Compare Chrome extensions: Better Ruler vs Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides

Stats Better Ruler Better Ruler Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides
User count 20,000+ N/A
Average rating 4.81 3.68
Rating count 47 5,842
Last updated 2023-02-16 2024-03-26
Size 95.91K 6.86M
Version 1.3.12 151.137.139
Short description
A page ruler which can snaps around web elements for easier measurement. Provide convenience for front-end development and ui design View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Full summary

A ruler which can snaps around web elements for easier measurement. Provide convenience for front-end development and ui design.

  • Click on the plugin icon to run the plugin. Click again to exit.
  • Hold down Alt/Option while moving the mouse to display the size of the element at the mouse position in real time. Hold down the left button and move, it will automatically snap to the edge of the element.
  • Double-click the current layer to enter the editing mode, in which the layer can be dragged and resized. Press Backspace to delete the current layer. Double-click on the layer again (or press Esc) to exit edit mode.
  • Press f(default, configurable) to show or hide the toolbar.
  • Press shift to show or hide the size.
  • You can use alt+z to activate/deactivate the plug-in. If it doesn't work, you can go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts to bind the key yourself. Or, After activating the plugin once, you can double-press z (default, configurable) to activate/deactivate the plug-in.
  • Go to chrome://extensions, find this plug-in and turn on allow access to file URL to take effect for local html files.

View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files -- without needing Office installed on your computer.

Once the extension is installed, Office files that you drag into Chrome, open in Gmail, Google Drive, and more, will be opened in Docs, Sheets, and Slides for viewing and editing.

You can save each file back to its original Office format, or convert it to Docs, Sheets, or Slides to unlock more features, like inviting others to edit with you, commenting, chat, and more.

Please note that Office files cannot be edited in the classic version of Drive. The new Google Drive is gradually rolling out to all users via the Settings menu. If you don't see the option to try the new look, check back again shortly. Learn more here: https://support.google.com/drive/?p=new_drive.

Formats supported: .doc .docx .xls .xlsx .ppt .pptx

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