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Most Google Apps May Be Getting a Thorough Redesign

Google may be planning to give all of its apps and services a great do-over, creating a more unified experience across the different products. None of Google's biggest names is spared, starting with Gmail and moving to Docs and News, all of which will supposedly get a brand-new interface, very similar to Google ...

9 November 2009
10:30 GMT

Now You Can: Insert YouTube Clips in Google Docs Presentations

Even if the Google Docs presentation feature isn't quite an old function on the web, users adopted the function pretty well and this only encouraged the Mountain View company focus more on its development. A few days ago, Google rolled out what seems to be the first important update for presentations as it relea...

29 April 2008
03:13 GMT

Google Docs Goes Offline, Challenging Microsoft Office

A few days ago, Google released what seems to be one of the most expected features ever issued by the Mountain View-based company: offline support for Google Docs. This means that Google Docs, that powerful document editing technology available for free for all Google-registered members, is now accessible even withou...

2 April 2008
05:46 GMT

Page Numbers for Google Documents

Google's continuous improvement of Google Docs is going over or around page numbers, for some reason yet not disclosed. Every update has people waiting for this feature like it's the Next Coming and every time they are disappointed to see that the Mountain View based company did not include it on its list. ...

10 March 2008
15:36 GMT

Google Docs More Office-like

Revamp aplenty from Google these days. Yesterday, YouTube came with the big announcement that it would introduce a new personalized experimental homepage, today Google Docs looks totally different, yet in the same lines we're familiar with. The update was most likely rolled out for everybody, as I'm receivi...

28 February 2008
07:06 GMT

Google Docs Adds Brand New Features

In a rush to take over the market and become the biggest office applications suite there is on the Internet, the Google Docs team is pushing hard as if they had a deadline to make it all happen. Fortunately for us, there isn't one, or else all of the updates would probably make two or three things and break just...

25 January 2008
02:41 GMT

Headers and Footers for Printed Documents Are Here

Before I get started with the new features added to Google Docs, I would like to make it clear that I do not use them on a regular basis, only to try out the new features and perhaps when I'm on a hurry or not at my computer. I am, however, up-to-date with everything going on with the Docs and Spreadsheets.Now t...

9 January 2008
04:14 GMT

Google Digging Deep

The feature introduced yesterday by the Google Docs and Spreadsheets team has been the talking point for many in the last month, just because a member of the dev team mentioned it on the go while talking about something else, it doesn't really matter now what exactly, just that it was enough to have people up in...

8 January 2008
02:48 GMT

Will Google Docs Pose a Serious Threat to MS Office in 2008?

Updates are like well wrapped candy that you find in the Christmas tree of the person you're visiting. He / she asks you to get some, but you never know if they're expired or not or whether you'll like his / her taste in sweets. It's something that you must try on your own, if you're curious ...

7 January 2008
17:16 GMT

Take Google Docs out with the New Look They Have

Google is an Internet biased company, there's no doubt about it, and accordingly, they roll out things that are to live especially on the Internet and through the Internet. But what happens when some of these applications or their end results need to come out of the bytes and into the lights? What happens when a...

20 December 2007
02:50 GMT

Google Docs? I'm Not Sure I Know What You're Talking about…

Shocking, you might say, but indeed, it is the truth. 73 percent of the Americans interviewed admitted to never having heard about Google Docs. Well, to be honest, the application only has about 500 thousand users in total, according to compete.com, but that is frequent users with emphasis on frequent. Many have just...

18 December 2007
08:21 GMT

Google Docs Missing Folders?

Being a fanatic when it comes down to organizing things so that I can access them from anywhere with the lest amount of clicks or browsing possible, I can really empathize with the people who have had this happening to them over the past month or so.The problem popped up in the Google Docs Discussions about things th...

13 December 2007
03:11 GMT

From Zero to Hero, by Google

I feel that I should explain why I said that the service was flawed or else you'd probably want to crucify me without prior notice (that is the best way to crucify somebody, else they tend to run and hide if warned beforehand). The initial purpose of Google's Spreadsheets and Docs was to replace document at...

7 December 2007
07:12 GMT

Google Presentations Bring Sexy Back

Hey, Google Docs users, this one goes out especially for you. All this said in a sort of a Barry White voice.I know you like the Google Apps even though they are not perfect and I know that you often turn to them when you don't absolutely have to use something else. The Google Presentations seemed to be a viable...

20 November 2007
05:27 GMT

Google Docs on My Computer? Now, This Is a Microsoft Office Alternative!

When the super giant Google debuted Docs & Spreadsheets many of you said it's probably the best alternative for Microsoft Office even if it works only in online mode. On the other side, some users considered that Microsoft Office is still the king because it can be easily installed on a computer and can be acce...

16 October 2007
04:31 GMT

Google Office Down. Is Microsoft The Alternative?

Google Docs & Spreadsheets was affected by a serious glitch which caused several errors displayed to the users who tried to access the service. According to Philipp Lenssen from Google Blogoscoped, Google Docs & Spreadsheets returned a 404 error for most of the consumers trying to access their documents or to create ...

11 October 2007
05:28 GMT

Google Docs & Spreadsheets - It's Your Word Alternative, Too!

Google Docs & Spreadsheets comes as the best freeware alternative for Microsoft Word and other text processors, being accessible straight from the window of your browser. All you need is a Google account and you're ready to go. Obviously, numerous users turned to Google Docs & Spreadsheets in the detriment of th...

29 August 2007
02:49 GMT

Microsoft Is Scared, Google Office Conquers Ten New Countries

Google Docs & Spreadsheets, the main application that fights for the defeat of Microsoft Office, is now available in ten new languages besides the 15 ones that were already implemented into the product. If you want to select the language of the service, you must login to your account and press the Settings button dis...

19 July 2007
04:53 GMT

Hidden Trick to Add Dictionary to Google Office

The recently discovered language tools that were meant to enhance the Google Office suite can be easily implemented into Google Docs using a simple command to be entered in the address field. The trick was discovered by Tony Ruscoe from Google Blogoscoped who said that writing a simple line into the address bar of yo...

2 July 2007
03:15 GMT

Google Docs to Offer Free Encyclopedia Britannica?

Some time ago it was rumored that Google prepares a presentation tool that can compete with Microsoft's PowerPoint and will complete the Office suite. It appeared to be true. Now, new speculations concerning Google Docs are spread on the Internet: the Mountain View company plans to add interoperability between t...

29 June 2007
02:01 GMT

Google's Office Gets Brand New Facelift

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is the web-based service that is described as the Microsoft Office rival that will represent the main solution included in the Google suite. Because it is so important, the Google employees avoid neglecting the product and are trying to improve it periodically to make it more powerful. The ...

28 June 2007
03:24 GMT

It's Official: Google's Powerpoint - Coming Soon!

Although it was obvious that Google was preparing a PowerPoint killer to bundle it into the Docs & Spreadsheets suite, it's now clear enough to understand that Presently, the upcoming solution, will be rolled out soon. The Mountain View company announced the acquisition of Zenter, a special firm that is based on...

20 June 2007
01:46 GMT

Google Office Eliminates the Sign-In Process

The Google Office suite of tools receives a new important update that makes the product easier to use and accessible for more users, even for the ones without a Google account. Basically, Docs & Spreadsheets now allows you to view the shared documents without logging. The procedure is quite easy: every time you invit...

7 June 2007
05:51 GMT

Google's Office Beats Microsoft's Suite

The Mountain View-based company wants to make its Office suite more powerful than the one offered by the software giant Microsoft and released a new important set of updates. Among the improved features, Google included the possibility of saving your documents with the .txt extension, allowing you to export the files...

7 May 2007
03:34 GMT

Google Updates The Office Suite

Google Docs & Spreadsheets, also known as the Google Office suite, gets another important update that allows users to manipulate and work with charts easier than before. Today, the search giant revealed some new features of the service that will help users organize the cells and the sheets and design charts using som...

18 April 2007
05:01 GMT

Create Word Puzzles Using Google Docs

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is one of the services powered by the search giant that was often regarded as the solution able to compete with the old-fashioned Microsoft Office. As you know, the product is accessible with a single and free Google account and can be used with ease because Google Docs owns a web-based int...

27 March 2007
02:55 GMT


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