i have already posted on article based on this ( Advantage of Google Docs Over MS-Office).one of the best advantage of Google Doc,. is it's online availability. if you use Google Doc. then you have no any need to store your data in any type of storage medium. use your Google Doc. data anytime anywhere online.
if you have stored your all important document in MS-Word or MS-Excel format and your planning to switch form MS-Word to Google Doc, if you are thinking it is not possible then you are wrong, yes it is possible. The open XML format is a international recognised standard ans it is supported by open source software like www.openofice.org and google also supports this standard , .xlse file support was already present on Google Doc. recently Google added .XML support which mean you can import .docx format document.
Follow the following steps to import a .docx, xlsx file to your Google .doc
1.Click the "Upload" button at the top of the sidebar in your Docs list page.
2.Click "Browse"
3.Select the document, spreadsheet, or presentation you'd like to open.
4.Click Open.
5.Click Upload File. The uploaded file appears in your Docs list.
When uploading, please keep the following in mind:
- 1.You can only upload certain file types:
- For spreadsheets: .xls, .xlsx, .ods, .csv, .tsv, .txt, .tsb
- For documents: .doc, .docx, .html, plain text (.txt), .rtf
- For presentations: .ppt, .pps
You can also upload .pdf files to your Docs list.
2.There are some file-size limits.
3.Some of your original formatting may not be preserved
Emailing documents in to Google Docs
If you'd prefer, you can email your documents in to Google Docs. This is a quick way to import many documents at once, and you can use this feature as an add-on to how you currently collaborate with others. For example, you can add your unique Email-In address when you pass around documents.The option to email your documents in to Google Docs isn't available for spreadsheets or PDF files.
To email a document in to Google Docs, follow these steps:
1.Click the Upload button from the sidebar in your Docs list page.
After you've done this, your emailed document will appear in your Docs list.
Please note that it's only possible to email in 10 or fewer attachments at a time.