Can I open and edit word/excel/ppt files sent to me? Will the people I send google docs be able to open, edit them with office w/o formatting messups?
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You should be able to. Read this: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/140784https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1056325?hl=en
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Yes, you can open and edit Office files, but usually by converting them to a Google Docs format. If you currently have a Google Account, you can use it right now to work on Google Docs. Usually when I get an email with a Word Doc attached, I right click it and tell it to send it to my Google Drive. From this, you can right click and tell it to open as a Google doc. I then work on it as a Google Doc. I sometimes save it in an office format or as a PDF. I also can then send permissions to people who I want to be able to edit or just make it open for everyone. I can send a link or embed the document in an email. I am a reporter for a radio station and use Google for my documents. Almost everything I used to do with Office, I now do with Google. Yes, there are some things I can not do, but this is very rare. I post a newsletter each day and write or edit over 1000 stories a year. I type into Google offline sometimes when I am at a meeting. Like your smartphone, you can find many apps that will enhance your use of the Chromebook.
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The most recent version of ChromeOS will allow you to edit native word and excel. (you can even do so on your android phone or tablet now) I don't know about ppt files. As for Google Docs, they are treated a bit different, with you being able to "share" a file from your google docs account. Since you are sharing it, the other person would be able to open, and if you allow, edit. But MS Office can not handle native google doc files.
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Yes you will be able to view them, but will need a word processing such as MS Word or Apple Pages to edit the documents.
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It does not work with Microsoft Excel, but I use Kingsoft Office Suite, which is a free software that allows you to read and edit MS Office documents. You can also supposedly create documents, spreadsheets and slide presentations that can be read in Word, Excel and Power Point. They are not 100% compatible, but if you are interested in just being able to read your Excel spreadsheets and perhaps make minor edits, this could be an option for you. If you need 100% compatibility, I'm afraid the Microsoft Surface is your only tablet choice.
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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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Not exactly sure but Office 2013 is out making this Office 2011 for MAC version an "old version". That being said I take my .doc and .ppt's to church where we use different versions of Office (2003, 2007, 2010) on several different PC's and the Office MAC documents work without issue. I'm very happy with the program.
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Yes, you can use Google Docs Offline mode to edit Google Docs offline, and you can use apps like QuickOffice to view other documents (but not edit).Google Docs Offline mode:https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/2809731?hl=enOther things you can do offline:https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/3214688?hl=en
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Yes, it comes with a trial version of Microsoft Office, which you can purchase if you like it. You might also look into OpenOffice...
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Yes, you can install Word/Excel and run these on this computer just fine (I use it all the time)--it'll install to the desktop of Windows 8.
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With your word 2003 documents..when you do save as...go to the "save as type"..the drop down menu will give you options on saving your docs.. not sure which ones are on 2003 version but try them all. Then when you get your new version you should be able to open them. Not sure about the other question and the features.
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No, this has it's own version of word, excel and power point that is compatible with the ms versions. Actually works quite nicely. I've downloaded ms stuff and used it, haven't uploaded to my pc and used with ms programs yet Good luck :}
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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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no, nor do you need to because the tablet comes with a full version of Hancom Office Suite, which gives you word processing, powerpoint and excel. Hancom Office is also compatible with all word/excel/powerpoint files. you can open your existing Office files (word, excel, powerpoint) and continue working on them and save them. ... "Hancom Office Suite is new, but it feels unbelievably familiar. Powerful apps for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations with support for common file types allow you to manage all your work on the go." ... http://www.hancom.com/en/product/office_android.jsp
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No and Yes!!! Automatically out of the box...no. It can read them and edit very little straight out of the box. HOWEVER, a free program from the Mobil Market called Kingsoft Office is fantastic. It opens Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files and it will also create those. Now, the formatting is not as extensive as full blown office...but it is great otherwise. I had about 20 minutes before church got started last night and I had an idea of a subject I wanted to teach on in the up coming weeks...I pulled out my tablet and started a new Word document and started typing an outline. I do suggest purchasing the "SANOXY Keyboard Case with Stylus Pen for 10inch Superpad/Flytouch Android Tablet PC" from Amazon...it is WELL worth the money. It gives you the ability to plug in an actual keyboard to use when you want to work primarily in Word and Excel!!
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Greetings, The WolVol netbooks come pre-installed with writing applications that allows you to create and edit documents, then save them as a Word file. It is also compatible with Excel and Power Point. You may also import other Word files through a USB stick to this unit, and edit them. Regards.
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Yes. The Google Spreadsheet app allows you to create, edit, and save spreadsheets. However, since it is not the "real" excel, it will take a little getting used to , since some of the commands are different. I personally find it much easier to use than Microsoft's version.
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There are at least two very good, free, open source word processors I can recommend. One is Abiword, a dedicated word processor. The other is Libre Office (also available as "Open Office"), which is a free MS Office like package including a spreadsheet program (like Excel) a presentation program (like PowerPoint) and others - all compatible with MS Office files. Search for the programs using Google and download and install what you want.
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Word starter and Excel starter. It's not the trial version. You need to purchase Office 2010 to have all the options activated in these soft-wares.