Offers support for Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint, PDF, Apple iWork and other files

Jun 15, 2009 14:35 GMT  ·  By

DataViz Inc. has announced Documents To Go, a mobile office suite application for iPhone and iPod touch. Currently available in the iTunes App Store, Documents To Go allows users to view, edit and create Microsoft Word files, including Word 2007. iPhone and iPod touch owners can also use a desktop application to provide 2-way file synchronization. A version with support for attachments is also available. The app incorporates Apple’s built-in viewing technology for files like Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and Apple iWork.

Documents To Go comes in two versions: Documents To Go (Microsoft Word editing & Desktop sync) and Documents To Go with Exchange Attachments (Microsoft Word editing, Exchange attachments & Desktop sync). Documents To Go and Documents To Go with Exchange Attachments are each available for special limited-time prices. Some of the main features to be had with the $4.99 Documents To Go (Microsoft Word editing & Desktop sync) include:

• View, edit & create Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) files; • Unique InTact Technology retains original document formatting of edited files; • Cut/copy/paste; • Predictive text entry using iPhone keyboard; • View & edit in both Portrait and Landscape mode; • Character formatting: bold, italic, underline, text color & highlight; • Alignment (Left, Center, Right, Justified, Distributed); • Text selection: tap & hold (free form), double tap (single word), triple tap (paragraph); • Toolbar: Tap & hold tips and swipe; • Auto bullets & numbers; • Multi-level zooming; • Embedded graphics; • Tables; • Undo/Redo; • Find & Replace; • Word Count; • Table of contents & hyperlink support; • Supports password-protected Word 97-2004 documents; • View comments, footnotes/endnotes & text boxes.

“There has been an overwhelming interest in Documents To Go and we’re very excited to expand our product line to include the revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch,” Dick Fontana, DataViz co-founder & CEO, said. “We started our company in 1984 around Apple and the Macintosh, so it’s personally gratifying to see everything come full circle with an App Store application as we celebrate our twenty-fifth year in business.”

Also noteworthy is that Documents To Go 1.0 customers will receive the next big update for free. The update includes support for editing and creating Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, when available. While Documents To Go requires software update 2.2, the Documents To Go Desktop app is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4.10 and later.

Download Documents To Go ($4.99) (limited time offer) Download Documents To Go with Exchange Attachments ($9.99) (limited time offer)