Google+Docs

= Google Docs = toc

Google Docs is a free cloud storage system offered by Google. The system allows the storage, collaboration, and presentation of documents via the web. The system began in 2006 when Google purchase internet upstart Writely. Since acquiring Writely, Google has expanded its system to accommodate more and more types of files. Today, Google docs is a fully function cloud storage system allowing the use, sharing and presentation of even Microsoft products. See more about cloud storage here.

What can Google Docs do
From the Google Docs support page:

Here's what you can do in your Documents List: [[image:googledocs.jpg width="165" height="156" align="right"]]

 * Create Google documents, spreadsheets, other file types, and collections.
 * Upload (from your computer, if you'd like), manage, and store files and folders.
 * Share Google Docs, files, and collections.
 * Preview your docs and files before you open or share them.
 * View images and videos that you've uploaded to your Documents List.
 * Search for items by name, type, and visibility setting.

Here's what you can do with documents:

 * Convert most file types to Google Docs format.
 * Add flair and format your documents, with options such as paint format, margins, spacing, and fonts.
 * Invite other people to collaborate on a doc with you, giving them edit, comment or view access.
 * Collaborate online in real time and chat with other collaborators.
 * View your documents' revision history and roll back to any version.
 * Download Google Docs to your desktop as Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF, HTML or zip files.
 * Translate a document to a different language.
 * Email your documents to other people as attachments.

**References**
Google. (2011). //An overview of Google Docs//. Retrieved November 15, 2011, from Google: @http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=49008

Google. (2011). //Offiicial Google Blog: Writelly so//. Retrieved November 15, 2011, from Google: @http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/writely-so.html