App Profile: TextEditor : Rich Text Editor

Systems Analyst 1/2 Century

Rating: 4/5

For years, now, I have had to use Notes to create, save and print my files. I’m a veteran journalist, and am always writing about something. Lately, the Lock icon is missing, so I can’t protect my work. I have tried to find the right desktop publisher or word processor for iPad, and have come up empty. On my computer I use Apache Open Office. I refuse to use Microsoft apps, anymore, because, after years of using Publisher, Microsoft said I had to purchase an expensive subscription to its version of Office, which has apps I would never use. Text Editor makes it so easy to create documents that can be read anywhere, because .rtf is now almost universally used. It has a nice, readable menu with several options I’ve never seen in any other similar app. You can choose the browser with which you are most comfortable, and several other options that really make working with documents a lot easier. I have one complaint. There is a tab for USB. It uses iTunes to record your hard work. I opened iTunes and attempted to follow the instructions under USB. The telephone you must click in the upper left corner wasn’t there. Oh, well. I don’t need it that badly, and the app works great without it. I give Text Editor 5 stars easily because it has made my life easier.

Iminyerhouse

Rating: 4/5

The font selection list comes up blank on the first tap. You need to exit and tap again in order to see the font list - and btw, the font list does not show previews of the fonts, which would be nice. Also the font selection abruptly closes as soon as you select the font - you have to tap again in order to select the font size. Otherwise the app seems like a decent little on the go word processor, and that was just what I wanted. I look forward to many months of not having it suddenly disappear or lock me out with a paywall!

WB-Dallas

Rating: 5/5

Does a good job. Five stars despite one of the format functions not working. (Please fix this; I think it is the text size function.) Overall, just right. Google's editor will not export .docx for me despite claims otherwise. Microsoft wants me to buy 365. No. Evernote only expotts LINKs. Effectively, your information becomes trapped there. Others have problems also. This seems the best option. Fix the text size problem. ["Font selection" mentioned by others.] A small one time charge ($3.99) would be reasonable IF you could share to other apps (Evernote, Google Docs, Apple Notes, Notion, Highlights, Notability, Liquid text, Simplenote, etc.) In .rtf, .docx, and PDF (as appropriate to the recipient app). Email / text (Signal? Telegram?) would be nice also. If you charge the $3.99, consider insert of photos / video from "photos" app. BUT, overall, a good job!