GDrive Offline

[M81162]

I got my Nexus 7 a few days ago and I'm really pleased with it.

The first real problem I have encountered so far is not being able to access my google docs when I'm away from home.

Is there a way to access GDrive in offline mode like you can on a pc?

 

[damiencannell]

you have to go in and mark any documents that you want to work on offline. Its a 'pin' icon in the main drive folder.

Cheers
D.

 

[M81162]

That's great Damien thanks. It's easy when you know how.

 

[M81162]

It's a shame you can't edit your documents offline.

 

[JanComputerman]

Its the only way to prevent sync errors when there is no communication, limit the ability to change things.

 

[M81162]

It means that I can't edit anything on the train or at work.

 

[JanComputerman]

It looks like if you make them available off line you can copy the text then paste and change it with a local editing app and then upload it later when you get back online but modifying or creating a new document in google docs is not possible if you are off line.
This is what microsoft exchange is all about.

 

[alextop30]

I think the way to go around the editing of the documentation could be done with like the office tools that are available I think they actually sync the document after you edit it so you should be able to do some offline work with those as long as they support drop box or gdrive.

What I want know about Google drive is why does it not like pdf files. If you have a pdf and make it available for offline use you will find that there are numerous problems opening the files. I hope I am not hijacking the thread.

 

[M81162]

Has anyone tried Quick office pro?