Getting real work done.
WHAT WORKS WELL
Reading and responding Approving
Capturing: photographs, notes, voice memos
Looking things up Quick record-keeping
WHAT TO SET UP
Your files, accessible Your email, configured properly A notes application that synchronises Dictation
WHAT DICTATION SUITS
Capturing thoughts and drafting, far faster than typing on a phone.
WHAT TO USE FOR LONGER TEXT
A folding keyboard, or defer it to a computer.
WHAT TO CONFIGURE
Text shortcuts for phrases you type often The correct keyboard layout and language
WHAT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
Editing complex documents, where formatting can break Spreadsheets, where a mistaken tap is easy Sending messages in haste
WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT LAST ONE
Draft, and read it once before sending.
WHAT TO ARRANGE FOR OFFLINE
Files you may need where there is no connection.
WHY THAT MATTERS
Connectivity varies, and work should not stop.
WHAT TO CHECK
That offline access actually works, before relying on it.