suite solutions for Android out there
The company used to have a paid product, but in recent times has got rid of that to offer this free version, which comes with all the
features needed to make a truly innovative app.As the official Microsoft Office apps can take up a lot of storage space, this app is perfect
for space-constrained users, as it only utilizes 15MB
The user interface is straightforward and simple to use, too.The app offers password protection so that you have extra security when saving
any documents you have been working on
Users can edit and share Microsoft documents easily and efficiently, plus all files can be converted to a PDF if needed
Documents can be opened and saved online with access to the likes of Dropbox and Google Drive.SmartOffice supports several image formats
such as PNG, JPG, GIF, TIFF and BMP
Wireless printing is also supported
It is compatible with all versions of Word since 1997 and supports over 37 different languages
The only real criticism of this suite is that the copy and paste options appear to be needlessly complicated, and as such, can take a while
office suite developed by Chinese software outfit Kingsoft
The Android version was released in 2014 and weighs in at 35MB
The suite comprises of WPS Writer, Presentation and Spreadsheet.The WPS PDF reader has the ability to convert PDF to WPS and is able to read
The app supports a number of file types such as DOC, RTF, DOT, PPTX, TXT and HTML amongst others
All documents are fully compatible with Microsoft Office and Google Docs.The app allows you to securely encrypt your files with passkeys,
and you can edit your documents without fear of losing your work thanks to the auto-save option
Features include the ability to track changes, comments, and run spell checks.Another handy feature supported by the app is the ability to
present documents straight from your smartphone (or tablet) to a compatible TV or projector
are seemingly quite intrusive.5
OfficeSuiteA user-friendly suite with neat chat and collaboration optionsFree office suite and PDF viewerEasy-to-useStandard version is very
basicOfficeSuite was first released as a mobile app in 2004 on Palm OS, where it was mainly read-only until 2009
At this time Sony requested an Android version within a very short time span of 12 weeks
This was achieved and OfficeSuite for Android was born
The product is now a fully featured cross-platform productivity suite.There are three OfficeSuite options available in the Play Store: the
certain in-app purchases (for example, paying for extra fonts), but you can still make purchases if you wish.This suite is also fully
compatible with a large number of file formats such as ODT, PDF, RTF, TXT and CSV
However, the free app is inundated with ads
Further note that you will need to upgrade to the premium version if you want to open certain file types such as ODT.The OfficeSuite Drive
allows you to store up to 15GB of files in the cloud
The new Chats feature helps co-workers to collaborate and swap documents online
The app is fully compatible with all Microsoft documents and boasts support for PDF files with features such as camera scanning and PDF
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