It happens that Word, Excel, Pages, Keynote and Numbers documents created on Windows or Mac require urgent correction, and only iPhone or iPad is at hand. How to provide for the possibility of editing documents, as well as their synchronization between all iOS devices and computers, we will tell in this material.
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With Google Docs
Probably the most convenient way to keep your documents always at hand (on any device with a browser and the Internet) is to upload them to Google Docs. The only drawback of the service is the lack of support for files created in Apple applications (Pages, Keynote and Numbers), but for Microsoft Word and Excel files, this is ideal.
Follow the steps below to load and work with Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in Google Docs.
one. Register a Google account (create a Gmail box) by following this instruction.
2. Go to service page Google Docs.
3. At the top of the screen, select the desired online web application: Documents, Sheets or Presentations.
four. To add files from your computer (and other sources), click on the folder icon.
5. Download the required documents.
6. To create a new document, click the “+” button at the bottom of the screen.
7. To change the web application, click the button with three stripes in the upper left corner.
To view and edit files from Google Docs on iOS devices, use the official apps Google Docs and Google Sheets.
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Using iWork for iCloud in a browser
With free cloud service iWork for iCloud You can move work documents to iCloud to share them on iOS and Mac. You can do this on any computer with Internet access.
one. Open icloud.com on any computer and sign in with your Apple ID.
2. Depending on which document you need to upload to the “cloud” – select the Pages web application (Microsoft Word files) or Numbers (Microsoft Excel files).
3. Then just drag the file (or several) into the program window in the browser. In a moment, all documents will be available to work with iPhone, iPad or Mac.
Again, the above method can be used not only for documents iWorkbut also for MS Office files (Word, Excel) for Windows.
To edit uploaded files, simply open them in an online editor.
Optionally, you can add a user to co-edit the document online.
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With iCloud Drive on Mac
one. Open Finder and go to the tab iCloud Drive. You can enable the service along the way System settings → Apple ID → iCloud.
2. Copy (or drag and drop) the necessary documents from your computer to the cloud storage iCloud Drive.
It is worth noting that when using applications with iCloud support, the corresponding folders will be automatically created for them in iCloud Drive.
After completing the above steps, your documents will always be available on any Apple device with Internet access, including the iWork for iCloud service described above.
Pages and Numbers will allow you to open Word text files and Excel spreadsheets.
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How to View and Edit Documents from iCloud on iPhone and iPad
Documents uploaded to iCloud Drive will be available in the Files app (requires an iOS 11+ device).
Also, the files will be available for viewing and editing in the respective applications. Pages (link) or numbers (link) downloaded to iOS devices.
Below is a screenshot of the application Pages with available files from the “cloud” iCloud Drive.
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