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For one, you can’t use your editing tools like PerfectIt in Google Docs, and the Google Docs spellcheck is not as robust as Microsoft Word’s.

The Problems with Editing in Google DocsĮditing in Google Docs has some significant downsides. In that case, you’re stuck editing in the Google Doc. For instance, if you’re working with a brand and there are existing comments and edits in the Google Doc, or if they need to work out of the same Google Doc so that there’s a clear version history of any and all changes and who made them. However, there are situations when downloading the Google Doc into Word and then reuploading won’t work. If you’re working on a long-form document like a book manuscript, I strongly recommend using this process rather than editing directly in the Google Doc. Editing in Word and reuploading also prevents the awkwardness of the client reviewing your edits as you’re working (or possibly beginning to accept and reject changes before you’ve finished the edit). Uploading an edited Word doc will, for the most part, preserve your edits and comments so the client can review them and accept, reject, and reply to them as normal in Google Docs. It’s also a good solution if the client doesn’t need you to edit in the same Google Doc.

This is often a good solution if the client doesn’t have Microsoft Word and uses Google Docs to write and edit. What will you do?įirst, see if you can simply download the Google Doc as a Word doc, edit the Word doc with tracked changes and comments, reupload the edited Word document to Google Drive, and convert it back to a Google Doc. Your client wants you to edit their document in Google Docs.