{"id":18246,"date":"2019-05-30T12:31:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/?p=18246"},"modified":"2023-05-29T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T20:09:10","slug":"g-suite-and-office-365-now-work-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/microsoft-ecosystem\/office-365\/g-suite-and-office-365-now-work-together\/","title":{"rendered":"G Suite and Microsoft 365 now work together"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you reluctant to adopt G Suite because you worry that you’ll have a hard time working with Microsoft 365 users<\/a>? Google and Microsoft have been in this market for quite a long time, and the competition has undoubtedly been fierce. David Johnson from Business Insider<\/a> puts it well: \u201cBoth companies are pressing and being pressed, on multiple fronts.”<\/p>\n

Of course, competition doesn’t have to hurt the end user\u2014in the case of G Suite and Microsoft 365 interoperability, things are certainly looking up.<\/p>\n

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ICYMI: G Suite is now Google Workspace<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n

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The update that got G Suite and Microsoft 365 on the same wavelength<\/h2>\n

When it comes to their productivity suites, these two tech giants have been able to see eye to eye. G Suite and Microsoft 365 are built differently and have tiered plans for businesses with diverse needs. But they both address a common need: productivity in the workplace.<\/p>\n

In a Microsoft Office world, Google realized that it had to step up its game with G Suite, and it’s keeping its promise to bring collaboration to the next level. Now, with the latest update to the G Suite service, sharing documents between Google apps and Microsoft 365 is easier than ever before.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Think about all those times when sending files back and forth between co-workers and customers generated formatting issues and frustration. According to Robleron.com<\/a>, \u201cThe most notable of these exchanges has been between Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a trip down memory lane. The workflow usually followed these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. You create an Excel file and email it to a Google Sheets user.<\/li>\n
  2. To make edits, the user opens the file in Sheets.<\/li>\n
  3. Once they’re finished, they save the document once again as an Excel document and email it back to you.<\/li>\n
  4. This goes on and on till you complete the work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How annoying, right?<\/p>\n

    Nobody\u2019s interested in spending ages working on files or paying for several software licenses to get similar solutions. Back in the day, when someone outside your team sent a Microsoft Word document, you wouldn\u2019t have been able to save it in Google Drive or edit it directly in Docs. Plus, version conflicts in Office formats within Google Drive used to be a vicious cycle.<\/p>\n

    \"Reselling<\/a><\/p>\n

    Thanks to Google\u2019s update, working with both suites is easier than ever. G Suite now allows users to directly edit Microsoft 365 documents within G Suite <\/strong>without having to convert files. Just think about opening an Excel file right inside Google Sheets\u2014a clear win for productivity.<\/p>\n

    The following Office file types are supported:<\/p>\n