有没有想过Google Docs和Microsoft Word之间有什么区别？虽然(Whilst)这两种文字处理器表面上看起来很相似，但它们实际上在很多方面都不同。
在本文中，我想指出主要区别，以帮助您确定最适合您的选项。
功能 – Microsoft Word 胜出
由于Microsoft Word比Google Docs存在的时间更长，因此Microsoft有更多时间捆绑功能并构建更强大的软件。可以肯定地说，就功能而言， Microsoft Word无疑是最先进的选项。
不过，这并没有使Google Docs无用。事实上，只有当您真正可以使用更高级的功能时， Microsoft Word才能真正领先。(Microsoft Word)
对于 90% 的用户来说，Google Docs的文字处理能力绰绰有余。但对某些人来说，Microsoft Word的高级功能很重要。Word中的高级功能主要包括更好的表格格式和控件、对文本样式的更多控制以及更好的图形和图像实现。
在Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)中，页码和组织文档也容易得多。您还可以获得功能更强大的模板，这可以加快您的工作速度，具体取决于您使用Word的目的。最后，列表和项目符号等简单的东西在Word上会更好。
当您在Docs上使用此功能时，有时您会遇到一些小问题，例如添加换行符、删除项目符号或丢失格式。
协作 – Google Docs 获胜
(Microsoft Word)由于Microsoft 365(Microsoft 365)将Word带到了云端， Microsoft Word和Google Docs都具有协作功能。但是，Google Docs在此类别中获胜的原因有很多。
首先，通过将Google Docs内置到Drive中，可以很容易地查看您共享了哪些文件，也可以轻松导航到已与您共享的文件。
共享就像单击文件(File)>共享(Share)并创建链接一样简单。或者，您也可以发送单独的电子邮件。Google Docs中共享功能的优点在于，您可以轻松控制谁可以编辑文档、谁可以查看文档以及谁可以对其发表评论。正因为如此，Google Docs甚至是创建公共文档的绝佳平台，您可以让全世界查看和下载。
微软(Microsoft)也有合作——只需点击右上角的分享(Share)按钮。从那里，您可以保存到OneDrive，然后添加您要与之共享的人的姓名。与Docs不同，您被迫将文档发送给特定的人，因此向大量公开受众提供访问权限变得更具挑战性。
您可以在Word(Word)中跟踪每位作者的更改，并在这些更改进入最终版本之前对其进行修改，并且还可以将注释添加到文档中。
所有这些功能都可以在Google Docs上使用，而且Google Docs还有一个非常强大的时间线功能，可以显示所有过去的编辑以及谁进行了编辑。在任何时候，您都可以单击以恢复到文档的旧版本，或者只是预览旧版本以比较更改。
云和同步 - Google Docs
Microsoft Word和Google Docs现在都提供了一些很棒的云功能。您需要成为Office 365订阅者才能使用Microsoft Word在线打开、编辑和自动同步您的文件。否则(Otherwise)，您需要使用Microsoft Office 2019文件设置(Microsoft Office 2019)OneDrive备份。
使用Google Docs会自动保存到云端。事实上，每次您进行更改时都会对您的文档进行保存，因此您甚至不必担心按下保存按钮。
最重要的是，您可以通过单击页面顶部的“保存在云端硬盘中的所有更改”文本来查看和修改从现在到您第一次开始创建文档的所有更改。
对于存储限制，如果您有Office 365 ，则(Office 365)Microsoft Word会胜出，但如果您没有，那么Google Drive将为您提供比OneNote更多的可用空间。值得庆幸的是，可以在所有主要平台上访问Word和Google Docs ，包括(Google Docs)Mac、Windows、Android、iOS 和网络。
因此，总而言之，Google Docs和Microsoft Word在本节中非常接近，但由于其出色的自动保存功能， Google Docs稍稍领先。
离线访问 – Microsoft Word 胜出(Offline Access – Microsoft Word Wins)
毫无疑问， Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)是那些需要具有离线访问功能的文档处理器的人的最佳选择。使用Microsoft Word，无论是来自Office 2019还是Office 365，您都可以轻松创建新的离线文档，然后一旦您在线，它们就可以上传到云端。
当Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)脱机时，您不会失去任何功能，尽管共同创作将不可用。另一方面，Google Docs在离线功能方面受到更多限制。
默认情况下，Google Docs并没有真正的离线功能。但是，您可以使用Google Docs 离线 Chrome 扩展程序(Google Docs offline Chrome extension)添加离线功能。安装后，您可以从Google Drive(Google Drive)的设置菜单中打开“离线”模式。
在大多数情况下，此扩展程序将允许您在离线时访问和编辑您的文件，但该扩展程序并非没有问题。许多评论表明该扩展存在问题，声称该软件不起作用或仅有时起作用。
当Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)从一开始就被构建为离线文字处理器时，我不能建议将Google Docs用于离线使用。
格式化 – Microsoft Word 胜出
毫无疑问， Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)在格式化游戏中获胜。在Microsoft Word中创建独特的文本格式规则比在Google Docs中要容易得多。我想说的是，谷歌(Google)确实需要处理他们的格式，因为目前它有很多问题。
附加图像、表格或电子表格时，您无法确定在第三方文档处理器中打开文件时是否会采用相同的格式。Microsoft Word没有这个问题。
可用性 – Google Docs 胜出
在此类别中，Google Docs很容易获胜，因为您无法免费获得。从本质上讲，Google Docs是一个功能略少的文字处理器，但是当您认为它是完全免费的时，它足以弥补它。
(Microsoft Word)另一方面，Microsoft Word不是免费的。您必须为Office 365订阅按月付费，或为完整的(Office 365)Microsoft Office 2019套餐付费一次。
概括
Google Docs和Microsoft Word并驾齐驱，但在许多领域，Microsoft Word遥遥领先。如果您需要Word(Word)的额外功能和格式化功能并且不介意为此付费，我们建议您使用它。
如果您只需要具有基本功能的文字处理器，您应该对Google Docs(Google Docs)感到满意。享受！
Google Docs vs Microsoft Word – What are the Differences?
Ever wondered what the differеnceѕ were between Google Docs and Microsoft Word? Whilst both word prоcеssorѕ may look similar on the surface, they are aсtually different in mаny ways.
In this article, I want to point out the major differences to help you decide which option is best for you.
Functionality – Microsoft Word Wins
With Microsoft Word being around for longer than Google Docs, Microsoft has had more time to bundle in features and build a stronger piece of software. It’s safe to say that Microsoft Word is easily the most advanced option when it comes to functionality.
That doesn’t make Google Docs useless, though. In fact, Microsoft Word only really comes ahead here if you can actually make use of more advanced functionality.
For 90% of users, the word processing capabilities of Google Docs is more than enough. But for some, Microsoft Word’s advanced features will be important. The advanced features in Word include mostly focus on better table formatting and controls, more control over text styles, and better graphic and image implementation.
Page numbering and organizing your document is far easier in Microsoft Word, too. You also get far more powerful templates, which could speed up your work, depending on what you use Word for. Finally, simple things across the board like lists and bullet points are better on Word.
When you use this functionality on Docs, sometimes you’ll come into small issues where line breaks are added, bullet points are removed, or formatting is lost.
Collaboration – Google Docs Wins
Microsoft Word and Google Docs both have collaboration features now that Microsoft 365 brings Word to the cloud. However, Google Docs wins in this category for a number of reasons.
Firstly, with Google Docs being built into Drive, it becomes very easy to see which files you have shared and also easy to navigate to the files that have been shared with you.
Sharing is as easy as clicking File > Share and creating a link. Alternatively, you can send out individual emails, too. What’s great about the sharing functionality in Google Docs is that you can easily control who can edit the document, who can view it, and who can comment on it. Because of this, Google Docs is even a great platform to create public documents that you can let the whole world view and download.
Microsoft has collaboration too – simply click the Share button in the top right corner. From there, you can save to OneDrive and then add the names of the people you want to share with. Unlike Docs, you are forced to send the document to specific people, so it becomes more challenging to give access to a large open audience.
You can track changes from each author in Word and revise these changes before they go through to the final version, and comments can be added to documents, too.
All of this functionality is available on Google Docs, and Google Docs also has a very powerful timeline feature that shows all of the past edits and who made the edits. At any point, you can click to revert to an old version of the document or simply preview the old version to compare changes.
Cloud and Syncing – Google Docs
Both Microsoft Word and Google Docs offer some great cloud capabilities now. You’ll need to be an Office 365 subscriber to be able to open, edit, and automatically sync your files online with Microsoft Word. Otherwise, you’ll need to set up OneDrive backup with your Microsoft Office 2019 files.
With Google Docs, saving is done to the cloud automatically. In fact, saves are made to your document every time you make a change, so you never even have to worry about pressing the save button.
On top of this, you can see and revise all of your changes from now till the time you first started your document by clicking the ‘all changes saved in Drive’ text at the top of the page.
For storage limits, Microsoft Word wins if you have Office 365, but if you don’t then Google Drive will give you more free space than OneNote will. Thankfully, both Word and Google Docs can be accessed on all major platforms including Mac, Windows, Android, iOS and the web.
So, in summary, Google Docs and Microsoft Word are very close in this section but Google Docs come ahead just slightly thanks to its awesome auto-save feature.
Offline Access – Microsoft Word Wins
Microsoft Word is, without a doubt, the best option for those that need a document processor with offline access. With Microsoft Word, whether from Office 2019 or Office 365, you can easily create new offline documents and then once you’re online, they can get uploaded to the cloud.
You don’t lose any functionality when Microsoft Word goes offline, although co-authoring won’t be available. On the other hand, Google Docs is more limited when it comes to offline functionality.
By default, Google Docs doesn’t really have offline functionality. You can, however, add offline functionality with the Google Docs offline Chrome extension. Once installed, you can turn on ‘offline’ mode from within the settings menu on Google Drive.
For the most part, this extension will then let you access and edit your files whilst offline, but the extension isn’t without its problems. Many reviews suggest issues with the extension, claiming that the software doesn’t work or only works sometimes.
I cannot suggest Google Docs for offline usage when Microsoft Word has been built from the ground up from the very beginning to be an offline word processor.
Formatting – Microsoft Word Wins
Microsoft Word wins in the formatting game without a doubt. It’s far easier to create unique text formatting rules in Microsoft Word than it is in Google Docs. I’d go as far as to say that Google really needs to work on their formatting because at present it has a number of issues.
When attaching images, tables, or spreadsheets, you can’t be sure that the file will be formatted the same way if opened in a third party document processor. Microsoft Word doesn’t have this problem.
Availability – Google Docs Wins
In this category, Google Docs easily wins because you just can’t beat free. In essence, Google Docs is a slightly less feature-rich word processor, but when you consider it’s completely free, it more than makes up for it.
Microsoft Word, on the other hand, is not free. You must either pay monthly for an Office 365 subscription or pay one time for the full Microsoft Office 2019 package.
Summary
Google Docs and Microsoft Word are neck and neck, but in many areas Microsoft Word comes out just ahead. If you need the extra functionality and formatting power of Word and don’t mind paying for it, we’d recommend it.
If you only need a word processor with the basic functionality, you should be happy with Google Docs. Enjoy!
