Google Docs or MS 365?

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   Kenna McHughposted 6 years ago

   As some of you may remember last week I asked if you used a Chromebook or laptop. I ended up buying a Chromebook. I will be traveling for 3 weeks. Now, I'd need to know about using a Cloud and such: Which is better Google Docs or MS 365?

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      lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      I prefer the Microsoft package to Google docs. Google docs is good if you are collaborating with someone and plan on having multiple people editing the document at the same time, etc.
      
      But, the microsoft package is large and takes up quite a bit of space on your computer (relatively) and is also expensive. I therefore use WPS Office, it's exactly the same as MS 365, etc. and it's free. The free version shows you one ad every few days or ever time you restart the program. I have the program open on my system all the time.
      
      The paid version is a lot cheaper than MS 365 etc if you like it and there will be no more ads. You can get the free one here: https://www.wps.com/office-free

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         Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for the tip. This is super helpful
         I have a question, though: WPS is easy to understand like the others?

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            lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

            There isn't any learning curve. If there is one, it's almost nothing. Very similar to Microsoft office, excel and powerpoint.
            
            I recommended it to a lot of people after I found it, most love it, there was just one guy who preferred to switch back to Office products.

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               Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

               Sounds good.  I will give it a try. I hope it has a cloud. : )

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                  lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                  Nope, no real cloud storage. You can check this out: http://kingsoftoffice.desk.com/customer … ud-storage

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   lobobrandonposted 6 years ago

   If cloud storage is important to you and you do not need a lot of features, then Google Docs is a good choice. At the end of the day, it depends on what you want to use and how you use it.

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      That makes sense. I can work on the doc and then share it.  However, WPS is not compatible with Chromebook.

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         lobobrandonposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         Ooh okay. Never used a chromebook. Good to know

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 6 years ago

   Kenna, I also recommend MS 365 over Google Docs. Docs just doesn’t do as good of a job as Word.

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 6 years ago

   Kenna, I’m almost certain that you can use MS 365 with a Chromebook. I just haven’t tried it yet. Maybe I will if I get disgusted enough with Docs.

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      There is some backdoor way with Android apps. I am not sure how to figure it out.

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         Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

         I discovered that WPS can be download onto a Chromebook because it is available on Google Play, which is Android friendly. Chromebook users cannot download it from WPS website.

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   Kenna McHughposted 6 years ago

   I spoke too soon. I still haven't been able to get WPS on my Chromebook. There is a way around getting WPS on a Chromebook. If anyone one knows how, please post here. Thank you.

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