Feature Category | Google Drive & Google File Types ( Doc) | Microsoft OneDrive & Office 365 ( Word) | Google Sites |
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Navigation items | - Table of contents from headings/anchors in a Doc or manually create list of links to other files.
- Can't manually reorder files in a Google Drive, but could name files so they appear sequentially when sorted.
- Subfolders can be nested.
- Search within Google Drive.
| - Table of contents from headings/anchors in a Doc or manually create list of links to other files.
- Can't manually reorder files in OneDrive, but could name files so they appear sequentially when sorted.
- Subfolders can be nested.
- Search within OneDrive.
| - Table of contents (page-level based on headings or site-level as side navigation).
- Page nesting up to five levels.
- Search box for just the site, or the site and all other content you have in Google.
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Types of content beyond standard text, tables, images, links | - Dates
- Task lists (checkboxes)
- @mentions
| | - Collapsible sections
- Embed Google files, videos, maps, calendars
- Image carousels
- Buttons
- No tables but can insert a Google sheet
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Co-authoring and collaborative editing | - Multiple people can edit at once, can see changes in real time
- Chat separate from Doc for discussions without modifying Doc content
| - Multiple people can edit at once, can see changes in real time
| - Multiple people can edit Page at once, can see changes in real time
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Draft state and commenting | - Can change settings to only allow editors access until the point you want to share link publicly.
- Tracked changes as suggestions
- Sidebar comments tied to specific parts of the Doc.
| - Can change settings to only allow editors access until the point you want to share link publicly.
- Tracked changes as suggestions
- Sidebar comments tied to specific parts of the Doc.
| - Can hold edits as drafts (editor view only) before publish.
- No commenting.
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Publishing | - Can use "publish the file" to make a website view only version.
- Cannot make a whole Shared Drive public view but you can make individual Docs public (anyone with the link).
| - Can use "Transform to Web Page" to make a website view only version.
- Both OneDrive subfolders and individual files can be public (anyone with the link).
| - Can publish as private to listed viewers or public (internet searchable or anyone with the link).
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