Google may be attracting more users of Microsoft Office by allowing its cloud-based Google Docs platform to edit Office files.
At its I/O Developers Conference, Google said users can now open Word,
Excel and PowerPoint files and save them in their native formats, tech site Mashable reported.
This means Google Docs users can now save and edit any type of file,
"including old Microsoft Office files, and convert them to Google Docs."
It also said Google Docs users can "view, create and share documents,
spreadsheets and presentations on both mobile devices and the desktop."
Even better, there is offline support "so users can make edits or start
from scratch without an Internet connection and then sync up later."
Mashable said Google claimed strong growth and now has more than 190 million active users.
Suggest edit
Meanwhile, a new "suggest edit" mode tracks collaborators' suggestions in documents.
On the other hand, the Slides app and Microsoft Office editing functions are relatively new. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
