Creating a new file, whether Docs, Slides, Sheets, or Forms, in Chrome is easy, if you know the proper URL shortcuts. Let's dig into those.

Rather than having these files clutter up your desktop or other folders, you can import them directly into your Google Docs account to view at a later time. First, though, make sure the file type ...

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.

Learn how to open and edit Word document without Word. Convert to PDF, open in Google Docs and Dropbox, use browser to open, etc.

Google Docs is compatible with Microsoft Office documents. If you want to open an Office document in Google Docs through the Chrome browser, use the suite's Import utility.

The Google Docs mobile app carries a nice feature that allows you to make files available offline, so if you lose connection to the internet, you can still access documents and edit them as before.

Google Doc Import XML If you try to open an XML document in Google Drive or Google Docs, you'll notice that it opens by default in a notepad-like format.