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Google Docs for iPad revamped for improved mobile editing

By | December 10, 2010, 8:03am PST

Summary: Google has been working to improve the use of Google Docs on the iPad with a couple of different options for users working on-the-go.

Google has been working to improve the use of Google Docs on the iPad with a couple of different options for users working on-the-go.

There isn’t an actual Google Docs app for the iPad, but the Goog has a new, mobile-optimized version of the documents editor ready for Apple’s tablet computer.

However, iPad users also have the option of using the full-fledged desktop editor for tweaking and managing documents and spreadsheets. While Google developers recommend the mobile version, it’s really up to the user and whatever works best for him or her.

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Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN's San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for MainStreet.com, Irish America Magazine and the New York Daily News, among others. Rachel has a B.A. in Mass Communications and History from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, where she served as art director for the student magazine, Plated.

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RE: Google Docs for iPad revamped for improved mobile editing
tonymcs@... 12th Dec 2010
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Improved mobile editing. Easy when you are starting from such a low base. I found editing anything on the iPad very annoying - another reason ot get a netbook.
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RE: Google Docs for iPad revamped for improved mobile editing
cyberslammer2 10th Dec 2010
Messed with it this morning, definitely a plus!
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RE: Google Docs for iPad revamped for improved mobile editing
tonymcs@... 12th Dec 2010
@cyberslammer2

Improved mobile editing. Easy when you are starting from such a low base. I found editing anything on the iPad very annoying - another reason ot get a netbook.

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