Documents to Go 4 Professional Edition

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005MPQ5
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 13, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,325 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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  #12 in	Software > Macintosh > Business & Office > Spreadsheet
  #17 in	Software > Macintosh > Business & Office > Presentation
  #25 in	Software > Macintosh > Business & Office > Word Processing

• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review
While it won't replace the desktop computer any time soon, the handheld PDA is catching up and is becoming rather indispensable. Documents To Go 4.0 Professional makes several popular document formats easily portable and even allows basic editing on the run. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files synch between PDA and multiple computers quickly and completely, and can be viewed on the Palm screen with surprising readability. Users can edit Word and Excel files, though the range of editing options is necessarily more limited than on desktop machines, and some files (especially complex Word documents) are tough to work with.

Installation is pretty simple; like all Palm software, there are several steps, but most users should find themselves synching files shortly. The interface is nearly transparent and the coders took pains to reproduce the look and feel of Microsoft Office. The Acrobat reader is a nice feature, even if the images are stripped to save memory. Despite this, RAM will be a problem for some users, who will undoubtedly have to make some tough decisions about which files to keep on the Palm.

Minor memory and editing problems aside, Documents To Go 4.0 Professional makes on-the-run synching and file-fixing a snap. And while the PDA won't replace the desktop machine anytime soon, the laptop better watch out. --Rob Lightner

Amazon.com Product Description
Documents To Go 4.0 Professional offers a collection of five applications for complete flexibility in accessing and editing the most common file types on your Palm device. It gives you instant access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents on your Palm PDA. You can create, view, and edit word processing and spreadsheet files, and open and review PowerPoint presentations. This version also supports PDF files and e-mail attachments.

Word To Go, the application for accessing Word and WordPerfect files, retains all your formatting, and allows you to make quick changes to documents and synchronize them with your PC. Sheet To Go lets you view and fully edit Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, and Quattro Pro files. You can even create new spreadsheets and add or edit formulas right on your handheld. Large and complex spreadsheets are optimized and reduced in size for instant access. Slideshow To Go allows you to view your presentation on your handheld, so you can review and practice anytime, anywhere. PDF To Go lets you view PDF documents, optimized for the Palm with graphics stripped out. DataViz Mail supports synchronization for e-mail and attachments on any Palm OS handheld. It extends the functionality of the built-in mail conduit by delivering to your Palm e-mail attachments created in Word, Excel, and other similar programs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Print Word Documents Directly to IR Capable Printers, November 20, 2001

By	MartyHansen (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

As a heavy word processing user on my Palm via Documents to Go (please see my reviews for Docs To Go 3.0 elsewhere on Amazon), I was happy to upgrade to the newest version, 4.0, as soon as it came out.

I was even happier to discover (after visiting the DataViz website) that accessory programs -- Docs To Print and IR Print, both available from doctoprint.irprint.com -- would enable me to print MS Word documents from my Palm directly to any number of IR (infrared) capable printers from HP, Canon and Sipix (with no PC or cables necessary).

I now own a HP DeskJet 990Cse, Canon BJC-55 and Sipix A6 printer, all of which allow me to print directly from my Palm, the latter two of which are portable.

I carry the little Sipix A6 printer (which uses A6 size thermal paper) in my briefcase. I take the Canon BJC-55 (ink jet, letter size) printer with me on business trips. And I've placed a second HP DeskJet 990Cse printer elsewhere in my house where I print from my Palm -- without the use of a PC.

As we all know, with its relatively small screen, performing word processing on one's Palm can sometimes be difficult. Being able to print a hard copy -- anywhere you might need it -- is thus truly a godsend.

With Docs To Go 4.0 (and Docs To Print and IR Print), and with the IR capable printers listed above, I can now word process -- and print -- anywhere in my house (or the world) from my Palm. (No PC required.)

Isn't life wonderful?

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most useful PDA tool I have, August 8, 2001

By A Customer

Documents To Go is great! I've used it to create new Word documents at seminars to share with other users at my office, edit spreadsheets on the go and now it supports PowerPoint as well. I have used this program more then any of the other applications I have on my Visor handheld.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm very impressed!, October 3, 2001

By	"julie_r_ohio" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

WOW - I just bought version 4 of Documents To Go and I'm very impressed with the functionality! The word processing application (Word To Go) is powerful and the formatting toolbar replicates that of Word on my computer for bold, italic, underline, color, etc. Excel support has really been beefed up too - now you can edit and add formulas (and watch them recalculate) to spreadsheets on the handheld in Sheet To Go, in addition to all of the regular editing you might do. My favorite part is the support for PowerPoint in their Slideshow To Go application. Now I can review my slides before giving presentations for work. Two thumbs up, DataViz!