Published Oct 25, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT

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Google Docs is one of the most popular word processing tools in the world, and for good reasons. Almost everyone has a Google account, and the cloud-based nature means you aren't bound to a specific device. It has almost every feature you could ask for, too, so what could possibly be the downside?

What about the fact that Microsoft Office 2003 — a release that's a whopping 23 years old now — had features that Google Docs still doesn't offer?…