{"id":14831,"date":"2012-09-04T18:15:19","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T10:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=14831"},"modified":"2024-09-03T18:19:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T10:19:47","slug":"windows-msoffice-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/windows-msoffice-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Microsoft Office on Your iPad Without a Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <strong>OnLive Desktop<\/strong> is no longer in service.<\/p>\n<p>How would you feel if you could run your Windows applications like <strong>MS Word<\/strong> and <strong>PowerPoint<\/strong> on your iPad and work anywhere you want, without the burden of carrying your laptop? Sounds great, doesn\u2019t it? Now, your iPad isn\u2019t just for reading ebooks, browsing Facebook, or playing games \u2013 it\u2019s also a productivity powerhouse that lets you complete your work no matter where you go.<\/p>\n<p>With <strong>OnLive Desktop<\/strong>, it was possible to run Microsoft Office programs on your iPad. OnLive Desktop was an app that allowed you to open <strong>MS Word<\/strong>, <strong>PowerPoint<\/strong>, and <strong>Excel<\/strong> files, letting you work with them directly from your iPad. Not only did it provide mobility, but it also offered 2GB of free cloud storage to easily sync files with your office desktop.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Started With <strong>OnLive Desktop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>First, you needed to install <strong>OnLive Desktop<\/strong> on your iPad from the App Store. Once installed, you would head over to the OnLive Desktop website to register an account.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/onlive-itunes-download.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"201\" alt=\"Download OnLive Desktop from iTunes App Store\"><\/figure>\n<p>After registering, you would open the OnLive Desktop app on your iPad and sign in with your account.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/onlive-desktop-sign-in.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"OnLive Desktop Sign-In Screen\"><\/figure>\n<p>Once signed in, you would see a Windows interface on your iPad screen with full functionality, including pre-installed Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and Adobe Reader.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/onlive-desktop-live.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Windows Interface on iPad with OnLive Desktop\"><\/figure>\n<p>You could then open <strong>Microsoft Word<\/strong> by clicking the desktop icon and use it just as you would on your Windows desktop.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/onlive-desktop-word.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Microsoft Word on OnLive Desktop\"><\/figure>\n<p>The same applied to <strong>Microsoft Excel<\/strong> and <strong>PowerPoint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/quicktips\/onlive-desktop-Excel.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Microsoft Excel on OnLive Desktop\"><\/figure>\n<p>With OnLive Desktop, you could create new or edit existing Microsoft Office documents directly from your iPad.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, you could upload documents from any computer to your OnLive Desktop account, making them accessible from your iPad. 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