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Networking Office Documents

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caprisport

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Hi all, im a newbie here so forgive me if this has been answered. I couldnt find anything. What im trying to do is use my server at home (server 2003 r2) and store my office documents on it and use my android to open and edit them via wi fi. Now i can open them fine but they open as read only. Is there another way to do this so i can edit them? Ive tried a few different filr managera and cant do it.

The only thing i have found that works is dropbox but dont really want my documents being flirted via dropbox.

Any help would be great!
 
I use an office app (DocumentsToGo) at the phone and sync the docs with my home network (NAS) via WiFi with FolderSync.

Harry
 
Hi Guys,

Thanks for the replies. I'm using Kingsoft at the moment, documents to go doesn't offer a folder explorer to navigate to network folders.
 
It doesn't need to. All it needs is to be set as default program to open word files. Just go into any file explorer app, and once you find the file, tapping on it will launch it using DocstoGo.
 
I think that might be the problem, using the file explorer first. I have gone into ES File Explorer, clicked the file on network computer (Server) and it says caching file to sd card, will open as read only. Thinking it was the file, that was generated in office on a pc, i tried making a new document in documents to go, and storing that remotely and get the same thing.

Whereas if i use Kingsoft, you can open the app then navigate to the network drive, whether it be google documents, or drop box. Think I might end up passwords protecting all my documents and folders, and using the drop box idea. It seems a simple fix though.....
 
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