Google Docs is a free online service from Google that allows you to upload, edit and export documents (such as Word docs), spreadsheets (such as Excel workbooks) and presentations (such as PowerPoint presentations). Anyone with a Google account or Gmail account can use Google docs.
Using Google Docs you can store files online and share them with other Google Docs users. When documents, spreadsheets or presentations are filed within Google Docs, you can collaborate with others in creating and editing them.
You can also use Google Docs to convert files into a format in which you can use them. For example, many users of the latest versions of Microsoft Word save their files with a .docx file extension, which older versions of MS Word cannot open unless a converter utility has been installed. You can upload these files to Google Docs and then download them to your computer with a .doc extension so you can read and/or edit them.
Another nice feature is that you can easily create forms for your website or blog directly in Google Docs uses its forms tool. You can create forms, such as contact or registration forms, without knowing any coding language. After a form is placed on your site or blog, when visitors complete and submit these forms, the information is stored right in Google Docs and you can adjust your settings so that you receive an email anytime someone submits the form. All of the form data is available within in Google Docs (in a spreadsheet, for example). You can then share or export the data to use on your own computer while you are not online.