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title: "Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in Docs, Sheets, and Slides"
canonical: "https://help.nnu.edu/space/TMR/blog/2511691/Improved%20notifications%20when%20editing%20Microsoft%20Office%20files%20in%20Docs%2C%20Sheets%2C%20and%20Slides"
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### Quick Summary

  
Many utilize [Office editing mode](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/9276408?visit_id=637947237970838744-3766118412&p=office_editing&rd=1) to collaborate on Microsoft Office files in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. 

Google is improving the notifications you see when editing a Microsoft Office-formatted file. 

Specific updates include: 

- An Office-formatted warning symbol for compatibility details that will appear throughout your entire time within a document, spreadsheet, or slide deck. This indicates potential compatibility issues or if any Office features are unavailable.

![image](media://867ad006-a373-43fd-8851-2291bbb7e683)

*Example of a document with compatibility issues*

![image](media://1b7743ea-4e74-484d-8bcb-deccdd5b4e05)

*Example of a document without known compatibility issues** *

- An option to easily view and restore earlier versions of the document, spreadsheet, or slide deck. New options to view version history and restore a document

![image](media://56deb6a3-9787-4453-a4eb-0fb8b9a9070c)

*New options to view version history and restore a document*