BY LINA AND YAMILA

Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Google Docs combines the features of Writely and Spreadsheets with a presentation programincorporating technology designed by Tonic Systems. Data storage of any files up to 1GB each in size was introduced on January 13, 2010.

The Android Google Docs app allows users to view, edit, and create Google Docs documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The Android Google Docs app can also take a photo of a document, sign, or other text and use Optical Character Recognition to convert to text that can be edited. (Help, Overview)The iPhone and iPad Safari Browser also allows users to view, edit, and create Google Docs documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Furthermore, the Google App for iPhone and iPad allows users to view and edit Google Docs. Most other mobile devices can also view and edit Google Docs documents and spreadsheets using a mobile browser.[36] PDF files can be viewed but not edited.

Google Docs originated from two separate products, Writely and Google Spreadsheets. Writely was a web-based word processorcreated by the software company Upstartleand launched in August 2005.[2] Spreadsheets, launched as Google Labs Spreadsheets on June 6, 2006,[3] originated from the acquisition of the XL2Web product by 2Web Technologies. Writely's original features included a collaborative text editing suite and access controls. Menus, keyboard shortcuts, and dialog boxes are similar to what users may expect in a desktop word processor such as Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org Writer.

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