Google Docs: Working offline

September 15, 2009 - 3:26 am 12 Comments

http://docs.google.com – You can view and edit your documents offline, without an active internet connection.

Currently limited to: 1) View and search your document list, 2) View and edit word processing documents, and 3) View presentations and spreadsheets. Offline access is only available in English.

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12 Responses to “Google Docs: Working offline”

  1. milanilic0 Says:

    Great feature!

    It …
    Great feature!

    It doesn’t work for spreadsheets yet.

    I’m looking forward to Google getting that operational too.

  2. cdesimony Says:

    Does this feature …
    Does this feature exist in Spanish version of Google Docs?

  3. ezekieloak Says:

    Would be excellent, …
    Would be excellent, yes. With a bibliography utility.

  4. JamesF87 Says:

    Its a very good …
    Its a very good idea, i like how its free, and how they got there before ed Microsoft, because now in the next Office you will be able to do all this, but guess what it costs.
    I say thank you to Google for beating Microsoft

  5. skierplaterandy Says:

    what if i want it …
    what if i want it for other sites? who the uses google for everything? not me.

  6. YouSyria Says:


    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaka

  7. jacobksamuelson Says:

    True BUT… …
    True BUT…exporting document, saving it, then importing the document back (or copying pasting) takes more time and effort that simply enabling google gears. Most of us can appreciate eliminating a few extra steps in our lives, right?

  8. PacoBell Says:

    Umm…they already …
    Umm…they already let you export your work, genius.

  9. FourtyParsecs Says:

    You need to have …
    You need to have Google Gears plugin installed on the respective browser that you use. Here’s the requirements for Windows:

    # Windows XP/Vista
    # Firefox 1.5+ and Internet Explorer 6.0+

  10. DragonnSlayerr Says:

    er does this only …
    er does this only work for explorer?

  11. DragonnSlayerr Says:

    does this feature …
    does this feature still exists? i can find the little button

  12. nagarjun424 Says:

    luv this feature… …
    luv this feature… hope google will launch a full fledged offline mode capable of editing documents, spreadsheets AND presentations… wonder if google will launch an office application? That would be a nice!

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