Convert files in the documents list to a Google Docs format

You can now convert files already uploaded to your documents list into a Google Docs format. Previously, this option was only available on upload. This includes converting image and PDF files to text using our recently added Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology.

The full list of files that can be converted include:
For spreadsheets: .xls, .xlsx, .ods, .csv, .tsv, .txt, .tsb
For documents: .doc, .docx, .html, plain text (.txt), .rtf
For presentations: .ppt, .pps
For OCR: .jpg, .gif, .png, .pd

Editions included:
Standard, Premier, Education, Team, Partner Edition and Google Apps for Government

Languages included:
All languages supported by Google Docs

How to access what's new:
- While in the document list, right-click on the file you want to convert and select ‘Make a Google Docs copy’. This doesn’t modify your original file and adds a new Google Docs copy to your docs list.

For more information:
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/08/convert-files-in-documents-list-to.html

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