Users of Google Docs have been no strangers to positive change over the course of the last two years. Google Docs has added a number of great new features, including additional language support, an improved interface, easier sharing options, real-time updates on collaborator changes, and (most recently) pagination. Over the course of the next month, however, Docs is getting a series of high-impact changes to their upload process.
Uploading certainly hasn’t been bad to date. In fact, it’s come with a number of great features, such as a “drag and drop” window that you could access with just a click of a few buttons. Now, however, users of Chrome (or users of Safari or Firefox who download a special applet) will be able to drag and drop files directly into the Docs interface, or even directly into a collection, to start upload.
Want to upload more than one document at a time? Google now has you covered there as well. Using a new upload option, users will be able to select an entire folder to upload. The folder will then be automatically converted into a collection, and any sub-folders will be nested appropriately within.
All uploads will also be displayed in an overlaid frame that doesn’t interfere with the rest of Docs; users can continue to browse while the files are uploading. This new window also allows quick access to sharing and loads documents into the main list faster than ever.
These upgrades demonstrate just how much the modern web can do. Still, Docs has a ways to go before it matches all the features of offline software. The next features I’m hoping for are the option for page numbering and default fonts! What are your Google Docs demands?
[via the Google Docs Blog]
