Can the iPad utilize Dropbox and Microsoft Word Documents?

Now a PC user for entire life and want to move to tablet. Now use Dropbox as main storage and have many, many documents, etc. there. Would want to continue this use. Can I do that with iPad?

I personally would answer this question with, "Yes & No"
Yes, Dropbox is supported on the iPad as well as Microsoft Documents (when you use third party applications like Quickoffice or iWork), However I have had some issues finding apps that have full support of those documents. For instance, If I want to search something in a PDF document on my iPad for a certain word or phrase. I have not been able to do so yet. Not using the Dropbox application or Quickoffice Pro.
So it depends on what you are doing with your documents. If you are just viewing, sharing and making minor edits to them, Then I don't think you will have any issues, But if you want to go more in depth with your documents, You may have some trouble.

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