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highlights Google Docs features compares them to Office Live Workspace

saved by23 people, first byMike H on 2008-03-04, last byTod Baker on 2008-07-23

  • did Microsoft just trump Google Docs? Or does Google Docs still rule online office suites?
    • on 2008-03-06 21:43:10 Svartling
      This is a good read. Read it.
  • Microsoft Office Live Workspace is limited to 500 MB of space, which equates to about 1000 Microsoft Office documents.
    • on 2008-03-06 04:08:24 Abo46n2
      This is interesting
    • on 2008-04-17 21:13:41 Cherrie
      Adam B, could you say why
  • .PDFs
    • on 2008-04-17 21:14:53 Cherrie
      This is great as I always need to "collaborate" on PDF forms, etc.
  • Sharing
    • on 2008-04-17 21:17:09 Cherrie
      What about RSS feeds? Does Google Docs allow feeds for documents that are private? If so, I can't seem to get that to work.
  • chat feature in spreadsheets and presentations or the integration of Google Docs with other apps (you can schedule an event in Google Calendar from a doc, you can integrate a doc in the brand new Google Sites wiki-like application, you can transform a Google Notebook into a doc, you can use a Google Spreadsheet as a web-based bookmark storage thanks to its integration with Google Co-op subscribed links, you can also published in Blogger directly from a doc, you can use a Google Doc spreadsheet template to upload a complex Google Earth map - see Google Earth Outreach, you can access from Gmail a Google shared spreadsheet even if it has been sent as attached email, etc.)
    • on 2008-03-11 05:54:37 Developerlin
      In summary, the advantages of Google Docs comparing with MS Office Live are the following.

      1) Online and real-time editing

      2) better collaboration feature with abilities to support chat, commenting documents.

      3) better integration abilities oriented web, e.g.
      a) Allow user publish documents
      b) Integrate with other apps well like Calendar and so on.

      4) mobility access

      5) possible feture of offline edit.
    • on 2008-03-21 19:02:34 Jennieteacher
      Also, with Google Docs... you don't need to own M$ Office. Users of Office Live will have problems as more and more users and their computers migrate away from this proprietary platform.
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