Posted by Alan Warren, Engineering VP, Google Docs editors A few weeks ago at Google I/O, Docs, Sheets and Slides got a
major upgrade — making it even easier for you to get work done at the office and on-the-go with Google Apps. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of how you can edit Office files, make Suggested Edits and a new ability to convert tracked changes to Suggested Edits:
Edit and share Office files — without Office Technology is changing the way people work, but all that change can cause friction when employees are using different software. That’s why we made it possible to edit Office files directly in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, so you can open and edit those documents in their native format using Office Compatibility Mode. No need to buy additional software or think about how to open your file. The
Docs, Sheets and Slides mobile apps come with Office editing built right in, and with the
Chrome extension, you can edit and share files directly from Google Drive or Gmail.
Suggest Edits in DocsDocs makes working together easy by letting people edit files in real-time, rather than emailing multiple versions of the same document back and forth. But sometimes you want to control specific changes someone else makes in a document. Suggest Edits in Docs lets you do just that: your team can make suggestions that you can accept or reject with a single click. This feature is available for anyone with
commenting access in Google Docs on the web, and is coming soon to our mobile apps.
Convert your tracked changes to Suggest EditsWhile you no longer have to convert Microsoft Word files to Docs (thanks to the recent Quickoffice integrations), if you do, starting today any tracked changes in a .docx file will be automatically carried over to Docs as Suggested Edits. Once you’ve imported your changes, you can begin immediately collaborating with your colleagues in real-time.
These features are available today. So next time you’re collaborating in
Docs try suggesting edits to speed up the review process.
