Google Docs Adds 450 New Fonts, 60 Templates and More

Google’s free web-based office suite and document storage service Google Docs on Thursday announced an update that includes number of new features. One of them is the availability of 450 new fonts.

These new fonts are the same ones found on Google’s Web Fonts site which were first made specifically for web designers and now they’re made available to use for your Google documents.

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Google Docs App for Android Adds Offline Access

Google has released an update for Google Docs app for Android with a new feature that allows you access your files, even without an internet connection.

This latest feature allows users to select and save files on their Android devices for offline access then automatically updates once an internet connection is present.

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Dropbox + Google Docs, in the Works?

For years, people have thought that Google Docs and Dropbox are two good services that will work great together. Dropbox is a popular cloud service that enables you to store, sync, and share files over the Internet. Google Docs, on the other hand, lets you create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations on the Internet. And it seems that Dropbox will be giving the kind of functionality that its every users are looking for.

During the first annual Dropbox Hack Week, a developer was able to set up a way to sync Google files and Dropbox. Though there are no words on when this feature will show up, it seems that users will get it sooner or later. Many of the breakthroughs made during the Dropbox Hack Week will probably make their way soon.

What other services would you like Dropbox to integrate? Share your answers by leaving a comment.

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Google Docs Syncs with Microsoft Office

Google transforms one of its acquisitions into Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office. What does this feature do?

This newest tool simultaneously edits an Office doc via the same cloud. This one’s launching in beta today. It will be an add on for Office that syncs docs, spreadsheets and presentations for Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 with the “Google cloud.”

This newest technology was derived from DocVerse, a productivity tool that Google has acquired early 2010. It lets multiple users to collaborate and edit Office documents.

Cloud Connect isn’t taking away any of that collaboration instead it just adds up a few bits of functionality to the tool. A team can edit a document from either Microsoft Office or Google Docs simultaneously. Google Docs also saves all of the revisions, so if there’s someone who messed up the work, it’s easy to revert them.

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Google Introduces Apps Search

Google is working on an experimental project to help users search not just their e-mail, but also their presentations, spreadsheets and documents. Google Apps Search is the newest feature from Google Labs, allowing users to extend their search to Google Docs and site results. The “Search Mail” button will turn to a “Search Mail and Docs” when you activate it. So whenever you perform a search through Gmail, it will display the 20 most recent e-mails with that query plus 20 related Google Docs or Sites. In addition to the universal search functionality, the feature also includes a “Did You Mean?” search suggestions. It functions the same way the Google Search does. Gmail is quickly becoming a destination for performing all of your searches, now that “Search the Web” is located directly to the right of “Search Mail and Docs.” If you already activated the new feature on your account, tell us what you think by leaving a comment.

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