Making a switch from a MacBook to an iPad Pro, you need to ensure you have productivity apps. Apple’s office apps like Pages, Numbers and Keynote are exceptional but if you work in a corporate environment with mixed platforms like PCs, Macs and iPads, the only way to go is Microsoft Office which has complete compatibility between MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook. Also there is no need to worry when collaborating on a document that formatting will be an issue between Office for Windows, Mac and iOS.
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Cloud File Storage
You now have your MacBook replacement in the form of an iPad Pro, keyboard, pencil and headphones in front of you and its time to do some productive work. Question is how do you access your files? They’re stored on a network drive. You have two choices, buy a third party app like File Browser to access your network drive stored files since Apple’s Files App does not have the functionality or migrate all your network drive stored files into the cloud, which is how Apple envisioned you using the iPad Pro. Remember, the world is changing, so migrating to the cloud is now the norm. The benefit being you can now access your files from any device, iPad Pro, iPhone, Mac, Windows and any browser. Here are some options:
- iCloud – You are probably already using iCloud for some of the functionality on your iPad and Mac like email, photos, browser shortcuts and music. Apple provides you with 5GB, so you will need buy additional iCloud storage to be fully productive.
- Dropbox – You can signup for a free 2GB account and get additional storage for referrals. One you download the Dropbox app for iOS and sign in, your files will be available in the Files App.
- OneDrive – If you subscribe to Office 365 you get 6 user licenses and each user automatically gets access to Microsoft’s OneDrive and 1TB of cloud storage per user.
- GoogleDrive – When you signup for a gmail account you automatically get access to Google Drive and 15GB of cloud storage. If you use Google Docs then GoogleDrive is perfect for you as it work seemlessly.
The Changing World
Every part of our world is changing including where our data is stored, like the cloud, the applications we use to create documents and interact with each other and the devices we run applications. In 2006, Apple, created Intel based Macs. Many Windows users switched and had to get familiar with how to do the same tasks in macOS as on Windows. It’s 2019 and Apple has created a bigger iPad Pro to challenge the MacBook. Is it a laptop replacement? It can be but there are additional accessories and apps that are needed to make the switch seamless. Also we need to get familiar with how to do the same tasks in iOS as in macOS. It’s not always straight forward but if we stick with it there is a way.
This new site has been created to bring together a community of users using an iPad Pro and iOS where we can share ideas and interact with each other. Posts will be made up of how to’s and consist of YouTube videos or descriptive information or point to other articles we have found. If you would like to askiOS to post an entry about a particular topic, either contact us or leave a comment here.
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