Google Drive / Microsoft Office

Google Documents

• Create documents
• Most formatting supported
• Share & collaborate
• Track changes
• Use citations
• Export to .docx / .pdf
• Works almost just like Microsoft Word

Google Presentations

• Create presentations
• View and show presentations without additional software
• Share & collaborate
• Supports most formatting
• Export to .pptx / .pdf
• Very similar to Microsoft PowerPoint

Google Spreadsheets

• Create spreadsheets
• Run calculations and reports
• Share & collaborate
• Works very similar to Microsoft Excel
• Less advanced features than Microsoft Excel

Google Forms

• Create online web forms to collect information
• Information saved in spreadsheet format
• Publish to website, social media, & more
• Limit access to control responses

Google Citations

• Google Drive has built-in citation
• Select “Research” from the “Tools” menu or right-click a word and select Research
• Choose “Scholar” in the search bar
• Click on “Cite as Footnote”

Google Best Practices

• You can attach Google Drive files in Gmail emails
• See keyboard shortcuts (Shift+/)
• View revision history using Ctrl+Alt+G
• Check out helpful extensions for Chrome
• You can add descriptions to your docs
• Access templates via https://drive.google.com/templates
• Tools > Spelling
• Download multiple files at once in zip file

MS Office Documents

• Full word processing suite
• Many templates built-in & more online
• Most used worldwide
• Track changes
• Built-in citation or can integrate with Endnote software
• Full presentation suite
• Many templates built-in and more online
• Most used worldwide
• Built-in image editing tools
• Numerous export options
• Full spreadsheet / data suite
• Many templates built-in and more online
• Advanced calculation
• Most used worldwide
• Powerful data analysis tools built-in