That’s not a bad way to go although sometimes you’ll be trying to use your tool of choice on projects that don’t fit very well… You have an application you are comfortable and competent with and tend to look there when attempting to do something with a document. It is not uncommon for computer users to use one application for almost everything. This option is especially useful to those who have a predilection for Microsoft Word or Pages on the desktop. However, the alternatives that are growing up to take their place are rarely as powerful and full-featured. Word Processing was designed for paper communications which are gradually dying out.
We don’t write documents all the time anymore. Time is running out for the traditional word processor. Rich text has a future, it’s just a little slow in rolling out. A little bit of rich text creeping into the iPhone and iPad. In iOS 5, Mail received the ability to bold, italicize and underline text. The main two places to find some rich text editing on iPad is in Word Processors like Pages and the Word options in Office compatible apps like Documents to Go and in a some Notebook and Note-taking apps. Unfortunately, rich text options on the iPad are still limited.
We’ve come to expect this and for good reason. If you are so inclined to make something bold as you are writing, you should be able to do that. I also mention that rich text is more fun at minimum. For most iPad-toting knowledge professionals, I would recommend my favorite Dropbox text editors as a good but stopgap option.
This is part two of my inquiry into the current state of serious writing apps for the iPad.
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