With Google Drive, you can keep all your important files in one place, then open them with your choice of apps and devices.

And today were taking it a step further by bringing Google Drive to Microsoft Office.

Using the new Google Drive plug-in, people using Office for Windows can now open their Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents stored in Drive, then save any changes back to Drive once theyre done.

If youre working on a document, spreadsheet or presentation thats on your computer, you can also save that file to Google Drive, directly from the Office apps.

This is especially useful for sharing files with teams, or for accessing your files across devices.

With this plug-in, you can use the apps youre already comfortable with, while benefitting from the security and convenience of Google Drive.

You can choose to send crash reports and usage statistics to Google; place a check mark next to the box if you wish to do this.

I recommend clicking the Advanced Setup button, even if you plan to store the Google Drive folder in your home directory.

Its always a good idea to see what default settings an app uses, and what you can change.

If you wish to change its location, click the Change button, browse to the target location, and click Open.

You can always change the setting later using the Google Drive preferences.

You will see a Google Drive folder added to the Finder sidebar, as well as a Google Drive item added to your Macs menu bar.

Try opening the Google Drive folder from the Finder sidebar; from here, you can add folders, add files, and move files and folders around.

Just repeat the installation process described above for each device.

Mac Plugins For Google Drive