Desktop version of Google Docs now available on iPad
10/12/2010 |
Google quietly announced that the desktop version of their Google Docs editor now works on the iPad. Google recommends you use the desktop version mainly for advanced editing such as the generation of new spreadsheets and alignment modifications. If all you need to do is make a few quick and easy edits they still guide you towards their iOS friendly mobile editing version.
Will this help make you more productive or is the mobile version more than enough to satisfy your document editing needs?...
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