iPad for Professional Use

[Night Spring]

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That is not a formatted bullet list though with indenting and follow on bullet points. A bullet list is a VERY useful tool.

It's an email app, not a word processor. The email app I had on my desktop computer didn't have bullet list function, either.

 

[subjonas]

Not the thread I thought this was going to be from the title. I thought people were going to talk about how they use their iPP in their professional workflow, which I would be very interested to hear (maybe I should start another thread).

More on topic, it's interesting how everyone's needs for a professional device is different. For me, the iPP would be a better professional tool if it had:
- more flexible file management
- native video input
- and of course more professional apps

 

[iSam21]

Not the thread I thought this was going to be from the title. I thought people were going to talk about how they use their iPP in their professional workflow, which I would be very interested to hear (maybe I should start another thread).

More on topic, it's interesting how everyone's needs for a professional device is different. For me, the iPP would be a better professional tool if it had:
- more flexible file management
- native video input
- and of course more professional apps

Heh, sorry.

I do use the IPP in a 'professional' context (in my case that is a corporate world full of spreadsheets, word documents and meetings).

I love it, but felt very strongly that Apple can't claim it to be a laptop killer when I can't do bullet lists in an email (I kind of think of that as a symptom or example shortcoming). That is such a basic but very useful tool.

I agree with your point re File Management. I've kind of got over that though as I see it as a philosophical position on Apple's part and I can kind of see what they are trying to do with it. There are also no shortage of threads on that particular issue!
[doublepost=1463973105][/doublepost]I am happy to report that Airmail fixes both of my identified issues. Huzzah!

I STILL think they should be fixed in native apps, but happy to have a solution (that my IT team let me use).

 

[ericwn]

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It's an email app, not a word processor. The email app I had on my desktop computer didn't have bullet list function, either.

My Mac Mail has it for many years and it helps greatly to format text when working with lists.

 

[dk001]

...I am happy to report that Airmail fixes both of my identified issues. Huzzah!

I STILL think they should be fixed in native apps, but happy to have a solution (that my IT team let me use).

Allow assignment of default apps would be such a win for the users.

 

[marcociccone]

The iPad Pro would be an excellent professional machine (I'm thinking at office environments) from an hardware point of view... excellent display, portability, CPUs, etc. The innovation should come from its software.
For me, it can completely replace my laptop when iOS will allow:
- drag and drop between apps
- multiple instances of the same apps opened
- support for external monitors (primary or secondary, excluding mirroring that is already sopported). This should come in par with...
- support for other pointing systems. I don't think about a mouse, the apple pencil is already an excellent pointing system. What if we can use it on a trackpad too?
- managing files system wide. I'm thinking something similar to a filesystem, with maybe only 5-6 folders (docs, music, downloads, etc) accessible to users.

I think (and hope) that on a long term some of these features will come...
until then it can only replace my machine through desktop remote apps.

 

[JonnyDW]

Also, Print to PDF would make my workflow much better. When we have meetings and I want to make notes on said emails, etc, I would like to export them to a Notes app (I use Notability) as a PDF so I can scribble notes on them. I should look harder to see if there is a solution for this already.

Still no answer to bullet points, but you already can print to PDF. Simply go to print anything (email, web page, anything that supports the standard Apple Share Print) then, on the preview, do a two finger pinch outwards to "expand" and becomes a PDF you can share with another application. Works great.

Jon

 

[Ghost31]

Still no answer to bullet points, but you already can print to PDF. Simply go to print anything (email, web page, anything that supports the standard Apple Share Print) then, on the preview, do a two finger pinch outwards to "expand" and becomes a PDF you can share with another application. Works great.

Jon

Or on notability for example if you are just on a webpage and you share sheet to notability, it saves the entire page as a PDF to notability that you can then annotate

 

[windowpain]

Still no answer to bullet points, but you already can print to PDF. Simply go to print anything (email, web page, anything that supports the standard Apple Share Print) then, on the preview, do a two finger pinch outwards to "expand" and becomes a PDF you can share with another application. Works great.

Jon

Why did I not know this! Been using iPads since the iPad 1.. and had no idea you could do that.
Thanks.

 

[DougFNJ]

Still no answer to bullet points, but you already can print to PDF. Simply go to print anything (email, web page, anything that supports the standard Apple Share Print) then, on the preview, do a two finger pinch outwards to "expand" and becomes a PDF you can share with another application. Works great.

Jon

Wow! You just added a whole other dimension to my idevices. Thank you very much, seriously. Also allows it to export right over to PDF Expert or GoodNotes. What a great function.

 

[Diving Capers]

Still no answer to bullet points, but you already can print to PDF. Simply go to print anything (email, web page, anything that supports the standard Apple Share Print) then, on the preview, do a two finger pinch outwards to "expand" and becomes a PDF you can share with another application. Works great.

Jon

Tip of the day! I have to echo the two posts above and say ... how come I didn't know this?

Thanks

 

[sdz]

Actually you can print anything to PDF in IOS (just like in OSX).
Just go to print (and pinch to zoom on document preview)

 

[jlseattle]

So, I work for a company that is windows based but am going to bring my iPad Pro to work and use it in meetings. I think it will be fun to see the reactions I get and also to see how how well it functions. I may just use this as a meeting and out and about machine. Yay

 

[dk001]

So, I work for a company that is windows based but am going to bring my iPad Pro to work and use it in meetings. I think it will be fun to see the reactions I get and also to see how how well it functions. I may just use this as a meeting and out and about machine. Yay

Let us know how that works for you.

 

[jlseattle]

Let us know how that works for you.

Definitely, I'm sure I'll get some sideways glances from my MS oriented teammates but they know I'm a mac lover so in the end it will be fine.

 

[mk313]

I know this is an old thread, but I was looking for the same thing & found this thread. After doing some playing around with the keyboard, I found that Option & 8 will give you a bullet in mail (and presumably other apps as well). Also, it looks like holding option while hitting any number or letter on the keyboard will give you different symbols. Figured I'd post it here in case anyone does a search for this in the future.

 

[toddluger]

No need to apologize. I've also found this infuriating for years. After searching again today, I've decided that nothing is ever going to change in this regard. So, my very imperfect workaround is the following:

1. Create a folder in the iOS Notes app named OUTBOX.

2. Compose any email that requires formatting in a new note.

3. Use the share button to open the note in the ios Mail app, which will automatically pick up all of the formatting.

4. Address and send the message as you normally would. You will be automatically returned to the note.

5. Trash the sent note in the Notes app. The sent message will be saved in the Mail app.

PRO TIP: The first standalone sentence in the note will automatically become the subject of the email

Sorry - just needed to rant following a recent business trip where I wanted to leave the laptop behind.