The beauty of google's new improved office productivity app. Google Docs(formerly Google Docs & Spreadsheets),is its simplicity - as you might expect if you are familiar with gmail.Google provides an uncluttered,elegant interface whose only flaw is possibly being too minimalist,sometimes at the expense of usability.Google Docs is thin on the kinds of features that its competitors boast,but it has also eliminated the glitches that plague them.
Once you have signed on (using any google account),you can create,upload,hide or delete using the toolbar at the top of an efficient document -management widow.The word processor imports and exports files in a multitude of formats,hough all editing is done on HTML.You can tweak the raw code via a link in the editing window Since the program is easily confused,however,this option is best left alone.
The included Google Spreadsheets is also a clean simple app, though not particularly powerful.It supports a generous list of functions,and a Discuss tab lets you chat about documents in real time.The newly introduced Presentation mode offers basic editing functions plus an automatic save function for revisions .But you will have to look elsewhere for extras like flashy transitions.
Though no online document-creation service can replace a desktop based office suit,Google Docs comes the closest,making it as an easy editor's Choice
Once you have signed on (using any google account),you can create,upload,hide or delete using the toolbar at the top of an efficient document -management widow.The word processor imports and exports files in a multitude of formats,hough all editing is done on HTML.You can tweak the raw code via a link in the editing window Since the program is easily confused,however,this option is best left alone.
The included Google Spreadsheets is also a clean simple app, though not particularly powerful.It supports a generous list of functions,and a Discuss tab lets you chat about documents in real time.The newly introduced Presentation mode offers basic editing functions plus an automatic save function for revisions .But you will have to look elsewhere for extras like flashy transitions.
Though no online document-creation service can replace a desktop based office suit,Google Docs comes the closest,making it as an easy editor's Choice