Do you enjoy the numerous Google Drive collaboration features? You’re in luck. Google Drive’s new update makes it now easier than ever to work collaboratively and efficiently with your colleagues and clients.
Google’s new feature now allows you to make comments on additional file types such as Microsoft Office files, as well as on PDFs and image files. There is no need to convert files into a more “google-friendly” version when you want direct collaboration.
How Google Drive Collaboration with Microsoft Office is Made Easier
This new update has made collaborating across various file types extremely easy. For example, you can open up the shared file and write comments. Others who do not use G Suite can even reply back. For instance, they can open up the file on Microsoft Word and view comments and replies.
You don’t even need to fully open up a file to be able to edit it. Files can be commented on even when you are just viewing them on preview mode. This can benefit one’s work efficiency and patience immensely. It also allows you to quickly review and comment on a file. This allows you to get back to work with minimal interruptions.
There are other ways in which Microsoft Office and G-Suite can work together. This includes the availability of a Drive Plug-In for Outlook users. That benefits file transfers from the drive to Outlook and vice versa. This collaboration between these platforms is incredibly important in the workplace where various clients may be working on different systems.
For G-Suite admins, changes to the ‘can view’ permission for MS Office files will take place. Users with this permission will be able to view comments made after this change takes place. However, they will be unable to respond to them. For edits made on Google files, comments and suggested items will remain to be unviewable for those on the ‘can view’ permission. These new changes will be available within a few weeks.
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