A few months ago, Google Apps added the ability to store multiple file types to Google Docs. Not quite the GDrive that the market was expecting, but a nifty and useful feature nonetheless (Memeo did in fact launch a service called the GDrive for Google Docs later).

Now, Google has introduced the ability to convert the files stored in Google Docs to Google Docs online formats. There are two ways to do this:-

Right at the gate – When a user is uploading a file to Google Docs, they have an option to covert the file to the corresponding Google Docs format.

Stored Files – Alternatively, users can also convert files already stored in Google Docs to corresponding web formats. This feature creates a Google Docs copy of the coverted file rather than replacing the original file itself.

It may be noted that although google lets you store multiple file types, only supported formats will be converted.