Google drive now allows comments on pdf, office files without being converted

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In a new update, Google Drive is letting users leave feedback on uploaded Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and images without needing to convert them into a Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.[br][br]In addition to being able to view other document types, users can now take action on Office, PDF, or image files as if they were native Google Drive formats.[br][br]Let's say your coworker opens a file on her Windows laptop using MS Word, she will see your comment in the file and can reply right from there.[br][br]As part of this increased interoperability between G Suite and Office products, Drive users can now make inline (anchored) comments in PDFs, images, and Office file formats.[br][br]This new feature also supports importing and exporting comments to the underlying file for certain OOXML file formats such as MS Office file formats(.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) and PDF files.