All Discussions Tagged 'document sharing' - JenSocial: Social Web Directory and Ning Tips2024-03-29T15:48:54Zhttp://jensocial.com/group/socialnetworktips/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=document+sharing&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNeed Microsoft Word? Import MS Word Document Into Google Docstag:jensocial.com,2011-12-11:2154984:Topic:4215862011-12-11T21:38:18.188ZJenSocialhttp://jensocial.com/profile/jmarco
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Need Microsoft Word? Lost Your Old MS Word?</strong></span></p>
<p>Have you purchased and used Microsoft Word for years, just to find that you've lost your original software after a hard disk crash? No fun. Been there. Done that. I think I've paid for MS Word and/or MS Office a-half-a-dozen times over the years, very expensive.</p>
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<p>Did you know you can drag/drop Microsoft Word (MS Word) Documents to a Google Docs browser page, and the document…</p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Need Microsoft Word? Lost Your Old MS Word?</strong></span></p>
<p>Have you purchased and used Microsoft Word for years, just to find that you've lost your original software after a hard disk crash? No fun. Been there. Done that. I think I've paid for MS Word and/or MS Office a-half-a-dozen times over the years, very expensive.</p>
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<p>Did you know you can drag/drop Microsoft Word (MS Word) Documents to a Google Docs browser page, and the document will be imported automatically for your editing and use? It works like magic - - most of the time. =) I'm sure this is true of other file types as well. This is the only one I have tested.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Instructions How To Import Microsoft Word Document into Google Docs:</strong></span></p>
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<li>Open your File Explorer, where you can find the MS Word File.</li>
<li>Open your browser to <a href="http://docs.google.com/" target="_blank">http://docs.google.com/</a></li>
<li>If you haven't created an account, do. It's a great document sharing service. You will need a gmail account. Go here to get started: <a href="http://docs.google.com" target="_blank">http://docs.google.com</a></li>
<li>After you go to Google Docs, make sure you sign-in.</li>
<li>Re-size the Windows Explorer or Mac Explorer Screen - - where you see all of your files. Make the window about half of your screen width.</li>
<li>Do the same for your Browser Screen where you have Google Docs open.</li>
<li>Find your MS Word Document File in your File Explorer.</li>
<li>Drag/Drop to your Google Docs Browser Window, and Google Docs will help you from there.</li>
<li>BTW, the real beauty of Google Docs is not necessarily saving you from not having MS Word; but the fact that you can share your documents for "shared viewing" and "shared editing". It's a great tool for Team editing.</li>
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<li><strong>WARNINGS ON DRAG/DROP TECHNIQUE:</strong></li>
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<li>If you do not drag/drop into the area for the document list on Google Docs, it will not work.</li>
<li>Sometimes if you don't hold your mouth just right, again, it won't work. =)</li>
<li>I have found that I have much better success using FireFox as my Browser.</li>
<li>It's worth the trouble though, very nice when it's a success. And it could be that I'm missing a step to make it work better. I looked for an Import command from Google Docs and didn't find it. It could be I missed it.</li>
<li>If you do not see the following screen, it's not working:</li>
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<li><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1061573844?profile=original" width="720"/></li>
<li>Done!</li>
<li>If a screencast is needed, I'll try to do this in the future.</li>
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<p>Enjoy,</p>
<p>Jen</p>