Google Docs for Editors

Although Microsoft Word has been the editor’s standard tool for decades, some clients have begun to turn away from it. When clients ask for editing to be done in the Google Docs web-based word processing program, freelance editors have many questions. Can you track changes? How do you handle the workflow when the client can change the document at any time? If you convert between Google Docs and Word or other file types, will the formatting be preserved? What about Word macros and add-ins—are there equivalents in Google Docs? Based on the author’s experience and the results of a survey of editors, this booklet discusses the pros and cons of converting files to and from Word, addresses file management and collaboration, reviews built-in features and third-party add-ons that could be useful to editors working in Google Docs, and offers helpful tips and advice for editors working in Google Docs.