The folks over at Quickoffice Pro have announced that their powerful document editing and creating application has been updated to version 4.1 for devices running Android version 1.6-2.3. A welcomed addition, the application offers several new and functional features for office savvy individuals on the go.
“The Android market continues to be an exciting platform as new devices appear from various handset manufacturers,” said David Halpin, VP of engineering at Quickoffice. “We continue to seek ways to innovate essential features that will enhance, streamline and evolve consumers' mobile Office experience. Our latest update does just that, building new and exciting capabilities into our comprehensive application.”
Among some of the powerful new features you'll find with Quickoffice Pro are the ability to view footnotes and end notes in Word documents along with a simple “easy-to-use formula builder enhancement in Excel” In addition, there has been enhanced image rendering and improved speeds for loading documents thanks to the new cached capabilities, saving on memory and providing an overall boost in scrolling capabilities. Furthermore, you'll now have the ability to undo/redo picture inserts and deletions on the fly. It would seem that one fact still remains, the days of being pinned at the office to your PC are long gone.
Quickpoint offers a new range of editing features, including: undo / redo for picture insertion and deletion; shape background editing; improved bullet rendering; and insert shapes and render vertical text in a presentation. For users who mostly work on Excel spreadsheets, Quickoffice Pro v4.1 features a control redesign, which lets users actively edit inline, selecting and scrolling through different cells, rather that double tapping on different cells to make edits. Combined with the new formula builder that automatically activates when users edit inline and contextual input capabilities, consumers are able to quickly and easily revise cells for a more streamlined Excel editing experience.
Back in May, with the release of Google Docs for Android, I discussed why I thought the application wasn't ready yet as well as why I left Docs To Go for Quickoffice. As of this day, I still stand by the decision as Quickoffice has a crisp, clean and streamlined UI, it's easy to use, syncs up with my Google Docs account and it renders beautifully on a tablet. In addition, searching for documents is as good as doing it from Google Docs online itself. If you haven't given the app a try you can head on over to our popular apps database where you'll also find a QR code available or you can quickly grab it from the Android Market. Hit the break for the full press release and to check out some more screen shots of the application as well.
Press Release:
Quickoffice Updates Its Android Smartphone Application With Additional Word, Excel and PowerPoint Editing Capabilities
Quickoffice Pro Version 4.1 Offers Enhanced Functionality for Android Gingerbread, Froyo and Eclair Smartphone Users Looking to Increase Their Productivity On-the-Go
DALLAS, TX – Quickoffice®, Inc., the global leader in mobile office productivity solutions, today announced a new update to its Android productivity application, Quickoffice® Pro v4.1, on smartphones running Android operating system versions 1.6-2.3. The latest user enhancements and features will be rolled out across its Word®, Excel® and PowerPoint® editors, Quickword®, Quicksheet® and Quickpoint® respectively. Quickoffice Pro for Android continues to evolve rapidly to include advanced editing features that improve the mobile Office experience on a smartphone. Among the top improvements, consumers can now view footnotes and endnotes in Word documents and leverage easy-to-use formula builder enhancements in Excel.
Quickoffice Pro enables users to access, view, edit and share Microsoft® Office files on the device or in the cloud through integrated access to Box.net, Google Docs, Dropbox, Huddle, SugarSync and MobileMe accounts. In addition to the application's advanced editing features, the latest update brings enhanced image rendering and improved document loading for 2003 and 2007 files for an improved user display experience. Within Quickword, pictures are cached to save memory, enabling faster document load time and enhancing scrolling capabilities.
Quickpoint offers a new range of editing features, including: undo / redo for picture insertion and deletion; shape background editing; improved bullet rendering; and insert shapes and render vertical text in a presentation. For users who mostly work on Excel spreadsheets, Quickoffice Pro v4.1 features a control redesign, which lets users actively edit inline, selecting and scrolling through different cells, rather that double tapping on different cells to make edits. Combined with the new formula builder that automatically activates when users edit inline and contextual input capabilities, consumers are able to quickly and easily revise cells for a more streamlined Excel editing experience.
“The Android market continues to be an exciting platform as new devices appear from various handset manufacturers,” said David Halpin, VP of engineering at Quickoffice. “We continue to seek ways to innovate essential features that will enhance, streamline and evolve consumers' mobile Office experience. Our latest update does just that, building new and exciting capabilities into our comprehensive application.”
About Quickoffice, Inc.
Quickoffice is the world leader in providing robust Office productivity solutions. Its products and technologies enable a rich, compelling mobile Office experience, and facilitate true mobile management of all productivity content. Pre-installed on hundreds of millions of devices worldwide, and also available direct-to-consumer, Quickoffice offers users award-winning viewing, creating and editing of documents, as well as simple anytime, anywhere access to their content — whether that content is stored in the cloud or on another device. Quickoffice solutions are available for smartphones, MIDs and tablets, and support Android™, iPhone®, iPad®, Palm® and Symbian® platforms. Privately held, Quickoffice is based in Dallas with offices in London, Seoul, St. Petersburg, Russia, Kharkiv, Ukraine, and Pune, India. More information is available at https://www.quickoffice.com
