What Is Google Documents?

January 16, 2012 by Garen
Filed under: Online Business Products

Google Docs ( The Best Web Hosting Service)- If you are using Google.com as your home page, you will surely notice the menu listed above the big banner of Google. You can see there the words, web, images, maps, news, translate, and the word ‘more’. Now try clicking the word “more” and you will find one very helpful application – the Google documents.

Google documents or simply Google docs is a web-based application where you can do most of the work done in your own desktop office. You can create Word Files, PowerPoint presentations, Excel Spreadsheets, Drawing and Forms online. It’s much like having the utility to use Microsoft Office or Open Office without having to install any application. This is a free service from Google. However, Google Docs only has a saving capacity of 1GB.

Despite the size limit, Google docs have different services that will surely help you in doing your work. While utilizing the tools, it can even define a word that you typed in or even translate words to different language.

How secure are files saved in Google Docs? Apparently, files are first saved to your desktop and then automatically saved in Google’s server. This serves as the secured back-up system for your project to prevent loss of data. You won’t have to worry a thing about computer crashes or failure. Files can also be shared to any person you give access to within Google Docs so they can edit, give comments and view your work. You can even track down the person who edited your work. A built-in chat box is also available for you to have a discussion with those people you choose to share your file with. They can leave you comments, suggestions, and advices within the application which would be helpful for you in creating a better project. It is like you are doing a group project online, and not having to resend, edit, and resend files over and over again. Your project is conveniently accessible. Using any computer with internet, you can view and edit your files anytime and anywhere.

Multiple file extensions are compatible with Google Docs, and these include the most common file types that we are using. And the best thing about it is that you can convert it to a more suitable file extension for your computer. And in case you directly want to print or open your file, they can also be viewed in a web page format or a ready-to-print document.

So if you are asking, how can I use this application? It is as simple as A-B-C. First, you must have a Gmail account. Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Google Chrome, Safari, and other modern web browsers are compatible with Google Docs. The next steps are type in docs.Google.com or follow the guide in the first paragraph. Lastly, login you Gmail ID and you can easily access the Google Docs. It has a user-friendly interface that anyone can access; even students can do their projects here as a group or as an individual.

If you are planning to have a very good document file, whether it is a Word document, PowerPoint presentation or Excel spreadsheet, you can try to use Google docs, a more convenient way of doing a project online. Security and privacy is not at stake. And the best thing of all – it’s free.

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