You can now directly edit Microsoft Office files with Google Docs\, Sheets\, and Slides

You can now directly edit Microsoft Office files with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides

Earlier, you either had to convert Office files to formats supported by Google Docs, or use Office Compatibility Mode (OCM) with limited functionality. Now, you don’t need to worry about that. You can simply open a Microsoft Office file in Google Docs and start editing. This is a great update for people who want to collaborate on documents and don’t all have a copy of Microsoft Office.

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Here are the formats supported by Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, or use:

Google says that the feature will start rolling out to a limited number of users from next week, and it’ll begin extended rollout for this functionality early next month.

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