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There are many ways to send a Google document. Here are the

alternatives at your disposal.

You just created a new text document in Google Docs discussing the life and times of Napoleon

Bonaparte, as shown in Figure 5-29. How do you send this le to someone else to have a look at,

too? There are several ways to accomplish this, each with their own pros and cons.

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You could save the le as Word in Google Docs, and attach the Word le to your email message. Go

to Google Docs, open your document from the le list, and choose File→Export as Word. . . from the

menu. Save the Word le, and head over to Gmail to compose a new message. Click “Attach a le,”

select the Word le you want to send, and click Send.

Pros: People are already used to receiving Word attachments, and they do not need a Google

Account to edit your le.

Cons: When you export your Google document into the Microsoft Word format, some formatting

details may be changed after the conversion. Also, when you send a document as an attachment,

you are sending a mere copy; any edits the recipient makes to the document are not automatically

reected in your document. Reintegrating changes into your source document stored at Google

Docs can be a hassle.

If you select the attachment before typing your email, you will save some time, because Google