Many organizations that rely on Google Apps also use Microsoft Office applications. Mass conversion of highly formatted documents, complex spreadsheets, or animated presentations may not always be practical. As a result, people still open and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents after a move to Google Apps. Microsoft Office files, however, no longer need to be stored on your local computer, server, or even on MIcrosoft's OneDrive. Google Drive stores Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files much like any file server.
You can edit, download, and convert Microsoft® Office files in Google Docs. With OCM, you can open and edit Office files in Drive, the Docs, Sheets,. Learn some tips on fixing problems opening documents with Office 365. NET Visual Studio Windows Server Windows Dev Center Docs. If you can't get it to work, try downloading the file and seeing if you can open it locally. For example, Excel 2016 saves files in an.xlsx format, while Excel 2003 only reads.xls.
And Google encrypts the files when you upload them to Drive, and it stores the files in an encrypted state, too. Google also offers several ways to edit Microsoft Office files stored on Google Drive. Edit capabilities vary by operating system. Here's a look at the options as of August 2015. Edit with Microsoft Office The most full-featured way to edit a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file stored on Google Drive is with Microsoft Office, of course. People who use Office on Windows may open Office files from Google Drive with a plug-in. Simply install the, and Google Drive will display as a file storage location in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint ( Figure A).
From within your Office app, open a file on Google Drive, make your changes, then save the file back to Google Drive. Figure A Open Microsoft Office files stored on Google Drive with a Google-created plug-in. You can also open an Office file stored on Google Drive from your Chrome browser—on either Windows or a Mac. First, install the Google Drive app for your system. Next, start Chrome and browse to your file on Google Drive.
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Right-click (or, Ctrl+click) on a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, then choose 'Open in.' And select the corresponding Office app ( Figure B). When you're done with your edits, the file saves to Google Drive. Figure B Right-click to open an Office file stored on Google Drive from your browser with an installed desktop app. On Android and iOS, use Google's apps With Google's mobile apps for Android or iOS, you can edit an Office document on the go.
I suggest you install four apps:. Google Docs (Android, iOS) to edit Word documents. Google Sheets (Android, iOS) to edit Excel documents.
Google Slides (Android, iOS) to edit PowerPoint documents. Google Drive (Android, iOS) to simplify file and folder management of all your documents You can create a new Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document with Google's Android apps, but you must change a setting in each app to enable the feature ( Figure C). While in the Google Docs Android app, touch the three-line menu (upper left), tap Settings, then check the box listed below the 'Document Creation' section. Repeat the process for all three apps (Docs, Sheets, and Slides).
Figure C On Android, change a setting to create a new Office format file on Google Drive from your mobile device. On iOS, you can't create a new Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file with Google's apps—you can only view, open, or edit. But there's a work-around: 'Make a copy' of an existing Office file ( Figure D). For example, open the Google Docs app on your iPad/iPhone, choose a Microsoft Word file, then tap the three vertical dots in the upper right, tap 'Share & export,' then click 'Make a copy.'
You'll have a copy of your existing Word.docx format file, which you may then edit. Use the Google Drive iOS app to rename or move the file. The same process works for Excel files in Sheets and PowerPoint files in Slides. Just be sure to keep at least one Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint format file on your Google Drive. Figure D On an iPhone or iPad, make a copy of an existing Office file within Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Then rename and/or move the file with the Google Drive iOS app. For basic edits on the web, use Chrome You may make basic edits to any Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document stored on Google Drive with Chrome on the web. Of course, you'll have fewer edit options than with a native Google file. See the image to compare the Google web edit options for a standard Google Doc and Word file, a Google Sheet and Excel file, and a Google Slides and PowerPoint file ( Figure E). In every case, the edit options are fewer. Figure E Compare Google's web-based edit options for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to Google's native formats. The bottom line: You have options In the early days, I encountered people who found it difficult to work with Office documents stored on Google Drive.
Some colleagues of mine would try to open a Word file from within the Google Drive sync folder on their Windows desktop. Sometimes, they'd accidentally convert the file to a Google Doc.
Then they'd download a copy of the file—in Word format again—and save it. They would end up with multiple files in various formats.
Google's desktop and mobile app compatibility with Microsoft Office files has improved. Now, you can open and edit your Office files stored on Google Drive in several ways. And, if you use a Mac or Windows system with Office installed, you can do so with the full editing power of Office. Does your organization use both Google Apps and Microsoft Office?
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During the Microsoft Office 2016 installation, on the last screen, you will be asked whether you would like to sign to Microsoft account or cancel ( option recommended for faculty and staff) and start using your Microsoft Office application. If you choose to sign to Microsoft Account you account will be linked with all Office applications and all files automatically will be saved to the OneDrive. If you signed to your personal account, your files will be by default saved to your personal OneDrive. If you signed to the Office 365 for Education (cloud-based collaboration suite similar to Google Apps) your files will be saved to the OneDrive for Education. Note: If you don’t have Office 365 for Education account you can create one on. Please enter your NJIT email address to create Office 365 for Education account. You can change this default setting and save files to your computer hard drive or network drive by following the instructions below.
Open any one of the Microsoft Office 2016 programs Click on the File menu item Click on Options Dialog box “Word Options” opens. Click on Save settings located on the left menu On the right-hand side you will see a checkbox labeled “ Save to computer by default”, check it and then click OK. Now when you go to save a document it will default to your PC.