Just like it used to do with .docx and .xlsx files, Google Docs strips things like themes, transitions and artwork. Competitor Zoho has offered support for these Open Office XML formats since ...

Click on the name on the DOCX file to open and view it. If you wish to edit the document, you first have to convert it to the Google Docs format.

How to enable .docx creation Don’t blink, because this is going to happen all too fast. If you open the Google Docs app, tap the New button (+ button at the bottom right corner).

Google’s editing applications can open and edit Microsoft files, with that capability recently coming to Android. When opening Office files from the Drive web client, Google will now directly ...

Creating a keyboard shortcut that opens your browser to the Google Docs upload option won't save you a lot of time, but you'll more easily transmit files as e-mail attachments.

Google Docs has always been accessible from various mobile devices, but now it's even better thanks to built-in viewers for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents.

It’s free, though you have to create a Google account. • Try Open Office. The current version of Open Office can open .docx files, and it’s free. • Hold off on buying Office 2007.