Aug 18, 2010

Some handy features while using Google Docs

I am very big fan of Google Docs like products which allow you to mange your stuff online so you can seamlessly work on them while at home, office or any where there is internet. Let me share you with some new and my favorite features of the product

Draggable rows and columns in document tables
Change row heights and column width in tables using sliders
Format painter in spreadsheets
You can now apply formatting or conditional formatting rules you've used on one set of cells to another separate set of cells using the Paint Format tool
Optical character recognition (OCR)
You can now upload and convert PDF or image files to text
Formula highlighting
Cell references and the corresponding cells are now highlighted to make it easier to keep track of your formulas

And what you can expect in future releases of the product, some of them to keep an eye on

New version of Google documents
A totally re-built version of Google documents that adds a lot of new features and makes editing much snappier. The new version has chat, character-by-character real time co-editing, and makes imports and exports much better
Re-size images
After you insert an image into a document, click on the image to bring up controls that let you scale the image's size in any direction
Upload any file
Google will be rolling out the ability to upload, store, and share any file in Google Docs. Your files will be stored in their original format and down-loadable from anywhere. Uploading files to the cloud allows them to be safely stored and accessible at all times
Bulk upload
Upload multiple files quickly to your Docs list
Equation editor
Insert and edit mathematical equations and symbols in documents
DOCX Import
You can now import Word 2007 files (.docx) into Google Docs
List View and Mobile View Improvements
Now you can see your spreadsheets with all their formatting in List View and on your mobile device, this includes background/foreground colors, borders and text formatting!

Happy online collaboration !

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