If you regularly need to view Microsoft Office documents it receives via the internet, Google now offers you a new extension for Chrome that makes it possible to access Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Currently
to either view Microsoft Office documents, you can open them in a viewer based on Google Drive. However, after installing the new Office Viewer for Chrome (which is still in beta), these documents will open directly in your browser.
This feature was until now only available to all users of Chromebooks – laptops with the system of Google Chrome OS. But now you can download this extension for Chrome for Windows and Mac But to access this viewer must have installed the Beta version of Chrome.
The advantage of this new plug-in (which weighs more than 20 megabytes) relates according to Google, is that it ensures that you are protected against malware, since the files are opened in a specialized sandbox “to prevent attackers using registers Office of contaminated able to steal private information or monitor their activities. “
Although Google has no advance details, it is likely that this new feature is, at least partially fueled by technology that the company acquired when it bought Quickoffice last year. When Google launched the Chromebook Pixel in February, said he would bring Quickoffice to Chrome via Native Client technology. This new feature is a step in the right direction and maximum utility for those who work a lot with office documents. You can download the new extension at this link.
Source: Google Chrome Blog
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