It's now possible for users to work on Docs, Sheets, and Slides files when your device is offline or have a bad internet connection with Google Drive. You can also preview which files are available offline with a new offline preview mode. ![]() Right click on Docs, Sheets, and Slides files from within Google Drive to make those files available offline. ![]() You can preview which files are available offline using the Offline preview mode It is important for users to access and work on their files while traveling or when there's low connectivity. With offline mode, it's now possible to create, edit, and comment on Docs, Sheets, or Slides files. Any changes made to files while offline will then sync in Drive once the user is connected again. To work with your files offline, you'll need to enable offline access in your Drive settings:
![]() When offline access is enabled, Google Drive also automatically and intelligently makes a certain number of Google Docs/Sheets/Slides files available offline based on how recently you accessed them. You can preview which files are already available offline, automatically using the offline preview mode. You can also mark a file available offline, so that it always remains available offline, while in offline preview mode as long as you are connected. The Google Docs Offline extension, which is made available by default to all Chrome users, is still required. |
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