Google Docs is a free, cloud-based word processor developed by Google as part of the G Suite productivity software package. It was originally launched in 2012, and has since seen continued development along with its spreadsheet and presentation counterparts, Sheets and Slides.
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Google Docs now shows word count as you type (thank god)
I dig Google Docs a lot. There's one thing that I passionately despise about it though – its crappy word count feature. ...
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You can now directly edit Microsoft Office files with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
It's a great week for productivity. First, Slack announced that it'll let you view documents without leaving the app, and then Dropbox enabled editing Google Docs within its own cloud storage app. Now, Google has announced that you can edit Microsoft Office files directly in Google's ...
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You can now create and edit Google Docs right within Dropbox
Google Drive and Dropbox might be competitors, but that doesn't mean the two companies can't get along. Case in point: they are announcing tighter integration between their respective services, allowing to Dropbox Business users to create Google Docs, Sheets, Slides documents right ...
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Teens are using Google Docs as a sneaky messaging app right under their parents' (and teachers') noses
Google’s cloud-based tools provide a lot of bang for the buck. Apps like Docs, Sheets, and Slides are a collaborative dreamscape, the types of applications that allow kids to split into groups and iterate a project until completion. They also make a good instant messaging platform, ...
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All I want for Christmas: Folders for Google Docs
This is perhaps the saddest article I’ve written: I’m opening myself up to endless ridicule by admitting how deeply I care about something so incredibly mundane and objectively boring. But I don’t care. I’m a champion of the people, and I’m prepared to sacrifice myself for ...
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Google Docs gets an AI-powered grammar correction tool
Suck at grammar? You'll be happy to know that Google's introducing a grammar checker into Docs; it'll use machine learning ...
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No, Facebook employees aren't reading your private Google Docs files
A viral post on Reddit speculates that Facebook employees are secretly reading private Google Docs files shared on Messenger. ...
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Massive Google Docs phishing attack swept the internet today [Updated]
If you just received an unexpected email in which someone you know is sharing a Google Doc with you, do not open it. There is currently a rather massive phishing attack making its way through the internet. It's pretty sophisticated, and very easy to fall for. To summarize a ...
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WordPress.com for Google Docs lets you edit in Docs and publish in WordPress
Wordpress is teaming up with Google to bring an integration for Docs that lets you write, edit and collaborate with colleagues ...
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Dropbox's Paper app leaves beta to take on Google Docs
After more than a year in beta, Dropbox's Paper document creation app is finally ready for prime-time and is available to ...
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You can now create Google Docs within Slack (plus other new features)
Google's G Suite - formerly known as Google Apps for Work - is getting a big swath of new features today with the a round of productivity updates. First up, you can now create Google Docs right within Slack. Tap the + button to import or create new Docs, Sheets or Slides. You ...
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Figma challenges Adobe by trying to be the Google Docs of design
Adobe dominates the design world, but a new company called Figma wants to challenge it with real-time collaboration and powerful, ...
