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Google Docs is a cloud-based word processor that lets you create, edit and store documents online.

1. Basic Text Editing Functionalities:

  • Google Docs offers all the basic functionalities of a word processor, such as text formatting (bold, italics, underlining), creating numbered or bulleted lists, text alignment, etc.

2. Real-time collaboration:

  • One of the most notable features of Google Docs is the ability to allow multiple users to edit a document simultaneously.
  • Edits are visible in real time, and each user has a specific colour to identify their changes.
  • You can add comments to any part of the document and even start conversations within those comments.

3. Version history:

  • Google Docs automatically saves all versions of a document, allowing users to see the changes made over time and, if necessary, revert to a previous version.

4. Integration with Google Drive:

  • All documents created or edited in Google Docs are automatically saved in Google Drive, Google's cloud storage service.
  • This integration allows easy sharing and access to documents from any device with an internet connection.

5. Offline mode:

  • Although Google Docs is a cloud-based application, you can edit documents offline. Changes are synchronised as soon as the device reconnects to the internet.

6. Compatibility:

  • Google Docs supports various file formats, including DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF and others.
  • You can import and edit documents from other formats and then export the document in the desired format.

7. Predefined templates:

  • To make it easier to create documents, Google Docs offers a variety of predefined templates, such as CVs, letters, notes and reports.

8. Additives and Extensions:

  • Google Docs supports a variety of add-ons and extensions that can be installed to extend the word processor's functionality.

9. Integrated Search Tools:

  • Using the "Explore" feature, users can carry out web searches directly within Google Docs, making it easy to insert information, images and even quotes.

10. Security and privacy:

  • Documents can be shared with specific permission settings: from giving someone full editing access to only allowing viewing.
  • Google also employs various security measures to ensure that stored documents are protected.

In short, Google Docs is a robust and versatile tool that has revolutionised the way people work and collaborate on text documents. It is especially popular with users who value the ability to access and edit documents from anywhere and on any device with internet access.