People using Chrome OS on the latest versions (36.0.1985.138 or 36.0.1985.126), and who are opted-in to the new Drive UI, can now edit Office files natively from Drive and Gmail. They will also experience greater stability and rendering fidelity for files.
If your organization manages updates for Chrome, be sure to update to the latest Chrome OS versions to get the best experience working with Office files on your Chromebook.
For more information:
https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/2481498 Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted
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