OffiSync Premium 2.0 is a MS Office add-on that lets you save, share, and collaborate using Google Docs and Google Sites from within MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. OffiSync works with MS Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 and all versions of Google Apps. If you have Google Apps Premier Edition, you can also save your MS Office files in their native formats in Google Docs; you can save in native formats in Google across all versions of Google Apps.
OffiSync brings together the productivity of Microsoft Office and the innovation of Google’s cloud collaboration platform. The result is a seamless experience that lets you move right from document creation to real-time collaboration and sharing.
If you are a current Google Apps user, OffiSync lets you maximize the collaboration and sharing capabilities from within Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. If you are currently relying on email and attachments for collaboration, Google Apps in combination with OffiSync can help you further leverage your Microsoft Office investments by extending productivity into collaboration.
OffiSync extends Office 2003, 2007, and 2010 and integrates with all versions of Google Apps and with stand-alone Google Docs and Google Sites accounts.
Search
Integrated Google Search: Search for web content and images from a OffiSync toolbar and import them into your documents and presentations with a single click.
Save
Use the OffiSync Toolbar to save your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files as Google Docs, in Google Site File Folders, or as attachments to Google Site Pages. OffiSync Premium keeps your files in their native Microsoft formats unless and until they are opened using the Google Docs web interface.
Share
From the OffiSync Toolbar, save documents to Google Sites – in File Cabinets or as Attachments to pages – and share Word, Excel, and Documents in their native Microsoft formats with co-workers, project team members, or others with access to your Site.
Collaborate
Connect to Google Docs for real-time collaboration and file sharing. Use the OffiSync Toolbar and wizards to manage who can read and modify documents and to communicate with collaborators from within your MS Office applications.
Improve Productivity: Users can work together on documents in real-time, seeing each others’ changes as documents are saved and refresh;
Easy Collaboration: Open, save, and share documents in Google Docs or Google Sites from a toolbar/ribbon in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. No need to download, open, save, and upload via the web interface. Simply browse your folders or site, select open your file, and get to work;
Manage Your Files: Create folders, grant permissions to files, and notify collaborators from within your MS Office applications;
Save Money: OffiSync works with Office 2003, 2007, and 2010. No need to pay for Office 2010 to get online collaboration features;
Search and Deploy: Search using Google for content or images from OffiSync toolbar; one or two clicks adds content or images to your document.
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