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Microsoft revamps Office, looks to the cloud...

"It makes use of cloud computing by storing documents and settings on the internet by default, and is compatible with touch screens widely used in tablets. It also incorporates Skype, the video-calling service Microsoft bought for $US8.5 billion in 2011."

Get CloudOn on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.

CloudOn brings Microsoft Office® to your iPad and links it to your Box, Dropbox and Google Drive accounts.

If that isn’t enough, the built-in Adobe Reader and File Viewer lets you open and view virtually any file type, including PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.

The CloudOn Workspace allows you to:
-Use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint on your iPad to create, review and edit documents.
-Rename, delete and manage documents with your Dropbox, Box or Google Drive accounts
-View virtually any type of file, including: PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.
-Send files via email directly from the workspace
-Display, edit or create charts, change formatting, spell check, insert comments, etc into any Word, Excel or PowerPoint files
-Track changes while reviewing Word documents
-Use pivot tables and insert formulas in Excel workbooks
-Display and edit transitions in PowerPoint slides and present in full PowerPoint mode (not in PDF)
-Open files directly from your iPad email accounts as well as Dropbox, Box and Google Drive
-Automatically save documents to avoid losing changes

KF:  It seems quite slow over my work wifi but it does appear to have a wide ranging set of functions.  Have just edited a PPT file from Dropbox using this and it worked well - if a bit sluggish in response.