There are many word processing apps available through the Apple App Store. If you want to create documents such as letters, reports, or articles here are some of the best options.
Google Docs
VoiceOver is an Accessibility feature that makes the iPhone and iPad easier to operate for the blind and sight-impaired. With VoiceOver, anyone with a visual impairment can have their iPhone or iPad's screen read to them, including buttons, icons, links, and other interface elements, and use gestures to navigate and select their options.
- However, Word on the iPad is mediocre! For instance, I utilize fields and cross reference data between different parts of a document, which is a huge time saver for me. Unfortunately, I’m unable to take advantage of this feature on my iPad, which means, that I must work on a laptop or desktop computer to really get the benefits of using Word.
- Use popular Office apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on your iPhone, iPad or other iOS device. Set up email using Outlook for iOS.
Google Docs allows you to create, edit and store documents online and access them from any computer.
Open Word Processor
The key features of this app allow you to create and edit not only Microsoft Word docs 2007 and 2010, but also text documents created in Open Office. It has some of the main formatting tools, which are present in MS Word, such as text highlighting and drawing. If you have a Dropbox, Google Docs, Google Drive and Box.com account, you can use this app to edit any documents you have stored in these cloud facilities.
Textilus Word Processor
There is also actually a free version Textilus Microsoft Word, but its capabilities would be limited. Just like Open Word Processor, this allows you to create and edit Microsoft and Open Office documents, but unlike Open Word Processor (OWP), it specifically outlines its ability to insert charts, create signatures and insert photographs. Textilus does not mention which versions of MS Word it works with.
Document Writer - Word Processor and Reader for Microsoft Office
Create and edit documents, the same as OWP and Textilus, but no mention of Open Office documents. It also covers the range of activities that are expected in Microsoft Word. This app will work with Dropbox, but the feature which stood out, was the free email support it claims to provide.
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UX Write – iPad Word Processor
Looking to give your documents a real professional twist? Although quite expensive for an app, this might suit your needs. UX Write can:
- Read and write Microsoft Word documents
- Read and write HTML5
- Write Adobe PDF
- Print directly from your iPhone/iPad with Apple Air print
- Email documents in Word, HTML5 and PDF formats
- Secure, fully automatic Dropbox and WebDave synchronisation
Hint - If you consider buying any of the above apps, check out the reviews on the App Store for each app. You will find that every app works well for some people and not for others.
This guide was last updated on 14th September 2018
On iPhone 6s or later, and iPad, you can use dictation without being connected to the Internet. Earlier models of iPhone and iPad require an Internet connection.1
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Dictate text
To enter text, tap the microphone button on your keyboard, then start speaking. As you speak, the text appears on the screen. To finish, stop speaking, then tap the keyboard button .
If dictation isn’t sure what word it heard, you'll see a blue line under the transcribed word so you can check it for accuracy. To make corrections, tap the underlined word, then select the correct spelling. To replace a word, double-tap it, tap the microphone button , then say it again, and tap the keyboard button .
To replace a section, select what you want to replace, then tap the microphone button and speak again. To add more text, tap where you want to add new text, tap the microphone button , then speak again.
To change the language that dictation uses, long press the microphone button , then select the language you want to use.
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Use punctuation and formatting
You can add punctuation by saying what you want. For example, 'Hello John comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark' becomes 'Hello John, the check is in the mail!'
Here are some common punctuation and formatting commands that you can use:
- Quote/end quote: begin and end a quote
- New paragraph: start a new paragraph
- New line: begin a new line
- Cap: capitalize the next word
- Caps on/caps off: capitalize the first character of each word
- Smiley: insert :-)
- Frowny: insert :-(
- Winky: insert ;-)
Ipad Apps
- Not all languages are supported by offline dictation.