All the stories tagged with google docs
Google Docs breaking compatibility with .doc, .xls, .ppt formats
09/26/2012, On October 1st, Google Docs users won’t be able to download or upload documents, spreadsheets, or slideshows in Office 1997-2007 format. Although Microsoft has long since left these file formats behind, replacing them with .docx, .pptx, and .xlsx, Google provides [...]
Google spreadsheets get all talkative with discussions
09/05/2012, Humans are social creatures, and when working together as a team, the synergy delivers far more than what individuals are able to deliver. Having said that, Google Spreadsheets in Google Docs has been quite useful for me all this while, [...]
Protected Ranges in Google Spreadsheets now available
08/07/2012, Making edits with other folks in a collaborative effort over a document stored on the cloud is ideal in keeping track of different edits made by various folks with their respective timestamps, but sometimes, as the old proverb says, “too [...]
Google Drive for iOS and PC offline editing introduced
06/28/2012, Google has introduced the Google Drive app for iOS, which lets iPhone and iPad users access and manage (adding collaborators) their Google Drive and Google Docs documents and files. Reading documents is not really news, but being able to manage [...]
Google improves Docs with new fonts and templates
05/02/2012, It looks like Google Docs is getting another update (again), this time with 450 new fonts and 60 new templates. The new fonts and templates will be perfect for creating pamphlets, invitations and creative presentations at work or in school. [...]
IDrive Online Backup lets you access Google Docs your own way
04/04/2012, “Have it your way” – or so the Burger King slogan goes, making sure that you are subtly reminded that the captain of your ship is none other than yourself, and the whole world should kowtow to you, or at [...]
Google Docs graduates from Google+ Hangouts
03/13/2012, It looks like Google Docs has grown up, having graduated from Hangouts while sporting extras to the core Hangouts experience across the wide range of users. All it takes is a mere click of the “Docs” button in your hangout, [...]
Google Docs for Android allow collaborative editing now
02/23/2012, Google certainly has their users’ interests at heart, where the most recent update in Google Docs for Android opens up the door to collaborative editing – meaning, your mates can share a particular document and look through your work, trying [...]
Google Docs get Google+ Page
02/16/2012, You know how most companies these days have at least a Facebook page as well as a Twitter account to keep in touch with their customers without having to sift through huge amounts of snail mail. Well, there is another [...]
Google Docs for Android updated
02/01/2012, If you use Google Docs on your Android phone, you’ll be glad to know that the app has been updated today. Google announced that the latest version of Google Docs for Android now works offline. Users can save documents to [...]
Google Docs experience on tablets improved with new update
10/05/2011, It was not too long ago that the Google Docs app for Android was introduced, and needless to say, that app was certainly more than welcome amongst Android users, with many downloads being done since then till today as users [...]
Google improves accessibility for Docs, Sites and Calendar
09/14/2011, Google has just announced in its blog that it has enhanced some of its online services to become more accessible to members of the blind community. Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Calendar now have improved support for screen readers [...]
Google Documents get comment-only access
09/12/2011, Do you love all things that have to do with cloud computing? If you have answered in the affirmative, then you might be pleased to hear about the latest happening in Google Documents – it has just received comment-only access, [...]
