![]() This worked, but it wasn’t very intuitive - and if you’re going to be using Google Docs, why bother with Polaris Office at all? In order to load the PowerPoint presentation, I had to load the native Google Docs app, long press on the file, select Open As, and then direct Android to launch the document in Polaris Office. While other Office suite apps had no problem with these files, in Polaris Office, I could only access doc files from Google Docs (see Figure 2) - the Excel and PowerPoint presentations were not visible in the file list. Generally, my experience has been that Polaris is relatively rough. You can create a new document, spreadsheet, or presentation or load and manipulate a previously created one. It’s a relatively robust Office alternative that includes the ability to access and modify both local files (see Figure 1) and those stored on Google Docs. Polaris Office is currently only available bundled with the ASUS Transformer. ![]() How do these different products stand up to one another as Android alternatives to Microsoft Office? Read on to find out. ![]() I’m not a heavy user of either Excel or PowerPoint, so I’m going to focus on word processing. Generally, the ability to read and write Word, Excel, and PowerPoint formatted documents is the benchmark for a modern Office suite. The most popular use for Office suite applications is word processing, but the ability to create and utilize spreadsheets and presentations are also important functions of a full-fledged Office suite. Popular alternatives include Polaris Office, which is bundled with the ASUS TF101 Transformer, and Google Docs, either as a native app or via web browser. The two top dogs for native Android app support on Honeycomb are Documents To Go by DataViz and OfficeSuite Pro 5 by Mobile Systems, Inc. There are only a handful of choices for Office suites for Android devices. Office suite alternatives for Android tabletsĭonovan Colbert takes a close look at several Office suites for Android tablets, including Polaris Office, Documents To Go, OfficeSuite Pro 5, and Google Docs as a native app or via a web browser.
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