The Google Docs mobile app carries a nice feature that allows you to make files available offline, so if you lose connection to the internet, you can still access documents and edit them as before.

For view-only files like PDFs and images, you’ll find a ‘Download’ button in the upper right-hand side corner. For Google-compatible files like Docs, you’ll need to find ‘Download’ in ...

However, you can access Google Docs offline, letting you move your desk to a park, coffee shop or anywhere else you might want to work.

Google Docs prepares your files and folders for download, which can take several minutes if a lot of files are included. Save the ZIP file to your computer when prompted by your Web browser.

If you’d like to view and work on offline files on a desktop or laptop computer, download the Google Drive app, which is available for Mac and Windows.

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides all let you save a named version of a file. This helps reduce the number of files you need–and makes it easier to see earlier versions of a document, too. People ...