wraggster
July 21st, 2015, 20:57
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/bd29995bffe7d2088dba1db8665af859/202348893/drive.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/21/google-drive-office-plug-in/)
Google already added tools (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/google-drive-grows/) that help Drive play nice with Office files (http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/02/google-drive-office-files-gmail/), and now it's offering easy access from inside Microsoft's apps (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/04/microsoft-office-2016-public-preview/). With a new plug-in, you can open (http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/05/google-drive-app-launcher/) files for Word, Excel and PowerPoint from Drive. When the time comes, you'll be able to save them in Google's cloud-based repository, too. It seems simple enough to use, and it's sure to come in handy for folks who prefer Google's storage option over Microsoft's (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/29/onedrive-photo-revamp/), but still use Office to get work done. For now, the add-on works for Office on Windows machines, and there isn't any mention of when or if we can expect the same tool to arrive for the productivity suite for Mac (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/06/office-for-mac-2016-preview/).
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/21/google-drive-office-plug-in/
Google already added tools (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/google-drive-grows/) that help Drive play nice with Office files (http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/02/google-drive-office-files-gmail/), and now it's offering easy access from inside Microsoft's apps (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/04/microsoft-office-2016-public-preview/). With a new plug-in, you can open (http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/05/google-drive-app-launcher/) files for Word, Excel and PowerPoint from Drive. When the time comes, you'll be able to save them in Google's cloud-based repository, too. It seems simple enough to use, and it's sure to come in handy for folks who prefer Google's storage option over Microsoft's (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/29/onedrive-photo-revamp/), but still use Office to get work done. For now, the add-on works for Office on Windows machines, and there isn't any mention of when or if we can expect the same tool to arrive for the productivity suite for Mac (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/06/office-for-mac-2016-preview/).
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/21/google-drive-office-plug-in/