Microsoft finally takes on Google Docs with real-time editing in Office Web Apps

Microsoft’s range of Office Web Apps are finally getting real-time editing today. Word, PowerPoint, and Excel are all being updated with the ability to support co-authoring that’s similar to Google Docs. While Office Web Apps has supported the editing and sharing of documents, it lacked the real-time element that’s essential for collaborative editing amongst groups of users. Microsoft promised the support back in June, and the improvements now place the company’s offerings in a position to compete with Google Docs fully.

Like Google Docs, co-authors will be shown in the document with a different colored cursor alongside a list of users currently editing a file. Changes will be automatically saved on the web, and even Office...

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