Google now lets you edit Office files directly in G Suite from Android devices

G Suite is Google's proposal that facilitates the access and use of a series of online tools for the development of activities, both personally and professionally. Without having to have powerful hardware, it offers access to applications such as Drive, Docs, Gmail for companies... a tool similar in base to the suite Office from Microsoft

And they are so similar that with common points they have ended up being found in Android-based devices. Good news for those who use both platforms, because now you can edit Microsoft Office files in G Suite from Android-based devices without any limitations.A change that had been being prepared since the end of 2019

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The arrival of editing Office documents in G Suite from Android devices that Google has announced on its blog allows us to edit and work on Microsoft Office files and in real time using tools such as Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.

This system prevents the user from having to download and send attachments by email and therefore facilitates collaborative work. Editing in G Suite can now be used with the following Office file types:

• Word files with .doc, .docx, and .dot extensions
• Excel files with extensions .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, (macro-enabled Excel files) and .xlt
• PowerPoint files with extensions .ppt, .pptx, .pps, and .pot

They also warn that in case of editing Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents prior to Office 2007, the files will be saved in a format most recent when using the edition of Office.

With the advent of support for editing in G Suite, replaces the use of QuickOffice (sometimes known as compatibility mode Office), which has more limited functionality and collaboration capabilities.

G Suite is a suite of online messaging and collaboration tools that uses Google's cloud infrastructure. With G Suite we have access to work but also to calendars, tasks, cloud storage, office documents... Now, this new Office edition function is available to all G Suite customers and users Suite with personal Google accounts.

Via | Google