Edit button in Gmail

Have you noticed a new edit button in your Gmail attachment! Yes, now you can edit the attachments in Gmail itself. Edit button is available for all the Microsoft Office files including Microsoft Word file, Power Point files, Excel files etc.  With so many people using Gmail and working with Microsoft Office files, it makes sense for Google to offer users the option to convert to Google Docs and work from a single file stored in the cloud.

In a Google+ post they said

“We realize that as a Docs user, you still sometimes have to work with different file types, so we often launch updates to make it a little smoother for you. It’s now even easier for you to edit Office files where you often come across them—as attachments in your email”

First, Click anywhere in the attachment to open, then attachment will be displayed in preview mode. Now click the blue Open With button located at the lower right corner of the screen to display options. Then choose “Google Docs” or “Google Slides” to open the Word or PowerPoint file, respectively. The file will convert and open for editing in Google Apps.Android users have to use QuickOffice app to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

If you don’t want to change the format of the document you’re opening, Google recommends installing the Office Editing extension for Google Chrome, which lets you open Office documents in their original format, and then maintains it even after editing.  Once installed, users can then edit the file by clicking on the attachment card and selecting open from the top of the file preview, on the pencil icon to convert it to a Drive format and save back if required.

Users will be able to import 15 new Office formats including presentation files (pps, ppsx), macro-enabled files, and template files, all with improved charts, images, and tables support.