Google Docs
- Description and Overview
Google Docs is a free-to-use cloud-based Microsoft Office word processing alternative. Use Google Docs to write, edit, and collaborate online. Google Docs syncs with your Google account and integrates seamlessly with Google Drive and other products of G Suite. Version history is available, along with user access permission controls, extensive accessibility features, and options to save files as PDF and many other file formats.
- Great for
- Word processing
- Collaboration and editing anytime, anywhere, on multiple devices
Microsoft Word and Excel are included in the cloud-based word processing version of Office – Office 365. This package delivers the most productive and most secure Office experience, with the lowest total cost of ownership for deployment and management.
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