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So Word for iPad's latest update allows integration with Google Drive, but I can't get it to work.
I checked in 'Add a place' - I can select OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, Dropbox or Sharepoint, but no sign of (Google) Drive.
Under ". . . more" , and "Locations" there's a slide button to select Google Drive, but I can't see any effect. Even with this switched on, Drive doesn't appear under any of the menus.
Is this a bug?
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It really is time for MS to resolve this problem which has been going on for well over 2 years.
Almosh two years
And the problem is still here
On ipad tablet
Or android tablet
You are to big Microsoft
This thread's been here for two and a half years now, Microsoft.
Seriously... it *looks* like the app should work with Google Drive, but it's just not showing as an option.
You acknowledge that there is valuable demand for Word/Office on iOS by going to the trouble of making the app, but are you then blocking out Google Drive because it's treading uncomfortably on your toes? Make it work and there'd be a bunch less people considering moving wholesale to Google Docs and dropping Office altogether!
What is needed here is proper integration with Google Drive.
My work office is all based on Google Drive. Surely Microsoft is big enough to allow people to use an ipad pro with word and google drive.
Google Drive needs adding on a level equal with Dropbox (Other Locations/Add a Place), rather than having to make at least 4 (probably 7 once a folder has been selected) every time I want to open or save (which still doesn't work at all).
Is this a board/strategy decision to force Word users away from Google Drive (is Microsoft really that desperate?) or just an undeveloped peice of software?
How can we request a feature for an ios app?
Thank you for your input, Chris, but no, that is not helpful. This thread is about saving to Google Drive. While Word might make you think it is saving to Google Drive, you are actually saving to your iPad and need to export your document to a Cloud if you ever want to retrieve it - and do so before the Word cache clears. Google Drive is not an option for export, because even though it seems to let you choose Drive, Word throws an error and creates 0kb files.