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Six Google Drive Features That Aren't Well Known

Posted: September 01, 2014
Google Apps Productivity

While they may be simple to use, Google Drive apps are also extremely powerful. These helpful features can help save valuable time when completing projects. Unleash Google Drive's full potential by using these six "hidden" features.

Google Apps Productivity

While they may be simple to use, Google Drive apps are also extremely powerful. These helpful features can help save valuable time when completing projects. Unleash Google Drive's full potential by using these six "hidden" features.

Derek Walter, writer for PCWorld, shares six untapped Google Drive features.

6 powerful Google Drive features you're probably not using

Google Drive apps are loved for their simplicity and ease of use, but don’t let that fool you. There’s a whole lot of power locked up in these web apps. And while we’d never put the suite on a par with Microsoft Office, there are some impressive features in Docs, Sheets, and Slides that you’ve likely overlooked.

We’ve highlighted some of the newest features and hidden gems that can help save you time and anguish and create documents that are sure to impress your professors, colleagues, and most importantly, your boss.

Docs has research power

In our mostly paperless world text is interactive, and readers often expect links to connect to related articles. Citing your sources correctly in an article or academic paper is imperative to provide a research trail and give credit to the authors whose work you reference. Google Docs has a couple of tools to simplify this otherwise cumbersome task.

Read the entire article 6 Powerful Google Drive Features You're Probably Not Using on PC World.