![]() Here’s the setup: You’re ready to use your iPad as your sole mobile device. Maybe you don’t own a MacBook and the iPad is your only option. Or maybe you have both a MacBook and an iPad, but you’re going on a trip where you would rather leave your MacBook at home. You’re going to have to depend on your iPad for everything. What is the best and most accessible word processor for mac OS X? I am new to the world of macs and need something to give me the advanced feature that are available in microsoft word for windows. I need to be able to create tables, lists, forms, footnotes and review track changes. Parallels for mac support number. I’ve — but it’s time for me to re-evaluate. As I prepare to leave for a two-week vacation — with my iPad and no MacBook — my main concern is about how best to use the iPad as a word processor. Not just for brief notes or email, but for tasks that require extended typing. The keyboard decision I’ve already made one key decision. I won’t be depending on the iPad’s virtual keyboard. I’m taking along an external keyboard: a. It’s done well in my “pre-flight tests.” The main downside is that, when I don’t need the keyboard, the case gets in the way and I often wind up removing the iPad from it. I never much liked my prior arrangement: an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and separate stand for the iPad. I don’t want the hassle of three separate components to carry around and set up. And the setup is impractical in numerous situations, such as when I want to type with the iPad on my lap. I have a third-generation iPad, which means I can use iOS 5’s dictation feature — via the microphone key on the virtual keyboard. Even with an external keyboard, I can access it when desired (the ZAGG has a button to bring up the virtual keyboard). It’s amazingly accurate, and I do intend to use it. However, it is far from a substitute for typing. First, it only works when you have an Internet connection and a relatively quiet environment (and one not too public; you don’t want your talk to disturb others nearby). Second, if you frequently pause and correct yourself, it doesn’t work well. Finally, when you get to the point of editing and revising already entered text, dictation is almost useless. Still, it’s great for casual initial entry of text. The app decision My next decision was the more difficult one: Which word/text processing app(s) would I mainly use? The problem was that I had acquired over two dozen text processing apps since getting my first iPad. I had fiddled with each one at one time or another. But I had never decided which one(s) would be my main go-to choices. The time to decide had now come. After working my way through all of my old text apps, plus a few new ones I added along the way, I came to my decision. Here are the results: Pages. Apple’s is a great iOS word processor. Actually, it’s more than a word-processor.
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