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When did Google Docs become....good?!
Posted on 9/3/14 at 11:42 am
Posted on 9/3/14 at 11:42 am
Have I been living under a rock?
I tried google docs a few years ago and found it...lacking to say the least.
I just recently tried them out again and wow! Way more functionality. The spreadsheets have a ton more functions available and the mobile versions of docs and sheets are great on my iphone. I've pimped DocsToGo as my go-to mobile productivity app in the past but google has something that's better IMO.
And apparently, you can even make macros in a java-based scripting language. I'm going to really dig into that in my spare time. It looks like I'll probably be able to replace office for my personal use.
I know a lot of you are reading this and probably thinking I'm from the Deutschland, but just wanted to share
I tried google docs a few years ago and found it...lacking to say the least.
I just recently tried them out again and wow! Way more functionality. The spreadsheets have a ton more functions available and the mobile versions of docs and sheets are great on my iphone. I've pimped DocsToGo as my go-to mobile productivity app in the past but google has something that's better IMO.
And apparently, you can even make macros in a java-based scripting language. I'm going to really dig into that in my spare time. It looks like I'll probably be able to replace office for my personal use.
I know a lot of you are reading this and probably thinking I'm from the Deutschland, but just wanted to share
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Posted on 9/3/14 at 11:59 am to ZereauxSum
I'm behind on the progression of all the free office alternatives. I do recall most of them being pretty shitty years ago, but I could only assume they've made significant strides since then. I just can't use them for my purposes since document editing and production is half my job, and we use MS Word.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:20 pm to ZereauxSum
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I just recently tried them out again and wow! Way more functionality. The spreadsheets have a ton more functions available and the mobile versions of docs and sheets are great on my iphone. I've pimped DocsToGo as my go-to mobile productivity app in the past but google has something that's better IMO.
welcome to 2012
google docs is amazeballs. i didn't want to like it either and now its my go-to for just about all my work-related stuff.
the collaborative capabilities on documents is PAR EXCELLENTE!
i could go on and on...
This post was edited on 9/3/14 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:41 pm to CAD703X
Man it's great! No idea how I missed this for the past 2 years!
I actually tried my best to like it a few years ago but it was so lame that I had no choice but to go back to MSFT.
I'm REALLY impressed with how good it is on mobile also. Nice job Google!
ETA: oh, and ILikeLSUToo, give it a try. You might find that it's not enough for work, especially if your employer restricts you to Office (like mine) but I'd bet you'll find it more than sufficient for personal use.
I actually tried my best to like it a few years ago but it was so lame that I had no choice but to go back to MSFT.
I'm REALLY impressed with how good it is on mobile also. Nice job Google!
ETA: oh, and ILikeLSUToo, give it a try. You might find that it's not enough for work, especially if your employer restricts you to Office (like mine) but I'd bet you'll find it more than sufficient for personal use.
This post was edited on 9/3/14 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:49 pm to ZereauxSum
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REALLY impressed with how good it is on mobile also. Nice job Google!
gets better every day.
yep, the overhauled android apps (from maybe a month ago) are FANTASTIC
all the export/download options are great too..PDF..DOCX...etc. just a really impressive job all around.
eta if you want to really geek out, try their 'fusion tables' and you can create your own datasource online to feed from/to
This post was edited on 9/3/14 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 9/3/14 at 12:59 pm to CAD703X
love google sheets. was clutch in my offline fantasy football drafts
Posted on 9/3/14 at 5:12 pm to CE Tiger
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CE Tiger
Posted on 9/3/14 at 7:29 pm to ZereauxSum
Anyone have an opinion on the usefulness of microsofts version with outlook.com? IIRC, theirs could create docx files and such.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 8:20 pm to ZereauxSum
I pretty much use it all the time, when I do technical document write ups. For other stuff, I'll also use Libre/Open office, but will do stuff on GD. I'll use word mostly for resumes, but I've made a few on google docs as well.
I love google docs, plus you can save it as PDF too.
eta: CAD mentioned some of the same stuff
I love google docs, plus you can save it as PDF too.
eta: CAD mentioned some of the same stuff
This post was edited on 9/3/14 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:40 am to ZereauxSum
Google Docs is awesome. I use it/them for just about everything.
It does pretty much 99% of what you want with spreadsheets/word processing and throwing in cloud storage/sharing and Google Drive functionality it's just too good to pass up.
Haven't purchased or used a copy of MS Office for years now for personal stuff and don't plan to.
It does pretty much 99% of what you want with spreadsheets/word processing and throwing in cloud storage/sharing and Google Drive functionality it's just too good to pass up.
Haven't purchased or used a copy of MS Office for years now for personal stuff and don't plan to.
Posted on 9/4/14 at 11:41 am to polydorr
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Haven't purchased or used a copy of MS Office for years now for personal stuff and don't plan to.
this right here
Posted on 9/5/14 at 3:57 pm to polydorr
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It does pretty much 99% of what you want
why no Paste Special or Paste and Match Formatting?
Also, Undo function basically doesn't work. I guess because it saves in real time?
My only two complaints but they're sort of big ones for the stuff i do.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 4:04 pm to McLemore
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no Paste Special or Paste and Match Formatting?
this is definitely something i got used to with office 2010.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 4:20 pm to CAD703X
oh and i guess there's the small matter of Google being a wing of the CIA, NSA and/or FBI and anything sensitive or confidential stored on there may as well be emailed directly to Obama.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 4:24 pm to McLemore
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oh and i guess there's the small matter of Google being a wing of the CIA, NSA and/or FBI and anything sensitive or confidential stored on there may as well be emailed directly to Obama.
You don't think your Windows/OSX computer is private, do you?
Posted on 9/6/14 at 11:25 pm to Korkstand
At least it can be if I want it to be.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 11:28 pm to McLemore
quote:You can't be sure unless you have the source code, read every line, and compile it yourself.
At least it can be if I want it to be.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 11:32 pm to Korkstand
I just mean you can create and save docs on a system without being connected to the internet at all. Save to thumb drive to share as needed. I guess theoretically you would have to remove all comm hardware to be totally safe but we're entering deep conspiracy theory here as far as the average citizen is concerned. And I'm totally a conspiracy theorist at heart.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 11:38 pm to McLemore
For personal use, I've been using open office and Libre for a few years now.
I can't remember which, but after an update, none of the documents would work or open.
Thus, work is always going to be MSFT products.
I can't remember which, but after an update, none of the documents would work or open.
Thus, work is always going to be MSFT products.
Posted on 9/6/14 at 11:57 pm to McLemore
quote:But Windows scans drives as they are mounted, so if it ever gets mounted on a machine with internet access, it could phone home then.
I just mean you can create and save docs on a system without being connected to the internet at all. Save to thumb drive to share as needed.
quote:Yep, and to follow all copies of your files to be sure none of them ever have a route to the internet. Oh, and also make sure the machine you created the file on never has internet access again, in case it hides a copy of "interesting" files somewhere on the drive.
I guess theoretically you would have to remove all comm hardware to be totally safe
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but we're entering deep conspiracy theory here as far as the average citizen is concerned.
Yes we are, but would you be surprised if Windows has backdoors and/or code that tattles on you? quote:I don't think you're theorizing hard enough.
And I'm totally a conspiracy theorist at heart.
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