In and Out Of Office: Putting iPads To Work | Walt Mossberg | Personal Technology | AllThingsD

Walt Mossberg provides an overview of some iPad options for working with PC files

These omissions have led many readers to ask me how you get files—especially Microsoft Office files and PDFs—into and out of iPads. They have bolstered the contention that the popular tablet is really just a “consumption device,” not a productivity tool.

So, here’s a brief primer on how to get such documents into and out of an iPad, and how to view, edit and create them on the tablet. This isn’t an in-depth product review, though I’ve tested every product and method I will mention here. It’s merely a quick, practical guide to how to work with documents on an iPad.

In and Out Of Office: Putting iPads To Work | Walt Mossberg | Personal Technology | AllThingsD