Several languages added to Docs & Spreadsheets

Jul 19, 2007 08:53 GMT  ·  By

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 displayed above the list of your documents. Then, in the General settings tab, you should be able to see a Language list that allows you to select a language from up to 25 options offered by Docs & Spreadsheets.

"We thought you might like to know that we've added support for another ten languages to Google Docs & Spreadsheets. We're now available in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Czech, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian. To change your default language, click the "Settings" link from the top right of your document list. This means that now we know how to say "collaborate" in 25 languages!" Ken Norton, Product Manager, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, proudly said today.

The battle between Google and Microsoft is taken to another level as the two giants are challenging one another with new innovations and goodies for its products. This new competition of the Office suites is very important especially for the consumers because until now, there was no other alternative for the famous Microsoft Office. Some of you might say that Google's Office pack of tools can't be described as a potential Microsoft rival due to several reasons.

But Google's solutions has a lot of advantages. Google Apps is available in several versions including a free one that allows the consumers to use the product and benefit from the basic functions. In comparison, Microsoft Office is quite an expensive product that is available only after you paid a certain amount of money. However, the competition is only at its beginning and we should wait and see if any of the two rivals manages to become the leader of the market.