Google has ported the Chrome OS’s useful ability to view Office Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Chrome browser for the first time.
Announced in its developer blog, the new beta plug-in also allows Chrome’s sandbox to protect users from the risk of malicious Office files, Google pointed out. The feature’s appearance is an interesting example of the cross-fertilisation between the company’s Chrome OS development and that for its standalone browser.
Chrome OS users have had this feature for some time and moreover get new features of the OS silently-that is without having to download a specific plug-in.
It is also part of the company’s drive to establish Chrome as a business-friendly browser. Earlier this month, the firm announced more cloud-based management features for the Google Admin Panel.
One thing to note though, is that installing the plug-in requires users to download the potentially less stable Chrome beta and it won’t work on the stable release.
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