Google Docs

Google Docs makes it SO easy to collaborate with others on documents, give, request, and incorporate comments, and share files that can be updated in realtime. For collaboration and sharing, Google Docs is the only platform I use.

As a word processor, it doesn't have all the great features that Word has. It's not ideal for creating a new document if you need a lot of formatting options (ESPECIALLY tables, which are a nightmare in Docs). Luckily, you can always just upload a document you've created in Word to Docs and it does a pretty good job keeping formatting.

It’s a very easy software to use, with abundant features that are designed to make your document admin life a lot easier. And it works.

Nothing to not like. All around a decent software and very helpful.

Intuitive layout, integration with other Google services/offerings and hosting in the cloud make Google Docs arguably the best way for small teams with far-flung members to quickly generate collaborative documents. Four years ago, using Google Docs to author, edit and review documents was a nonstarter due to missing features found in word processing software. Today, many such features have been implemented, such that quick and easy collaboration using Google Docs warrants overlooking remaining "holes" with respect to features.

Working with long documents containing complex section-dependent formatting is still a huge issue. More flexibility in the definition and application of styles is in order. As is more granular control over numbered lists to allow section-based dynamic numbering of figures and tables, for example.

Google Docs is now a mature and fully functional product. I prefer it to MS Word, for its ease of use and integration with Google suite.

Google Docs assumes all your documents will "live" mainly in the Cloud. Even if there is some option to use it offline, this is not the main feature. Also, bear in mind that all your data will stay on Google servers - with all the consequences about privacy that you can imagine.

At first I didn't think I would like Google Docs only because I was unfamiliar with it. As I started using it more and more I realized what a great tool it was. There are so many easy features to it and its ease of use was a total winner for me. I find it easy to share with my Partners. The best feature was the hyperlink to other sites, I was blown away by that feature. Using Google Docs is practically a no-brainer.

When I tried to add to the document I found it a little tricky trying to add or delete, it was a different learning curve, it wasn't as user friendly as the other features were.