Google Apps Hacks

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  - GOOGLE DOCS ON THE RUN

Note that what you opened now in the browser is a redundant Google Docs copy of the document;

changes you are making here will not be saved back to the document on your hard drive, unless you

decide to export the document again to overwrite the old, local version. In other words, while you

did open the local le (i.e., you uploaded and saved it to Google Docs and loaded it in the editor), all

editing and saving will happen to the new online le.

Not all of your original les may survive the transition to Google Docs. For instance, a chart graphic included in

an Excel le may not show any more once the le is opened in Google Spreadsheets.

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If you carry a mobile phone with a web browser, then you carry

parts of Google Ofce, too—without having to install anything.

When you’re on the go, viewing your Google Docs documents works best on a laptop, ultramobile

PC, or web tablet. However, in some circumstances you might want to have a quick look at one of

your documents without busting out any of these devices. In those situations there’s a fallback plan

waiting for you at http://docs.google.com/m: Google Docs mobile.

The mobile variant of Google Docs, a light ’n’ lean version of the Docs web site optimized for

cellphones, as pictured in Figure 1-24, lets you view your le listings as well as some of the le

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