If they did chances are we could everything via SharePlus. The major issue probably lies at the feet of the iPad which doesn’t allow apps to share their local storage. It really shouldn’t be this difficult to edit a file from Office 365 SharePoint Online. In summary what we have done is configured DropBox as a temporary storage and sharing area between iPad apps. Open SharePlus, select Add Document, find the file in the Local Files folder, and load it back to the SharePoint site. Open DropBox, find the file and save it back to SharePlus on the iPad.ħ. Open the file in Office2 Plus in the DropBox folder, edit it and save it back to DropBox.Ħ. Once the file has uploaded to DropBox, close DropBox and open Office2Plus.ĥ. If you edit it with SharePlus you won’t be able to save it back to the SharePoint site.Ĥ. While browsing the SharePoint site with SharePlus, select a file you want to edit and choose to open it with DropBox. You should now be able to browse your SharePoint site.ģ. Log into SharePlus and add the details for your SharePoint Online site. DropBox should now appear as a storage option under Cloud Folders in Office2 Plus.Ģ. Log into Office2 Plus and add your DropBox account. You can make it work if it’s set up properly.ġ. If you open documents in DropBox first and then select Office2 Plus to edit them, you will receive an error message saying the file is read-only and cannot be saved. Now we have all the apps in place on our iPad (DropBox, Office2 Plus and SharePlus).
The Pro version is $14.99 which lets you make changes rather than just read files. Again, there are a few of these but the one chosen here is called SharePlus. So to edit documents you’ll need to shell out for the full version.įinally, you are going to need an app that can access your SharePoint Online site. The free versions let you view Office documents but not edit them, which is the same situation if you log in through your browser and use the native Office Web Apps in SharePoint Online. There is both an iPad and an iPhone app starting from around $6. Next you’ll need an iPad app that can read Office documents in DropBox and edit them. Once in the cloud you can access those files from your iPad. A free account lets you synchronise up to 2GB of files between the cloud and your desktop. The most important app you’ll need to get documents to and from SharePoint is DropBox. The workaround below uses third-party applications on the iPad as middlemen to download files stored in SharePoint Online to the iPad for editing and then save them back up to SharePoint. The solutions are by no means easy or straightforward. One of the most surprising challenges with Office 365’s SharePoint Online is to get it working effectively on an iPad. Editing Office 365 files on the iPad recommended only in emergencies.How to Edit SharePoint Online Files on the iPad
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