5. Sharing and Collaborating on Documents

The preceding chapters have shown that the Google Docs word processor is convenient, flexible, powerful, and easy to use. This chapter shows what makes Google Docs revolutionary, going to the heart of how Google has changed the landscape of word processing: the ability to share a document with others, collaborating on it simultaneously in real time.

Whether you’re planning the itinerary for a family reunion, working on a group report for class, or putting together a project specification for work, collaborating on a shared document means that everyone who shares the document always has the latest version right at their fingertips. And you can work more efficiently because several people can edit ...

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