Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word: Usability Comparison
Ethan Kupershtein, Joshuarey Medina, Jacob Sedar & Josiah Springer
Overview
- Microsoft Word
- Google Docs
Overview
Why these two?
Why?
- Most popular
- Omnipresent across all industries
- Alternative to handwriting
- We will only be presenting mobile versions.
Startup page
- Screen to select from a list of templates to create a new document
- Multiple templates to choose from but no search functionality to find a specific template quickly (Usability drawback)
Doc Editor
Doc editor
- Print layout by default
- Easy to zoom in & out of the document by pinching two fingers inward & outward on the screen
- Formatting bar on bottom for text & table formatting with dropdown arrow
- Detailed icons which tell the user what they do
- Option to toggle print layout to see the whole page on the screen
- Hamburger menu on top right (typical)
Sharing Features
Sharing features