MobiOffice Professional Help

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Basics

Components
Supported formats
Opening documents


File browser

Managing Files and Folders
Creating Documents
Sorting Files
Sharing Documents
Using Dictionaries


Document Editor

Viewing Documents
Working with Texts
Editing Features
Context Menus & Keyboard Shortcuts
Using Dictionaries


Spreadsheet Editor

Viewing and Navigation
Editing Spreadsheets


Presentation Editor

Viewing and Navigation
Editing Slides


PDF Viewer

Viewing
Navigation


Basics

Welcome to MobiSystems® MobiOffice Professional!

MobiOffice Professional is a complete mobile office solution, allowing you to create, view and edit Microsoft® Word and Excel files away from your office. With the advanced editing features you can modify documents on-the-go and save them in their original format - DOC, DOCX, TXT, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, PPS and PPSX - just ready to be used back on your desktop computer. You can also open Adobe PDF and ZIP files and attachments.

Components of MobiOffice Pro

MobiOffice is a group of applications sharing the same user interface, look and feel, and a common File browser. Each separate module in MobiOffice supports different Microsoft Office file formats: Document Editor for Microsoft Word, Spreadsheet Editor for Microsoft Excel and Presentation Editor for Microsoft PowerPoint. PDF Viewer module is also included to allow users to open the commonly used PDF files and attachments.

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Supported Formats

The file formats supported by theMobiOffice Document Editor are:

MobiOffice Spreadsheet Editor:

The file PowerPoint formats that the MobiOffice opens and allows to be edited are:

MobiOffice includes the MobiOffice PDF Viewer which allows you to open Adobe® PDF files.

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Opening Documents

MobiOffice Pro allows you to open local or remote files, attachments that you received in your email client or files downloaded from a web browser:
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The File Browser in MobiOffice

When you start the program, the MobiOffice File Browser will open.

Managing Files and Folders

The File Browser provides basic operations to help you manage your files and folders. A long tap on a file from the file list will pop up the File Options menu.

The same options apply for folders. Note that only empty folders can be deleted.

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Creating Documents

MobiOffice Professional allows you to create new office documents. To do so, select Menu > New. You will be prompted to select the type of document to be created - Word document, Excel workbook or PowerPoint presentation. If you choose to add a presenation, you also have the option to use one of the 10 templates offered by MobiOffice.

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Sorting Files

To sort files, select Menu > Sort. Choose the criteria by which you want to sort the files:

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Sharing Documents

MobiOffice allows you to share your documents directly from the file browser by sending them to email recepient, to another device via Bluetooth or to upload them to an existing Google Drive account.

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Using Dictionaries

MobiOffice Pro allows you to look up the meanings of selected words in text documents in a dictionary or reference book. More than one dictionary can be installed. To download dictionaries to use with MobiOffice, select Download dictionaries in the main screen of the file browser. You will be redirected to the MobiSystems mobile site from where you can directly download, install and buy dictionaries of your choice.

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The Document Editor in MobiOffice

MobiOffice supports viewing and editing of Microsoft Word DOC and DOCX files, as well as TXT files.

Viewing documents

View Mode

MobiOffice Pro works in two different modes - View mode and Edit mode. Use the View mode to open and read documents.To switch between the two modes press the menu button and then press View mode or Edit mode respectively.

Reading and Navigation

When a document is opened, the file's contents will be loaded sequentially. You can easily scroll within the document in order to read it. MobiOffice also provides several options for easy navigation in the documet. Through the View menu you are able to:

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Working with Text

Text selection

While you are in Edit mode you can easily select text to format or perform different operations on. To do so, tap where you want to start the selection and drag to the position where you want to end the selection. The marked text will be highlighted. Finger-sized fine selectors will appear that will allow you to refine your choice. Tap and drag either of the selectors until you highlight the exact text that you need.

Cut, Copy, Paste

MobiOffice Pro allows you to cut, copy and paste text selection to other places in the current document, other documents or external applications on your device. To to so:

  1. Select the text as already described.
  2. Select Edit from the menu and then Copy or Cut.
  3. Go to the place where you want to paste the text and choose Edit > Paste

Undo / Redo

In MobiOffice you are able to undo and redo the last operations that you have performed. To do so, use the Edit > Undo or Edit > Redo menu.

Find Text

MobiOffice allows you to seach words and phrases within the currently opened document. To start the search, choose Find and enter the word/phrase that you want to search for in the pop-up dialog. You can use the or buttons to locate the previous or next match. To stop the search, choose .

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Editing Features

MobiOffice allows you to perform advanced text formatting of text and lists, as well as to create and modify different embedded objects as tables, lists, hyperlinks, images and other.

Edit Mode

The editing features are accessible only if you work in Edit mode. To switch between View mode and Edit mode press the menu button and then press respectively - Edit mode or View mode. Depending on the application mode the main and context menu will change offering different options to work with text documents.

Format

In order to format selected text or lists you can use the More > Format menu. You are able to format:

Insert

You are able to insert new objects in MobiOffice Pro. To do so:

  1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the object.
  2. Select More > Insert from the main menu.
  3. Select the type of object you would like to add:
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Context Menus & Keyboard Shortcuts

MobiOffice provides quick access to some commonly used operations through contex menus. Press and hold for a while on the desired place in order to open the context menu.

For devices with keyboards MobiOffice supports the following shortcuts:

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Using Dictionaries to Look up Words

MobiOffice Pro allows you to look up the meanings of selected words in a dictionary or reference book. This feature is only available in text documents. The dictionaries have to be installed on your device beforehand. To download and install dictionaries, go to the File Browser and select Download dictionaries.

To check a word meaning, select the word and hold on it until the context menu apears. Select Look up in dictionary from the context menu and then dictionary to be used from a list of installed dictionaries.

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The Spreadsheet Editor in MobiOffice

MobiOffice Pro opens and edits Microsoft® Office XLS and XLSX files, as well as CSV files.

Viewing and Navigation

For easy browsing and navigation MobiOffice offers some on-screen controls. To access them, tap on the screen and hold until a pop-up menu appears.

For easier spreadsheet viewing you can use some additional features available in the View menu:

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Editing Spreadsheets

MobiOffice Pro allows you to modify cells, columns and rows formatting and contents, as well as to insert objects in spreadsheets and workbooks.

To select multiple cells which you want to handle, select Edit > Start selectction. After that tap on the cells you want to include in the selection. When finished tap Edit > Stop selectction

MobiOffice Pro allows you to cut, copy and paste cells or selections to other places in the current document, other documents or external applications on your device. To to so:

  1. Select the cell(s) as already described.
  2. Select Edit from the menu and then Copy or Cut.
  3. Go to the place where you want to paste the cell(s) and choose Edit > Paste

Undo / Redo

In MobiOffice you are able to undo and redo the last operations that you have performed. To do so, use the Edit > Undo or Edit > Redo menu.

Inserting Objects

Format

The Format menu allows you to modify cell types and formatting, to hide rows and columns, and to rename sheets.

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The Presentation Editor in MobiOffice

Viewing and Navigation

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Editing Slides

Slides Management

Through the Edit menu you can handle the slides in the current presentation. You are able to:

Modifying Slides

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PDF Viewer

Viewing PDF files

The Zoom menu - allows you to zoom in and out of a PDF file. In the Select zoom dialog you can select the desired zoom value 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% or Fit width or Fit (for auto fit).

You can also use the the pop-up toolbar that appears on the screen when you tap, in order to zoom in and out the current document.

Full screen menu allows you to use the whole screen of your phone as a work area. To switch to Full Screen, choose Menu>Full screen. To exit Full Screen, choose Menu>Normal screen.

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Navigation in PDF Documents

To switch between the different pages in the PDF, you can use the pop-up toolbar which appears when you tap on the screen. Use the and arrows to move through the different pages.

The Go to page menu allows you to go to a particular page in the PDF document. Use the and buttons to choose a page number or enter it from the keyboard.

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