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Documents To Go for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Help

Welcome!
System Requirements
Supported File Formats

Documents To Go Desktop Application

Setup &Pairing with your iOS device
Adding Folders & Files
Removing Folders & Files
Folder List
"My DocsToGo" Folder
Preferences

Documents To Go iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Application

Opening Files
Create New Documents
Delete Files & Folders

Working with Word Files

Navigating a document
Zooming
Text Selection & Cut/Copy/Paste
Using the Toolbar
Formatting
Find
Full Screen & Landscape
"Shake" to Undo/Redo

Working with Excel Files

Navigating a Spreadsheet
Zooming
Cell Selection & Cut/Copy/Paste
Using the toolbar

Working with PowerPoint Files

Navigating a Presentation
Slide notes
Zooming
Using the toolbar
Editing Slides
Full Screen & Landscape
"Shake" to Undo/Redo

Working with PDF Files

Description
Navigating a PDF file
Page Rotation
Zooming
Using the Toolbar
Full Screen & Landscape

Online Files

Description
Setup
Using Online Files
Status Icons and Messages

Email Attachments

Downloading and Saving Attachments

Troubleshooting

For a list of frequent troubleshooting issues, please see the Documents To Go technical support website at http://support.dataviz.com


Welcome!

Documents To Go allows you to view, edit, create, manage and synchronize Microsoft® Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® *documents and attachments* on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch®. In addition, you can view (but not edit) Adobe® PDF and other files and attachments.

*PowerPoint editing & Microsoft Exchange e-mail attachments support requires "Documents To Go Premium" edition.

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System Requirements

Device Requirement

  • A supported iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with:
    • iOS Software 3.2 or above
    • 'Documents To Go' and 'Documents To Go Premium' both require 7.7 MB of free device memory to install
  • Additional space required for documents
  • Synchronization requires the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to be Wi-Fi enabled

Desktop Requirements

  • Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
  • Bonjour for Windows (typically installed with iTunes, but can be installed separately if needed)
  • Mac OS X 10.4.10 and above (Note: PowerPC G3 Macs not supported)
  • Desktop synchronization requires Wi-Fi connectivity
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Supported File Formats

Editing & Viewing
Documents To Go can view, edit, and create the following file formats:
View-Only
Documents To Go incorporates Apple's built-in viewers for viewing the following file types:

Word processing:

  • View/Edit/Create:
    • MS Word 97-2004 Document (doc)
    • MS Word 2007-2010 Document (docx)
  • View/Edit:
    • MS Word 97-2004 Templa te (dot)
    • MS Word Macro-Enabled Document (docm)
    • Text (txt)

Spreadsheet:

  • View/Edit/Create:
    • MS Excel 97-2004 Workbook (xls)
    • MS Excel 2007-2010 Workbook (xlsx)
  • View/Edit:
    • MS Excel 97-2004 Template (xlt)

Presentation:

  • View/Edit/Create: *
    • MS PowerPoint 97-2004 Presentation (ppt)
    • MS PowerPoint 2007-2010 Presentation (pptx)
  • View/Edit: *
    • MS PowerPoint 97-2004 Template (pot)
    • MS PowerPoint 97-2004 Show (pps)
    • MS PowerPoint 2007-2010 Show (ppsx)

* NOTE: PowerPoint editing/creating available in Premium edition only.

Word processing:

  • RTF (not currently supported via desktop sync)

Presentation:

  • MS PowerPoint 2007-2010 Template (potx)
  • MS PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation (pptm)
  • MS PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template (potm)
  • MS PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Show (ppsm)

Adobe Acrobat

  • PDF

Web:

  • HTM/HTML

Graphics:

  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG/JPEG
  • PNG
  • SVG
  • TIF/TIFF

iWork '08 & '09:

  • Pages
  • Numbers
  • Key
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Documents To Go Desktop Application

Setup & Pairing with your iOS device

To synchronize your desktop files with your device, you will need to first download and install the Documents To Go Desktop application to your Windows or Mac computer.  To download the desktop application, go to this website:  http://www.dataviz.com/docstogodesktop
After installing the Documents To Go desktop application on your computer, you will be automatically prompted to pair your computer with your device.  Before you begin the pairing process, please confirm the following:
  • Documents To Go is open on your device.  The application must be running for your device to be found.
  • Your device is connected to the same WiFi network as your desktop computer (Note: Documents To Go cannot connect to a device via USB). 
If you do not see your device listed in the "Add Device Wizard" or are having problems connecting, please see this technical support document for more troubleshooting tips: http://support_index_dtg.html/#15

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Adding Folders & Files

To use files on your device you must first add them to Documents To Go on your desktop computer and then synchronize.  During the synchronization, a copy of the folder and file will be created in Documents To Go on your device.

With the program opened on the desktop, you can add files by clicking the "Add folder" button to browse for and select the folder that contains the files you would like to synchronize to your device.

After selecting the folder you would like to synchronize, you will be presented with a list of all the supported items that exist within that folder.  By default all items inside the folder will be synchronized, however you may uncheck any item that you don't want to sync to your device.

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Removing Folders & Files

In order to remove a folder from Documents To Go (and remove it from the device during the next synchronization) perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Documents To Go Desktop program on your computer.
  2. Highlight the folder and click the "Remove Folder" button. 

Note: Deleting a document from either the Documents To Go application on the desktop or the device will NOT delete the file from its original location on the computer.  It will only remove the link that was established between the file and Documents To Go.

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Folder List

All of the folders that you have added to the Documents To Go Desktop application will be listed in main application window.  A header above the list shows the Folder name, the directory path that this folder exists within and the size of the all of the items that are set for synchronization within the folder.

Please note that if a large number of files are set to sync, you will be presented with a warning.  It is not recommended that you set your entire My Documents folder to sync, for example.

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"My DocsToGo" Folder

During your initial setup of the Documents To Go Desktop application, a shortcut/alias titled "My DocsToGo" was added to your desktop.  This folder is automatically setup for synchronization to your device.  This allows you to add individual files to this folder to sync without having to add an entire folder.  The "My DocsToGo" folder has been created in your "My Documents" folder on Windows and in the "Documents" folder on a Mac.

 

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Preferences

In Preferences you can set the name of your desktop computer as it will appear in Documents To Go on your device. Preferences can be accessed through the "Preferences" menu item in the Documents To Go Desktop application.

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Synchronization

Each time you synchronize, Documents To Go will automatically update your files on either your device or desktop.  In the case where updates occur to a document on both the device and the desktop, Documents To Go will place a duplicate of each file on both the device and the desktop.

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Synchronization with Multiple Desktops

Documents To Go has the ability to synchronize with multiple desktop computers.  The files and folders synchronized with each computer are kept in their own library on the device.  These libraries are synchronized separately and are not shared between each desktop.  To synchronize a document from one library to another, you can save a copy to a folder synching with another desktop using the "Save As" option available when viewing a document.

To setup a new desktop, perform the following steps:

  1. In Documents To Go on your device, tap the Settings icon:   
  2. In Settings, tap on the button labeled "Add New Desktop":
  3. On the desktop computer, follow the prompts through the pairing wizard that appears automatically during the Documents To Go desktop application installation.  You may also select the "Add Device" option available in the application menus.
  4. Pair the device with the computer by entering the passcode presented from the device.

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Documents To Go iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Application

  1. Local Files
    These are files created on your device which are not synchronized with a corresponding document on your computer. To synchronize a local file with your computer, save the file into the "Desktop" files location.
  2. Desktop Files
    These are files which are synchronized with a corresponding document on your computer. If a file is edited on your device or computer, any changes made are automatically merged with the corresponding document.
  3. Online Files (Premium Edition Only)
    These are files from your online/cloud accounts which can be downloaded, edited and synchronized directly within Documents To Go. Supported online/cloud document support includes: Google Docs, Box.net, Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk or SugarSync

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Opening Files

Following synchronization, it's easy to open your files on the device. The following steps will guide you through opening, locating, and managing your important files in Documents To Go on the device.
 

  1. Open the Documents To Go Application
    To open Documents To Go on your device, tap on the DocsToGo icon from your list of applications.
  2. Locate the File You Want to Open
    From the Documents To Go application you'll see options in the toolbar for Local Files, Desktop Files, or Online Files (Premium Edition Only).  Select one of these locations and a list of all the folders or files that you have synchronized or saved in the application will be displayed.  For organizational purposes you may sort this list by Filename, Last Modified, Size, or type by clicking on the sort toolbar item.
  3. Open the File
    Once you have located the file you'd like to open, simply tap once on the file name and the file will open up for use on your device.

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Create New Documents

Documents To Go gives you the ability to create new Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint* documents on your device.  Your newly created documents can be synchronized back to your desktop after your next synchronization or saved locally on your device only.  To create a new document, tap the "new" button  in the bottom right corner of the screen from within Local, Desktop, or Online Files (Premium Only).


Note
:  By default, the new documents you create will be in Microsoft Office 97-2004, X, XP format.  You can change this to default to the Microsoft Office 2007-2008/2010 format through the preferences available in the Documents To Go "Settings" icon.

*PowerPoint editing requires "Documents To Go Premium" edition.


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Delete Files & Folders

Files and folders can be deleted in the Documents To Go application.  When a file or folder is deleted on the device, the corresponding item will be removed from synchronization with the desktop; however the desktop copy of these items will not be deleted.   Files and folders may be deleted by performing the following actions:

  1. Open the "Local" files, "Desktop" files, or "Online" files icon.
  2. In the file list, tap the Edit button in the upper right corner and then "check" the file(s)/folder(s) you would like to delete and select the "Remove" button.
  3.  You can also swipe the filename from left to right to reveal a "Delete" button to remove individual files.

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Working with Word Files

Navigating a document      

Tap and drag the document to scroll through the file.

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Zooming

To change the size of a document that you are viewing, simply pinch and zoom in any portion of the document to change the size of the document.

 

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Text Selection & Cut/Copy/Paste

There are a few different ways to select text in Word To Go:

  1. Double tap to select a single word.  (Tip: Double-tap and drag to select more text, including text that is off the current page)
  2. Triple tap to select an entire paragraph.
  3. Choose "Select" or "Select All" from the popup menu that appears when the cursor has been inserted and you tap the cursor a second time.

Once text has been selected, options to cut, copy and paste are displayed in a popup. 

Text with font and paragraph formatting may be cut/copy/pasted from one area of a document to another by selecting the option from the popup menu.  

Complex objects are not supported with paste; when copying and pasting text that includes objects such as images or tables, only text will be pasted.

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Using the Toolbar

With a Word document open, most actions that can be performed are available in a toolbar that appears at the bottom of the screen. The toolbar contains 5 icons which act as menus to access more icons/features.


A number of menu options are available when accessing each icon on the toolbar:

 

 

  Save / Save As - Tap to save changes made to the document on the device.  Save As allows choosing a new filename and location in which to save the file.

Send - Compose an email with the current document as an attachment.  The document must be saved before it can be sent via email.

Character Formatting - Change font types, text color, highlight color, and text attributes of selected text.
Paragraph Formatting - Change the alignment of the current paragraph

Increase/Decrease Indent - Change the indent level of the current paragraph. Advanced options are also available such as "First line" and "Hanging"

Adjust Line Spacing

Bullets and Numbering - Create a basic bulleted, numbered, outline, or multilevel list
Tools - Find and Replace, Word Count, and Full Screen view
Find and Replace- Search for text in the current open document, and optionally replace found text.
  Word Count - Provides the number of words, characters, characters with spaces, and paragraphs in the current document
Full Screen - Hide the toolbar and title bar to show more of the document

 

Undo/Redo - Shake the device to undo a change. Shake the device again to undo/redo

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Formatting

Character Formatting

Select text to apply character or paragraph formatting.

Tap the Character Formatting button on the toolbar to show common formatting options to apply. Then, tap the desired option to apply that formatting to the current selection.

Character formatting includes: bold  , italic  , underline  , text color  , highlight color  , and font type/size  .

Paragraph Formatting

Tap  to show paragraph alignment options: left  , center  , right  , justified  , distributed  . You can also increase or decrease indent under paragraph formatting. Increase / Decrease Indent - Change the indent level of the current paragraph one level.Under "More..." you can adjust line spacing or view advanced indent options.

Bulleted and Numbered Lists

Tap  and choose between applying a bulleted  ,numbered , or outline list.  Create new lists, or select existing text to apply list formatting. Under "More..." you can create multilevel lists.

   

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Find

Tap the "Find and Replace"  icon located under the tools icon to enable find mode to search for text in a document.   

Tap the arrow button  to show or hide more find options, including replacing found text.

Document text may not be edited or formatted while in find mode; to return to the document to edit and format again, tap 'Done' at the top right to end the find.

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Full Screen & Landscape

To hide the navigation bar and toolbar to show more of the document, tap the "Full Screen"  icon located under the tools icon .  To show the toolbar again, tap the floating "Full Screen"  button on the screen.

Rotate the device on its side to view the document in landscape and in full screen.  Landscape or portrait mode can be toggled while doing most operations in a document.

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"Shake" to Undo/Redo

Documents To Go supports "shake to undo" to undo and redo editing actions. Simply shake the device when you want to undo/redo an edit.

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Working with Excel Files

Navigating a Spreadsheet

Tap and drag to pan around the screen to see more of the spreadsheet, just like in other iOS apps. 

There are also other ways to get around quickly in your spreadsheet in Documents To Go:

Tap on the tools icon

Find - Search within the open Excel file for text. Advanced search options are available by tapping on the arrow icon

Go To Cell - Navigate to a specific cell in the worksheet.

Open a different worksheet in the file by tapping the "Sheets"  button at the top right next to the formula bar, and selecting the sheet to view.

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Zooming

To change the zoom level of a document that you are viewing, simply pinch & zoom in any portion of the document to change the size of the document just like other iOS apps. 

The zoom level will be retained in between closing and opening documents.

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Cell Selection & Cut/Copy/Paste

Single-tap a cell in the spreadsheet to select that cell.

Double-tap a cell and drag in the grid to select multiple cells; change the dimensions of the current cell selection by continuing to drag in the desired direction after the double-tap.

Continue to drag the selection near the boundaries of the screen, and the selection will extend in that direction and automatically scroll the sheet.  Dragging closer or farther away from the edge of the screen will result in a faster or slower selection, respectively.

Tap a column or row header to select that column or row.  Double-tap and drag on a column or row header to select multiple rows or columns.

After making a selection of cells, rows or columns, a pop-up appears as in other iOS apps to allow for cut, copy, and paste of the selection to another spot in the document, or another app on the device.

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Using the Toolbar

With an Excel document open, most actions that can be performed are available in a toolbar that appears at the bottom of the screen. The toolbar contains 5 icons which act as menus to access more icons/features:

A number of menu options are available when accessing each icon on the toolbar:


A number of options are available to manipulate an Excel document:

Save / Save As - Tap to save changes made to the document on the device.  Save As allows choosing a new filename and location in which to save the file.

Send - Compose an email with the current document as an attachment.  The document must be saved before it can be sent via email.

Cell Formatting - Change font types and text attributes of selected cells.

Number Formatting - Apply a variety of number formats to the selected cells.

Horizontal Alignment - Change the alignment of text in cells.

Full Screen - Hide the toolbar and title bar to show more of the spreadsheet.

Find -Search within the open Excel file for text.

Go To Cell- Jump to specific areas of the spreadsheet.

Clear Cell - Clear text from selected cells (applied text formatting is not cleared from the cells, only the text).

Insert Rows & Columns - Insert a row or column.  Rows are inserted beneath the current selection, and columns are inserted to the right of the current selection.

Delete Rows & Columns - Remove selected rows or columns from the worksheet
(at least one cell must be selected in the row or column to be removed)
Note: This operation cannot be reverted with undo/redo.

Hide/Unhide - Select a cell in a row or column to hide; select the cells around a hidden row and column, and unhide to show the row or column.

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Formatting Cells

Select cells to apply character or number formatting; it is also possible to select rows or columns for formatting.

Tap the Cell Formatting icon on the toolbar button to show common formatting options to apply to show all operations to change the cell, character, or number formatting.  Then, tap the desired option to apply that formatting to the current selection.

Cell formatting includes: bold  , italic , underline  , font type and font size (under "More..."), text color  , highlight color  , and horizontal alignment (left, center, right, justified).

Number formatting includes several categories of formats as well as additional options for some types (select a given format type to see these additional options).  For example, for formatting type "Number", both the number of decimal places and representation of negative numbers may be changed.

Number formatting includes: general  , number  , currency  , date  , time  . Also available: percentage, scientific, and text (these can be accessed by choosing "More..." under the Cell Formatting icon and choosing the number icon

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Freeze Area

Single and multiple rows or columns may be frozen in a spreadsheet (currently, only a selection of rows OR columns may be frozen).

To freeze a row or column, pan the sheet so that your frozen area will be on the left or top of the current view.  Select a cell beneath the row you wish to freeze, or to the right of the column to be frozen.

Then, choose the "Freeze Panes " icon  located under the icon

Once the chosen area is frozen, that area will remain on screen while you're able to pan the rest of the unfrozen document.

It isn't possible to select multiple cells in the frozen area; in order to do this, you'll need to unfreeze the area.

Resize Rows & Columns

Resize a row or column by tapping and holding the divider between the rows or columns.  A dotted line will appear on screen allowing you to drag in the desired direction and change the size of the row or column.

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Inserting Formulas & Editing Text

To edit text in a cell, select the cell and tap the formula text field, or double-tap the cell to begin editing.

Double-tap text in the formula text field to: select text, cut, copy, paste, or replace.

To insert a formula, select a cell, and tap the "Formulas"  button to insert a formula into that cell.  Choose a category of formulas and then select the desired formula.  Formulas may also be entered manually via typing while editing a cell. 

The formula will then appear in the formula text field along with a preview showing the arguments for that particular formula (some or all may be required; refer to Excel help for more information on formulas).  The current argument will be highlighted and underlined in the popup to show which part of the formula is being edited.

While editing a formula, tap a cell in the grid to input a reference to that cell in the formula.  Double-tap and drag to selection a region of cells to use in a formula (the selected region will appear red while being selected).

When formula or cell editing is complete, tap "Done" or press the "Return" key on the iOS keyboard to save changes to the cell.

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Working with Sheets

Open your Excel file from local, desktop, online (premium edition only), or recent files. Once the document is open you can pan through different sheets.

Tap the  icon at the top right to view the different sheets within the file. You can switch to a different sheet within the Excel file, delete the sheet , or create a new sheet . To pan across the different sheets in the file, slide your finger across the screen in either direction. Tap and slide the selector bar beneath the sheet preview to quickly jump to other sheets in the workbook.

Tap the "Edit" button at the top right of the sheet preview to rename the sheet (tap the name to edit), delete, or insert a new sheet. Tap "Done" at the top left once editing is finished to select a different sheet, or return to the previously viewed sheet by tapping "Cancel" (sheet edits will still be saved if "Cancel" is chosen.)

 

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Find

To find, tap the icon from the tools menu . Type the text you want to search for and tap "Search" on the keyboard.Choose "Find Next" at the bottom of the workbook to find the next location.

Advanced search options are available by tapping on the arrow . A find operation may be limited to just the current spreadsheet, or may also include all other sheets in the workbook. Advanced search options also include "case sensitive" and "search entire cell."

Cells may not be edited or formatted while in find mode; to return to the document to edit and format again, tap "Done" to end the find.

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Full Screen & Landscape

To hide the navigation bar and toolbar to show the document in full screen mode, tap the tools icon and choose "Full Screen."  To show the toolbar again, tap the floating "Full Screen" button on the lower right hand corner of the screen.

Rotate the device on its side to view the document in landscape and in full screen.  Landscape or portrait mode can be toggled while doing most operations in a document.

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"Shake" to Undo/Redo

Documents To Go supports "shake to undo" to undo and redo editing actions. Simply shake the device when you want to undo/redo an edit. (deleting/inserting a row or column cannot be undone) 

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Working with PowerPoint* Files

*PowerPoint editing requires 'Documents To Go Premium'

Navigating a Presentation

There are a few ways to get around quickly in your presentation in Documents To Go.

Tap the on the toolbar and then,

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Go to first slide – Jump to the top of the current presentation.

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Go to slide numbe – Jump to a specific slide number in the presentation.

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Outline view – Allows you to edit presentation slides


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Slide Notes

When viewing a presentation, tap the "Notes" button to view/unhide a note for a given slide. Tap the note text to edit the note then tap "Done" to return to the slide. Tap on the "Notes" tab again to hide the notes.

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Zooming

To change the zoom level of a document that you are viewing, simply pinch & zoom in any portion of the document to change the size of the document just like other iOS apps. 

The zoom level will be retained in between closing and opening documents.

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Using the Toolbar

With a PowerPoint document open, most actions that can be performed are available in a toolbar that appears at the bottom of the screen.  Each icon in the tool bar acts as a menu where you can access more features.

 


A number of options are available to manipulate a PowerPoint document:

 Insert Slide/Duplicate Slide/Delete Slide – A new slide will insert after the slide you are currently viewing. The "delete slide" option will delete the slide you are currently viewing.
  Save / Save As –Tap to save changes made to the document on the device.  Save As allows choosing a new filename and location in which to save the file.
  Open in - Select this option to open the current document within another program (if there is currently another app loaded to the device for such purposes)

 

Send – Compose an email with the current document as an attachment.  The document must be saved before it can be sent via email.
Outline View - In order to edit slides on the device, you must be in this view which allows you to edit the text on the slides that contain text.

Go To First Slide - Jump to the top of the current presentation.

Go To Last Slide - Navigate to the final slide in the presentation.

Go To Slide Number – Jump to a specific slide number in the presentation.

Full Screen– Tap the tools icon and choose "Full Screen" to hide the toolbar and title bar to show the presentation in full screen mode. You can use this in both slide view and outline view. Slide Picker- Tap the tools icon and choose "Slide Picker" to view thumbnail images of your slides.
  Previous/Next Slide – Use the arrow buttons at the top right hand corner of the screen in slide view to scroll through your slides

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Editing Slides

Editing slide text (Docs To Go supports editing of text only which is done through Outline View)

With a PowerPoint document open, tap the "Go to" icon and tap on Outline View to show slide titles and text in an editable format.
Bulleted text can be promoted or demoted in indent level by tapping the “List” icon and choosing the respective operation.
Tap the “Find & Replace" icon  under the tools menu icon to enable find mode to search for text in a presentation.  Tap the arrow button  to show or hide more find options.

You cannot edit text while in find mode; to return to the document to edit and format again, tap “Done” to end the find.

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Inserting and deleting slides in outline view

Tap the “Slide”    on the tool bar and then:


Insert slide – Insert a blank slide after the current slide.

Duplicate slide – Create a copy of the slide, and insert it after.

Delete slide – Navigate to the final slide in the presentation.

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Sorting slides and slide previews

While in slide view, tap the tools icon then tap the “Slide Picker” icon to view all of the presentation’s slides in a thumbnail preview with slide titles.  Tap a slide in the list to jump to that slide.

While in the Slide Picker view, you can do the following:

Delete slides: Open the Slide Picker, Tap "Edit" and tap on the red circle to the left of the slide. Choose "delete" once the option appears

Sort Slides: Open the Slide Picker, Tap "Edit" press and hold on the icon to the right of the slide name and drag up or down in the slide list.

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Full Screen & Landscape

To hide the navigation bar and toolbar to show more of the document, first tap the tools icon then tap the “Full Screen”   icon.  To show the toolbar again, tap the floating “Full Screen” icon on the lower right hand corner of the screen.

Rotate the device on its side to view the document in landscape and in full screen.  Landscape or portrait mode can be toggled while doing most operations in a document.

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“Shake” to Undo/Redo

Documents To Go supports “shake to undo” to undo and redo editing actions. Simply shake the device to undo/redo an edit. 

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Working with PDF Files

Description

The most common formats of PDF files including those which require a password to open are supported for viewing.  Some added functionality to make using PDF documents easier include:
  • Remembering the last page opened for recently viewed PDF files
  • Full screen and landscape viewing, including tap controls
  • Rotate options for landscape / portrait documents
  • Presets for fast zooming operations
  • Thumbnail previews for navigating pages in the document

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Navigating a PDF File

There are a number of ways to get around quickly in your PDF files in Documents To Go:

Tap the“Go To” icon    on the toolbar, which contain the following options:

Go to first page– Jump to the top of the current document.
Go to page number… –  Jump to a specific page number in the document.
Go to last page – Navigate to the final page in the document.

Additionally, you can also preview the pages in a document in a thumbnail view and jump to a specific page:

Tap the "Thumbnail" icon   on the title bar to open the thumbnail view.  

Once in thumbnail preview, the toolbar changes to the following:

 

In the thumbnail view, you can pan up and down throughout the document to select a specific page, or use the toolbar shortcuts to jump to top, a specific page, or the last page in the document, respectively.  Tap the bottom right icon to return to page view.

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Page Rotation

The PDF may be rotated  for better viewing  depending on the screen orientation and the document's page layout.

Tap the "Rotate Page" button  to show the "Rotate Left" and "Rotate Right" options; each tap will rotate the page 90 degrees in the respective direction:




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Zooming

Pinch-zooming and double-tap zooming is available when viewing PDF documents as in other iOS apps.

Tap the "Zoom" button to show more preset zoom options:




  • Zoom out to fit the full page within the viewable screen
  • Zoom to fit the width of the page within the screen
  • Zoom to show the actual size of the document
  • View full screen

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Using the Toolbar

With a PDF document open, most actions that can be performed are available in a toolbar that appears at the bottom of the screen.  The toolbar contains 5 icons. Each icon contains menu options for other features.



Save As– Save As allows choosing a new filename and location in which to save the file.

Send– Compose an email with the current document as an attachment.  The document must be saved before it can be sent via email

Send- Open the current document in another program (if an alternate program is installed)

Go To –

Go to the first page

Go to specific page number

Go to last page

Zoom – Choose among preset zoom levels:

Zoom to fit

Fit to Width

Actual Size

Full Screen – Hide the toolbar and title bar to view in Full Screen mode

Rotate Left/Rotate Right – Change the orientation of the visible page by 90 degrees, clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Previous/Next Page– Use these buttons at the top right hand corner of the main screen to scroll through your slides
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Full Screen & Landscape

To hide the navigation bar and toolbar to show more of the document, first tap the zoom icon then tap the “Full Screen”   menu item.  To show the toolbar again, tap the floating “Full Screen” button on lower right hand corner the screen.

Rotate the device on its side to view the document in landscape and in full screen.  Landscape or portrait mode can be toggled while doing most operations in a document.

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Online Files*

* This functionality requires Documents To Go Premium edition

Description

Documents To Go Premium supports document synchronization to Google Docs, Box.net, DropBox, MobileMe iDisk/Public iDisk, and SugarSync.  Documents in Online Files may be downloaded directly to the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and edited in DocsToGo; after editing, changes are synchronized back to the document in your respective cloud service.

Files that are edited can immediately be synced back to your cloud after saving and closing the file, or synced at a later time if a data connection is not available. Please note: you must select the 'sync' icon within your cloud to sync your changes.

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Setup

A cloud account is required to use this functionality in Documents To Go.  To set up a free account, visit the supported cloud services' respective websites.

To setup an online account in Documents To Go Premium, please follow these steps:

1. Open Documents To Go on your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad.

2. Tap the 'Online' icon from the main screen tool bar.

3. In the next window select the cloud service you wish to setup and proceed with entering the required information. If the list of account types do not appear, tap on the plus sign at the top right


Email:  Your login email address

Password:   Your login password

The maximum amount of space used to store downloaded copies of your online files

4.After entering your Settings, you are ready to sync.  Tap "Save" and tap on the name of your account.

5. Then select the 'sync' icon within your online files account (this icon appears at the bottom left when you are in your cloud account)


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Using Online Files

Folders in Online files

Folders that exist in your cloud account may be browsed by tapping "My Folders".  All starred items may be viewed in a single list by tapping the "Starred" option.

The "Pending Sync" folder contains a list of all documents which have been edited, but not yet synchronized to your cloud.

The "Sync Problems" folder contains a list of files that were not successfully uploaded to the cloud. Tap the filename to view details on the problem.

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Starring and deleting items

Documents that have been starred on the desktop in online files will also be starred in DocsToGo.  Documents may also be deleted from the cache in DocsToGo (the actual document in online files is not deleted).

You can add or remove the starred status of the document, by changing it in the document list.

While viewing the list of your documents, tap the "Edit" button and then tap the star icon to the right of the file size, then tap "Done".  To delete a document, tap the check to the left of the filename while in "Edit" mode. (Note that the file must be downloaded and not grayed out in order to delete the file)

The document will now be starred; the next time you sync the document in your cloud will also be starred. 

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Native and Translated Documents

Documents To Go can edit both native (the format of files how they're found in Office) or the translated version of a document. (Most cloud services has its own translated format) 
Not all features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are supported by the translated formats; as a result of this limitation,  files uploaded from DocsToGo to the cloud may lose some formatting in the conversion to the cloud format.


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Shared Documents

Documents which have been shared with other users in online services are read-only, and cannot be directly edited and synchronized back to your cloud.  In order to edit a shared document, you must first save the document to a new filename.  The newly named file may then be edited and synced to your online account.

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Status Icons and Messages

Some of your online files in DocsToGo may have certain icons associated with them. Tap the "More" arrow to the right of the file size to see more details about the file and status.  The next screen will show the document's owner and email address as well as document details.

At times there may be problems trying to communicate with the online account's server and an error may occur; typically performing another sync will allow the sync to complete successfully.

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Email Attachments

Downloading and Saving Attachments

On an iPad, iPhone 4 or other iOS 4 device, the built-in "Mail" app can open attachments in supported third party apps such as Documents To Go. This is a feature of the OS which is supported by Documents To Go 3.3 and higher. In order to open email attachments in Documents To Go directly from the Mail app:

  • Tap and hold the attachment icon in the email
  • Select "Open in DocsToGo"
    - OR -
  • Select "Open In..." and then choose "DocsToGo"

 

To save the attachment to a location in Docs To Go, use the "Save As" icon from within the file when viewing in Docs To Go.

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Troubleshooting

For a list of frequent troubleshooting issues, please see the Documents To Go technical support website at: http://support.dataviz.com

 

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