Google Docs

Google Docs is an advanced cloud-hosted word processor built and maintained by Google and offered to free for all Google account holders. It represents one of the core productivity apps offered inside the Google Drive suite of services, partnered with the spreadsheet (Google Sheets) and presentation (Google Slides) programs that all feature a high degree of interoperability between each other and a wide array of other services from Google.

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Primarily accessible from inside any modern web browser (but optimized for use in Google Chrome browser) Google Docs for Windows PC can today also be accessed from standalone mobile apps, Chrome OS, and a standalone Windows desktop application. Featuring full compatibility with Microsoft Office file formats and with a wide array of advanced options that are found in many other word processing apps, this application today represents a cornerstone of word processing for millions of users from around the world, including home users, students, and businesses and organizations of all sizes.

One of the most important features of Google Docs is powered by the Cloud, and it allows users from all around the world to effortlessly collaborate and edit documents in real-time. Documents hosted in the cloud can be created, opened, viewed, edited, reviewed, and talked about directly from the browser page or standalone apps by multiple users, with real-time tracking of their cursor positions and characters they are typing.

All changes are tracked and saved by Google servers, with built-in support for revision history tracking, real-time sidebar chat, and much more. Created files can be managed in the cloud, tagged and archived, or be saved to a local copy in any of the supported file formats (DOC, DOCX, ODF, HTML, PDF, RTX, plain text, and others).

The UI of Google Docs very much resembles any other professional word document application currently on the market, which enables almost anyone to easily switch to this FREE web app. The file size is limited to 1 million characters (no matter the page number or font size), and the final document size can’t exceed the limit of 50MB.

With an ever-expanding feature-set, Google Docs today represents one of the most popular and highly regarded world processing platforms. While it lacks some advanced features found in premium productivity suites such as MS Office, it still manages to offer an incredible amount of value for any online that has a Google account.

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