Word documents on chrome book: Can I create and edit word docs (word/excel/ppt) on a chromebook?
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Hi Matcheswala. Let me start by saying that Google is a tech-giant and taking over every thing, and one day Google, not China, will rule the world. Now to your question. YES! you can edit MS Word, excel and ppt on chrome book using "Google Docs." Now Google Docs is an interesting thing. In simple words, it's an online document editor. However, not as good in editing documents as a laptop, you can do some basic stuff on chrome easily. You can edit these documents in Google Docs: Microsoft Word (.DOC and .DOCX) Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT and .PPTX) OpenDocument Format (.ODT and .ODS) Adobe Portable Document Format (.PDF) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Adobe Illustrator (.AI) Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) Tagged Image File Format (.TIFF) Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF) Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG) PostScript (.EPS, .PS) Fonts (.TTF, .OTF) XML Paper Specification (.XPS) Archive file types (.ZIP and .RAR) So, are you considering buying a Chrome book? If so, let me know which one. PEACE.
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Generally people use Google Drive and Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drawings) on Chromebooks. They convert to and from the Microsoft Office counterparts. And they're free! You can also use the cloud-based version of MS Office.
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Absolutely. I'm a writer and I use Google Docs and the Chromebook. I take it everywhere and all my documents and research and notes are available wherever I go.
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I would recommend an Office 365 personal subscription for $7.99/month. It's what I use on my Chromebook if I want the highest degree of compatibility with other MS Office users. For my own documents, I use the built in Word Processor and Spreadsheet. They are compatible with Word, but occasionally not perfectly (margin's off, etc). Now if someone would buy the Chromebook to replace by Acer C710, "that would be great (from Office Space)"!
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It has an app called "Doc to go", which can open and edit Word, Excel and Powerpoint files. It does not support USB, but does have HDMI port. The micro-USB is only for charing, back up and file transfer between Playbook and computer. For example, you cannot just plug in any USB device such as flash drive and expects it to work. It won't.
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You can use Word on the Web, Powerpoint on the web, etc. Chrome is all set up so that you can abandon Outlook.
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Yes, though you will have to download the pdf app. Also, mobisystems has a pretty good OfficeSuite program that allows you to create basic docx files, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations but, they're pretty limited. I bought the Coby for my daughter and rooted it, which I highly recommend since it's programs and app store are garbage. Once rooted, you'll have access to Google Play and you can download all the stuff you'll need from there.
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yes and it works fairly well. Word and Excel can also read open office spreadsheets and docs.
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No, you can use Microsoft office via the Skydrive Web Apps or open and edit the documents with the built-in Quickoffice
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Anything that can access the chrome browser has access to document editing and such threw google docs. Google drive also stores them in cloud too so no need to worry about storage space.
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There are apps that can read (and edit?) Word documents to a point - they are not Microsoft products, so there is no guarantee that they are completely compatible. I know of no app that can read OneNote (of any vintage).
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Yes, you can. There are a number of online word processors to choose from, but my favorite is Google's own Docs. It has tools for headings and footnotes that are flexible and very easy to use.
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I agree with JohnG No,but you can download apps for any office docs using Google Drive Viewer. Hope this helps you Amy- GeoD
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This chromebook has a own application for word but not compatible with ms office, you may have to get documents to go application, that would help you for processing word document
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You can use Word equivalent off google-play, but I am not sure whether they would be literal equivalents of MS Office.
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Yes with the aid of word to go apps...think its pre installed...but i wouldnt work on my document on this tablet....just to see and refer maybe yes....
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you can download an app called Google Docs which seems to work like word, but it will not allow you to run Microsoft products such as office