Even the most loyal Microsoft fans are now starting to quit MS Office. Let’s face it, who would pay to get a software pack when you have such great free alternatives like Google Docs and LibreOffice. Although, there comes a time when you have to deal with Office documents, especially when someone emails you a .docx file. This used to be a problem for fans of Google Docs, but not anymore.
Google Drive has rolled out a new feature, allowing Gmail users to convert Microsoft Office documents to Google Docs, with a single click. Now, when hovering over an attachment you get the option to edit the file with Google Docs.
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If you want to edit the document without changing the format to Google Docs, Google has a solution for that too. It can be done with this Chrome Extension, which allows you to edit Office documents with Google Drive while keeping the original MS Office file format.
[Via: Engadget / Google Plus]
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