Google has announced that G Suite is expanding Google Drive's feedback capabilities, with support Microsoft files, but also other files, such as PDFs and images.
What does this mean;
This functionality will allow Google Drive users to comment and generally work on any file, such as PDFs and images, directly from the Drive preview pane.
Extended file support will allow users to annotate in Microsoft Office file formats without the need for local applications and Microsoft Office or Adobe licenses Acrobat Reader.
In addition, the comments made in Drive Preview can now be saved to the underlying file so that they remain visible when the file is opened using a local application.
"When you work with an outside company, negotiate a contract with a customer, or coordinate a sales agreement with a vendor, you are probably dealing with a variety of file formats," Google said in a post on blog her.
"With this update, you will be able to comment on these files from Drive the way you are used to in Google Docs."
Google also says that the annotating feature in Drive's Preview mode extends the interoperability between G Suite and Microsoft Office products, following the interoperability that already exists between Drive and Outlook.
