[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry

Believe it or not, Pocket Excel. My spreadsheets on the PC are too complex for any PDA software. Multiple sheets, file links, pivot tables, addins, ODBC links to our SQL server databases, conditional formating, macros, etc. I only use spreadsheets on my PPC to view things or work with very limited scenarios - like costing "what if's" for example. Perfect for receiving email attachments and light work. Never for serious work. If I know I am going to need access to a spreadsheet for a real work session, the laptop comes with me.

Sort of highlights the inadequacy of Excel Mobile, doesn't it? Although the Pocket PC contains "pocket" versions of Office applications, there's still room for improvement if these mobile Office applications are to become true on-the-go solutions for document and spreadsheet editing/viewing. Heck, I'd even be willing to pay a little extra for a separate Microsoft Office Mobile suite if it were done right. Despite Windows Mobile 5.0's improvements to Office Mobile, it is still far from perfect.

A friend pinged me on IM the other day and asked me why his Word document he copied over to his Pocket PC didn't display tables and images properly like it did on his desktop. I guess the saddest thing to come out of that conversation was my three word response (something along the lines of "because it sucks") and me having to point him to a third-party solution. :roll:

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry

Believe it or not, Pocket Excel. My spreadsheets on the PC are too complex for any PDA software. Multiple sheets, file links, pivot tables, addins, ODBC links to our SQL server databases, conditional formating, macros, etc. I only use spreadsheets on my PPC to view things or work with very limited scenarios - like costing "what if's" for example. Perfect for receiving email attachments and light work. Never for serious work. If I know I am going to need access to a spreadsheet for a real work session, the laptop comes with me.

Sort of highlights the inadequacy of Excel Mobile, doesn't it? Although the Pocket PC contains "pocket" versions of Office applications, there's still room for improvement if these mobile Office applications are to become true on-the-go solutions for document and spreadsheet editing/viewing. Heck, I'd even be willing to pay a little extra for a separate Microsoft Office Mobile suite if it were done right. Despite Windows Mobile 5.0's improvements to Office Mobile, it is still far from perfect.

A friend pinged me on IM the other day and asked me why his Word document he copied over to his Pocket PC didn't display tables and images properly like it did on his desktop. I guess the saddest thing to come out of that conversation was my three word response (something along the lines of "because it sucks") and me having to point him to a third-party solution. :roll:

[Ed Hansberry]

Originally Posted by Darius Wey

Sort of highlights the inadequacy of Excel Mobile, doesn't it? Although the Pocket PC contains "pocket" versions of Office applications, there's still room for improvement if these mobile Office applications are to become true on-the-go solutions for document and spreadsheet editing/viewing.

To me it highlights teh inadequacy of the PDA as a platform for the type of work I do. PlanMaker doesn't cut it either. Only full blown Excel would work for me, and that just doesn't make sense on a PDA.

[ctmagnus]

Hm... Your phone buzzes, too...