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Excel for iPad review: The best spreadsheet app for the iPad

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There are any number of spreadsheet apps available for the iPad, but recently the market changed dramatically when Microsoft released the full Office suite for iPad (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2113980/microsoft-announces-office-for-ipad-extending-productivity-to-all-ios-devices.html), including a version of Excel. While you can argue that Excel is many years late to the iPad party (and I wouldn’t disagree), the iPad version of Excel is a solid entrant, and instantly changes the landscape for competitive apps.</p><p>
I’ve spent quite a bit of time with Excel for iPad, and it’s telling that my main complaints have little to do with the actual program: Microsoft has done an excellent job at transferring the power and capabilities of Excel for OS X into Excel for iPad. The program loads quickly, contains more of Excel’s core functionality than I would have expected, and the transition from keyboard/mouse to full touch interface has been handled very nicely.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2139403/excel-for-ipad-review-the-best-spreadsheet-app-for-the-ipad.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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