Dropbox for iPad Released

[cheekyjeremy]

This is annoying to me. Making this right would go a long way toward solving most of my ipad issues...
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Making this right would solve most people's iPad issues. Dropbox is much more than a reader, and does a real good job at keeping everything in sync. It is the iPad that is blocking things, not Dropbox

 

[tfrees]

Quick Question

One step closer to being able to fully use this iPad seamlessly as a business device. All I need now is for Office HD to allow you to use the Dropbox servers, and then I can start, edit, save, transfer Word and Excel files back and forth, keep them in sync without multiple steps

almost there... come on... you can do it

What is office HD?

 

[cheekyjeremy]

What is office HD?

It's an office Suite for iPad. Well, it covers excel and word, but unlike pages and numbers for the iPad, it works smoothly and properly. It also allows you to save files back to source.

 

[jjk454ss]

It's an office Suite for iPad. Well, it covers excel and word, but unlike pages and numbers for the iPad, it works smoothly and properly. It also allows you to save files back to source.

Careful though, I used it to edit an Excel file I had on MobileMe and it screwed up the formatting. It was created in Mac Office 08. I would recommend backup up your files and then testing out Office HD. I do like the program though, don't get me wrong. I emailed the dev, they suggested moving my files to Google Docs, that seems to be working better for the spreadsheets so far.

 

[Dammit Cubs]

after using it further, i just came to realize that you can't even download the pictures thats on your drop box and put them in your photos app. It would be nice to put all your wallpapers you have collected on drop box and then just store them when you want to use them.

Dropbox seriously needs to update their Ipad/Iphone system so these mobile devices have just as much capability as our desktops.

This needs to be a must!

 

[cheekyjeremy]

after using it further, i just came to realize that you can't even download the pictures thats on your drop box and put them in your photos app. It would be nice to put all your wallpapers you have collected on drop box and then just store them when you want to use them.
This needs to be a must!

Again, the restrictions you refer to are on the iPad not Dropbox. You can't even take photos from your iDisk and put it to iPhoto on the iPad and those are two apple products

 

[Eric8199]

I am debating buying Pages. With Dropbox, there is an option to open your file in a drop box supported app. Can i click that and open the document in Pages?

I'm a journalist so there is minimal formatting in my documents, so I'm not concerned about that at all.

Thanks

 

[tfrees]

I am debating buying Pages. With Dropbox, there is an option to open your file in a drop box supported app. Can i click that and open the document in Pages?

I'm a journalist so there is minimal formatting in my documents, so I'm not concerned about that at all.

Thanks

Yes, you click a button in the top right and it gives your the option to export the document to pages. From there you can edit it, but you can't put it back into the drop box. You can also email a doc right from the pages app

 

[Dammit Cubs]

Again, the restrictions you refer to are on the iPad not Dropbox. You can't even take photos from your iDisk and put it to iPhoto on the iPad and those are two apple products

That's not true. Because you can use Goodreader and pull photos from Dropbox. Dropbox just as nice interface to fish around.

I just downloaded a photo from Dropbox. The same photo that I can't download. If I can view from my dropbox then i should be able it into my photos. In fact, goodreader allows me to access my dropbox, grab the picture and move the picture to photo album. It's not a restriction. Its a software feature that dropbox ipad app hasn't enabled.

 

[cheekyjeremy]

That's not true. Because you can use Goodreader and pull photos from Dropbox. Dropbox just as nice interface to fish around.

I just downloaded a photo from Dropbox. The same photo that I can't download. If I can view from my dropbox then i should be able it into my photos. In fact, goodreader allows me to access my dropbox, grab the picture and move the picture to photo album. It's not a restriction. Its a software feature that dropbox ipad app hasn't enabled.

As soon as Office HD enables Dropbox, you will be able to open dropbox, select your file and open it in Office, edit it, and then save it back to Dropbox. The master folder for Dropbox auto syncs with all your dropbox clients. Right now I have dropbox on my macbook pro, iPhone and iPad. If I edit it on any one of those, it updates it automatically on them all

 

[Dammit Cubs]

As soon as Office HD enables Dropbox, you will be able to open dropbox, select your file and open it in Office, edit it, and then save it back to Dropbox. The master folder for Dropbox auto syncs with all your dropbox clients. Right now I have dropbox on my macbook pro, iPhone and iPad. If I edit it on any one of those, it updates it automatically on them all

you mean use OFFICE HD to pull the file and then use OFFICE HD to push it back to Dropbox?

Is that how it works for google docs on Office HD?

 

[cheekyjeremy]

you mean use OFFICE HD to pull the file and then use OFFICE HD to push it back to Dropbox?

Is that how it works for google docs on Office HD?

Yes to the drop box question, not sure on the google docs question

 

[cheekyjeremy]

That's not true. Because you can use Goodreader and pull photos from Dropbox. Dropbox just as nice interface to fish around.

I just downloaded a photo from Dropbox. The same photo that I can't download. If I can view from my dropbox then i should be able it into my photos. In fact, goodreader allows me to access my dropbox, grab the picture and move the picture to photo album. It's not a restriction. Its a software feature that dropbox ipad app hasn't enabled.

I'm not sure what you are trying to say here. You can take a photo out of iPhoto on the iPad and put it into the drop box on the iPad. You can open the photo in drop box, and you can export it back out of drop box

 

[Dammit Cubs]

I'm not sure what you are trying to say here. You can take a photo out of iPhoto on the iPad and put it into the drop box on the iPad. You can open the photo in drop box, and you can export it back out of drop box

I seem to be having trouble exporting the photo out.

What I'm trying to say is. Lets say under the dropbox directory i have a folder called "photos". You store photos in there. If turn on my dropbox app, i can click on the photo to view, but i can't transfer the photo from the dropbox app to the photo directory of the ipad. (the main photo directory).

If you look at other apps, like the drawing apps, the photography apps or even goodreader, you can take picture thats in the app and if you press a button like a "copying picture to photos" comes up. It sends a copy to the photo directory.

As of right now, the Dropbox can do one thing, read. It lets me read excel files, lets me read text and lets me read photos. but i can't transfer the photos or even copy the photos from the dropbox directory to anyplace else. I would have to email the photo to myself, use the mail app to "save the picture as "

You get what i'm trying to say?

Goodreader lets me log onto the dropbox server (hopefully like office HD will do) and download the picture I want. From Goodreader, i then can take the target picture I just downloaded and transfer it to ipad photos directory.

Dropbox doesn't let me do that. If i view the files, it has to be on the server. I can't "save as" or "save a copy to"

 

[cheekyjeremy]

I seem to be having trouble exporting the photo out.

Hmm, photos seem to be handled differently than documents. With a document like excel, or word, it gives you options to open them in whatever installed programs you have. In my case I can open them in pages, numbers, OfficeHD or quick view. I'm trying to think of a reason to take a photo from drop box and put it into iPhoto.

 

[Dammit Cubs]

I seem to be having trouble exporting the photo out.

Hmm, photos seem to be handled differently than documents. With a document like excel, or word, it gives you options to open them in whatever installed programs you have. In my case I can open them in pages, numbers, OfficeHD or quick view. I'm trying to think of a reason to take a photo from drop box and put it into iPhoto.

Well Actually, the reason i have is that...i want to actually create a drop box folder just for Ipad wallpapers. I know that I can just put them in my iphoto when i download them online. but I don't want it to be overly crowded. You know how that goes. If i use my ipad to sync it like an event, apple changes it the resolution to optimize for ipad which i think is LAME.

Sometimes I just want to store a HD picture without looking for it on the internet. so it's nice.

Plus...secret porn. i'm kidding.

 

[striatedglutes]

Does dropbox for iPad allow you to view pictures at their full resolution? My iPhone version seems to be making them smaller, resulting in big time artifacts when I pinch zoom.