

See this link for instructions on creating a new profile. A great workaround from a reader below – create a new profile in Google Chrome on your PC or Mac and you can use offline editing for personal and work Google accounts. If you use more than one Google Apps account at work you will have to choose which one will use offline editing.


Any changes made offline with sync with the online version once the connection is restored automatically there’s no need to reload the document. The main window in Google Drive (called the Document List) then shows syncing status with the files on your computer.Ī user without an internet connection can still open and edit a document from the list of offline files and create a new one. Users must install a web application in their Chrome browsers (the feature is only available to Chrome) to enable offline access. Google has sought to level the field with this upgrade to Google Apps. Microsoft touts the ability to edit documents offline as a key selling point for its Google Apps competitor, Office 365. One of Google’s biggest announcements at its annual developer conference was that you could now edit Google documents without an internet connection. 8 things you can’t do editing Google Docs offline
