![]() That's even true with the Mellel 4 for iPad edition which is a much newer product. However, when we skipped between Mellel and its rivals like Word, Scrivener, Ulysses and Pages, we feel that Mellel's icons are over-sized and basic. That's not necessarily a bad thing - the research tool and the scriptwriting apps are hugely successful. During the course of our evaulation, we were reminded of apps like DEVONthink and Final Draft. Subjectively, even in this new version Mellel feels old and like an academic product. But, Microsoft's word processor does look and feel more modern - and yes, that is probably the first time that has ever been said on AppleInsider. We might also prefer Mellel's simpler toolbar next to the way Word buries controls under barely predictable tabs in its Ribbon. That all said, once you know how Mellel works, you do find that it needs fewer steps to accomplish certain tasks. But, the app itself wasn't much help to deduce that. We learned that from the developer's website which has an excellent series of help videos on it. ![]() The answer to the problem is to use what Mellel calls Auto-Titles. For instance, you might mark a heading as being in the Title style but the Table of Contents feature won't recognize it. There are also confusing points in Mellel. There is still a great deal of depth in Mellel so you won't pick up its every nuance much faster than you might grasp Word's. We had no crashes or problems during our use but cumbersome is harder to define. Specifically that it isn't cumbersome nor prone to crashing. The developer and fans of Mellel might point you to different features, but they will also all point out how it isn't Microsoft Word. Save your documents to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and compatible storage services. ICloud: Turn on iCloud to make your documents automatically available on your Mac: Page: Apply page style, to change the margins, headers and footers and other attributes Section: Apply section styles to set two, three or four columns in any section of the document Lists: Start, stop, increase and decrease lists, and apply list styles Text boxess: edit and manipulate text boxes Images: Add images to your document, and move them around Paragraph: Apply paragraph styles or set the alignment, line spacing and direction yourself ![]() ![]() Styling is easy: Mellel's powerful styles will allow you to style your documents on-the-fly or using styles, allowing you to maintain consistency and apply a myriad of changes all at once:Ĭharacter: Apply character styles or set the font, font face, size and other attributes yourself Zoom: Examine details or zoom out to 4-up view, to view your entire document flow.ĭocument viewer: Add, duplicate, delete, name and rename your docuemnts Special characters: Use the Insert strip to easily insert special characters and symbols Word count: Count words, paragraphs, lines, notes, and more Tables: Insert and edit tables in your document Notes: Easily add footnotes, endnotes, author notes, and more Track-Changes: Track changes you and others make in a document Outline: Easily navigate your entire document via the OutlineĪuto-titles: Easily add headings to structure your documentįind and Replace: Find any word, anywhere in your documents Power at your fingertips: Mellel supports several powerful features, allowing you to access some high-end word-processing features while enjoying the iPad ease-of-use: At home with a Mac or on the top of the Mont Blanc with your iPad, you can now work on your documents, keeping your cross-references, citations, images, captions, custom auto-titles, notes and so on intact. ![]() Whats even better, Mellel for iPad will gradually incorporate advanced features added to its Mac counterpart.Įnjoy full compatibility: All the attributes set on Mellel for Mac are compatible and will be maintained on Mellel for iPad - and vice versa. Built for long and complex documents, Mellel allows you to create documents with style, sophistication, and consistency. Mellel, the most powerful word-processor for the Mac, comes to the iPad. ![]()
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