Google Docs update improves collaboration: Here’s how

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By Mark Anthony Ramirez
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Google makes collaborating even easier with latest update

Google Docs update
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Google Docs has made collaborating on documents with colleagues much simpler. Thanks to a recent update, working with others is getting even easier so you can be more productive. 

A new update announced on the Google workspace blog will make it easier to view who has been editing or making changes to a shared document. The update provides users with a more detailed timeline of information and edit history.

Using this function is as easy as highlighting an area of text, right-clicking, and then selecting Show Editors from the drop-down menu. Google Docs will show you who has been editing the document and a timestamp of when the edit occurred.  

Google has also added the ability to peruse the Version History of a said document to keep track of the changes made. With this update, Google makes it much easier to track changes while using the Show Editors feature and lets users know who is changing what and when they were made. When collaborating on documents with a team, all this information improves workflow by giving collaborators constant updates in real-time. 

Google constantly updates its Docs suite granting it great compatibility with other document-creating software and, in doing so, has created a loyal customer base from the average user to corporations the world over. Google Docs has added many features over the years, such as speech to text and the ability to edit Microsoft Office files. 

Mark Anthony Ramirez
Mark Anthony Ramirez

Mark has spent 20 years headlining comedy shows around the country and made appearances on ABC, MTV, Comedy Central, Howard Stern, Food Network, and Sirius XM Radio. He has written about every topic imaginable, from dating, family, politics, social issues, and tech. He wrote his first tech articles for the now-defunct Dads On Tech 10 years ago, and his passion for combining humor and tech has grown under the tutelage of the Laptop Mag team. His penchant for tearing things down and rebuilding them did not make Mark popular at home, however, when he got his hands on the legendary Commodore 64, his passion for all things tech deepened. These days, when he is not filming, editing footage, tinkering with cameras and laptops, or on stage, he can be found at his desk snacking, writing about everything tech, new jokes, or scripts he dreams of filming.