App of the week for journalists: Byword, a great text editor for iPhone/iPad
An iPad and iPhone app to allow you to write and easily transfer news stories from an Apple device
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App of the week:
Devices:
iPhone, iPad
Cost:
£1.99
What is it?
A text editor that allows HTML and syncs with Dropbox and iCloud .
How is it of use to journalists?
It allows journalists to write text articles on an iPad or iPhone and easily export. <img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-44256" height="375" src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=43125&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" title="Byword-iphone1" width="250"> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-44257" height="375" src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=43126&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" title="Byword-iphone2" width="250">
There is no shortage of text editors out there but this one stands out as it allows you to easily sync documents with a Dropbox or iCloud (both are ways of storing documents in the cloud). You can also export via email.
Byword also allows Markdown, enabling those who know a few commands to write, preview and export as HTML. <img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-44254" height="405" src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=43127&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" title="Byword-ipad" width="540"> Have you got a favourite app that you use as a journalist? Fill in this form to nominate an app for Journalism.co.uk app of the week for journalists.
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Sarah Marshall is VP Audience Strategy at Condé Nast. She leads distribution and channel strategy globally. She is also the former technology editor for Journalism.co.uk (prior to it becoming JournalismUK)
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