People who use Office on Windows may open Office files from Google Drive with a plug-in. The most full-featured way to edit a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file stored on Google Drive is with Microsoft Office, of course. Here's a look at the options as of August 2015. Edit capabilities vary by operating system. Google also offers several ways to edit Microsoft Office files stored on Google Drive. LEARN MORE: Office 365 Consumer pricing and features And Google encrypts the files when you upload them to Drive, and it stores the files in an encrypted state, too. Google Drive stores Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files much like any file server. Microsoft Office files, however, no longer need to be stored on your local computer, server, or even on Microsoft's OneDrive. As a result, people still open and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents after a move to Google Apps. Mass conversion of highly formatted documents, complex spreadsheets, or animated presentations may not always be practical.
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