For such a large-scale cloud service, the concept of only being able to view your documents or other files without the ability to edit them is completely unacceptable.

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By hooking up a keyboard or mouse to the USB port, users can easily edit Office files or connect to a printer to print.

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We use cloud tools like Google Drive and Dropbox to share and collaboratively edit important documents, projects, and other files without having to send multiple versions back and forth.

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Files can be opened with the included Inkling Sketch Manager software to edit, delete or add layers as well as to change formats and transfer the files for adjustment and editing in creative software applications.

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However, there is always the option to manually edit the config files if you'd like.

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If, after it collects many videos, the Google store offers consumers an easy way to move, edit, copy or share some of those files, it will have a clear advantage over the competition.

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Remember, files that you create (or edit or view) exist independently from the programs that were used to create or modify them.

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