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Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
Create, edit, share and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Benefits and Features
- Familiar tools: Docs, Sheets, and Slides have all the familiar features of tools like Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
- Access from anywhere: Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides can be accessed from any computer or device with a web browser or the app.
- Collaborate: Share and collaborate with edit/suggest/view modes, add comments, set user access expiration dates.
- Search: Google Drive’s powerful search engine allows keyword search and filtering.
- Advanced features: Smart chips, language translation, voice typing, accessibility functions
- Stay secure: Google provides a secure environment and robust document access controls. UC Santa Cruz enhances Google account security by Single Sign On (SSO) and multi-factor authentication.
Eligibility
Staff, Faculty, Students
Cost
No additional cost.
Policy
PII and other P3-P4 data must be encrypted if stored in Google. Please see more on Google Apps Service allowable data use.
More information about Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides privacy and security settings.