Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides (Extension)

One of the biggest challenges with using Google Drive and Chromebooks as your primary way to author and edit documents is that there will be times where you receive a document in the more traditional Word, Excel and PowerPoint file types. Whether it's sent to you as an email or it's one that you downloaded from the internet, if you're accustomed to using Drive, there are many hoops to jump through to get it opened. Today's Chrome extension breaks down that barrier by making Office files editable in Drive without having to change the format. This means that you can continue to use Drive and Chrome regardless of the files that are being sent your way.

To get started, add the Office Edition for Docs, Sheets & Slides extension to Chrome.  In your extensions toolbar (beside the url bar) you'll see the extension show up grayed out. 

When you have an office document to open, it will open the document in an interface that has a little more limited editing functions. The basics will be there and, as you edit the document it will still be saved in your Google Drive account, it just won't change it's format to a Google Document. When you're done editing, you can share that file making it easier for others (who may not have Google accounts) to not have to try to figure out how to get it open. 

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