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1. #IS THERE ANY STANDALONE GOOGLE DOCS APPS FOR MAC OFFLINE#
2. #IS THERE ANY STANDALONE GOOGLE DOCS APPS FOR MAC WINDOWS#

But as of this writing, Google Gears doesn’t support OS X 10.6.

#IS THERE ANY STANDALONE GOOGLE DOCS APPS FOR MAC OFFLINE#

Offline access requires a Safari extension called Google Gears. But hey, at least you’ve got all those fonts to work with.īecause Google Docs is a Web service, using it offline can be challenging. You can’t specify the target resolution of your presentation, nor create transitions between slides. Want to create a presentation? There are only 15 themes, and there’s absolutely no support for animation (moving objects) or builds (layering elements onto your slide over time).

(Document offers another seven fonts, such as Comic Sans and three versions of Arial.) Beyond the stock fonts, though, there’s no way to use other fonts. How about fonts? As long as you like Georgia, Trebuchet, Verdana, Courier, or Normal, you’ll be thrilled with Google Docs. (Presentation, on the other hand, does include zoom controls.) Want to zoom in (or out) to see less (or more) of your Spreadsheet or Document file? You can do so, but only by using the browser’s zoom controls, which isn’t ideal. How about creating a big spreadsheet? It can be done, but you have to manually add rows and columns the initial worksheet extends only to column T and row 100. How about turning off gridlines when printing? Nope. Want to do a mail-merge? Again, not possible.

If you can get past the interface (which, really, I can’t), you’ll find that Google Docs lacks features you’d expect in an OS X program.Ĭompared to a desktop program’s, Google Docs’ font selection is ludicrously limited.Want to create a multi-column Document? Sorry, it’s single-column only. I could go on, but you get the idea: Even the worst OS X application has a more visually appealing and easier to use interface than Google Docs. It’s a terrible replacement for a well-written standalone application. The browser is a wonderful invention-for browsing the Web. Otherwise, you might accidentally close whatever you’re working on if you close all your open tabs. If you’re both browsing the Web and working in Google Docs, make sure you open your Google Docs files in separate windows, not tabs.

#IS THERE ANY STANDALONE GOOGLE DOCS APPS FOR MAC WINDOWS#

If it does, you’ll have to reopen all your Google Docs windows again, and hope your work was auto-saved in time.īecause all your Google apps are actually running in one app (your browser), you can’t Command-Tab directly to a spreadsheet or document window instead, you have to navigate to your browser, then find the right windows.

Playing a Flash game in one browser tab while working on a presentation in another? Better hope the Flash plug-in doesn’t crash and bring down your entire browser.

But that means having two copies of your browser environment open at the same time-and neither window will know about the other, except through the browser’s own menus. Want to open two documents side by side? Sure, you could do it by opening two browser windows. Working in a browser restricts you in ways that native applications don’t.