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Steve Oualline and Grace OuallinePractical Free Alternatives to Commercial Softwarehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3075-6_16

16. Using Google Docs

Steve Oualline1  and Grace Oualline1
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San Diego, California, USA
 

Google Docs is an online word processor similar to Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer. The major difference is that instead of your files residing on your computer, they reside in the cloud in Google’s online storage system (Google Drive).

The main advantage of having your documents online is that they are available to any computer with a browser. The main disadvantage is that if you don’t have an Internet connection, you don’t have access to your documents. Also, both LibreOffice Writer and ...

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