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. Again, there are a few of these but the one chosen here is called SharePlus.
#Shareplus ipad app pro#
The Pro version is $14.99 which lets you make changes rather than just read files. Now we have all the apps in place on our iPad (DropBox, Office2 Plus and SharePlus). 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. You can make it work if it’s set up properly.ġ. Log into Office2 Plus and add your DropBox account. DropBox should now appear as a storage option under Cloud Folders in Office2 Plus.Ģ. Log into SharePlus and add the details for your SharePoint Online site. You should now be able to browse your SharePoint site.ģ. While browsing the SharePoint site with SharePlus, select a file you want to edit and choose to open it with DropBox. If you edit it with SharePlus you won’t be able to save it back to the SharePoint site.Ĥ. Once the file has uploaded to DropBox, close DropBox and open Office2Plus.ĥ. Open the file in Office2 Plus in the DropBox folder, edit it and save it back to DropBox.Ħ. Open DropBox, find the file and save it back to SharePlus on the iPad.ħ. Open SharePlus, select Add Document, find the file in the Local Files folder, and load it back to the SharePoint site. In summary what we have done is configured DropBox as a temporary storage and sharing area between iPad apps. It really shouldn’t be this difficult to edit a file from Office 365 SharePoint Online. The major issue probably lies at the feet of the iPad which doesn’t allow apps to share their local storage. If they did chances are we could everything via SharePlus. It would also help if Office Web Apps in edit mode worked as it does on a PC allowing full document updating from a web browser. If you really want to point the finger at anyone for these restrictions you really have to point it at Apple. So even though editing documents from Office 365 SharePoint online is possible it is not something that you would be doing on a regular basis, it is really only in “case of emergency” stuff.
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