Syncplicity Applications
Synplicity applications are a way to enrich the Syncplicity experience - whether it is through syncing with your GoogleDocs documents, making photo editing easier with Picnik, or much more.
To use Scribd, Zoho, or Picnik, just right click on any supported document or photo, open the Syncplicity menu, and click Preview in Scribd iPaper, Edit in Zoho, or Edit in Picnik. Syncplicity will automatically open your chosen application in a web browser, load your document into it, and, when you’re done, sync any changes you make right back to your desktop.
Supported File Types
The below chart will show a variety of commonly-used file types and their support in different Syncplicity applications. This list is not mean to be all inclusive; feel free to contact support about specific file types.
File Type
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Extension
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Scribd
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Zoho
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Picnik
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Google Docs*
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| Microsoft Office Word Document |
.doc |
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| Open Office Word Document |
.sxw |
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| Portable Document Format |
.pdf |
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| Open Document Format |
.odt |
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| Rich Text Format |
.rtf |
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| PostScript Format |
.ps |
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| Microsoft Office PowerPoint Presentation |
.ppt |
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| Microsoft Office Excel Spreadsheet |
.xls |
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| Comma Seperated Values |
.csv |
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| Open Document Spreadsheet |
.ods |
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| Tab Seperated Values |
.tsv |
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| Text File |
.txt |
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| Hypertext Markup Language |
.html |
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| Image File |
.jpg / .jpeg |
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| Image File |
.png |
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| Image File |
.gif |
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| Image File |
.bmp |
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| Image File |
.tif |
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*Google Docs Premier Accounts have the ability to sync all file types with the Google Docs account.
Google Docs Application
Syncplicity uses can link their accounts to Google Docs, which allows for instant syncing and editing of your files - whether you are on a computer with Syncplicity installed, or accessing your documents via Google Docs. Paid Google Apps accounts have additional functionality which allows for any file type to be synced into Google. Upon syncing, these accounts will have the option to covert files to Google Docs file types or leave as is.
How does Syncplicity synchronize my documents with Google Docs?
It's simple – first, you connect your Syncplicity account with your Google Docs account. We'll ask you for your Google Docs email and password and for the Syncplicity folder you'd like to keep in sync with Google Docs. By default, this folder is My Documents, but you can pick any folder you already synchronize with Syncplicity. From that point onward, the two will always be kept in sync – any document you create or change in Google Docs will immediately appear on your computers and vice versa. The days of losing access to your documents when you're offline and not being able to edit them in a desktop Office application are long gone.
What happens if there's a conflict between what's in Google Docs and what's on my computer?
Syncplicity's advanced conflict resolution system kicks in and ensures none of your files are ever overwritten or become inaccessible. The same intelligent system that keeps these problems at bay on your computers works with Google Docs behind the scenes. When Syncplicity detects a conflict, it recognizes both copies of the file contain important information you'll need to incorporate into the next version. To make this possible, Syncplicity will place both copies, right alongside each other, on your computer and into Google Docs. All you have to do is pick what you want to keep from each copy and save the final version over the original file.
What happens to those parts of my document that Google Docs doesn't support, such as Comments and Change Tracking?
When we sync such a rich document to Google Docs, the features that Google Docs doesn't support will be unfortunately stripped out.
Wait! Does this mean you'll downgrade all my documents to what Google Docs supports?
Syncplicity will never lose any of your data, period. This case is no exception. When Syncplicity syncs your rich document to Google Docs, it will keep the Google Docs version in Google Docs and your computer's version on your computer. If you make a change to your document in Google Docs, Syncplicity syncs the changed document to your computer without overwriting the previous rich version. That version remains alongside the new version with a slightly different name that tells you where that file came from. You'll always have both of your documents right at your fingertips, so you can take the changes you made in Google Docs and quickly incorporate them into your rich version, if you choose to do so.
If I delete a file in Google Docs, will it get deleted on my computer? What about the other way around?
As of today, Syncplicity does not synchronize deletions, moves, and renames between Syncplicity and Google Docs. The Google Docs service doesn't offer the type of functionality and reliability we'd expect before we implement this very sensitive feature. We're actively working with Google to address the concerns we have around adding this feature to the Google Docs application.
Notes for using the Google Docs application
The Google Docs Application is a constantly evolving tool that Syncplicity offers to our users. We strive to make it integrated with our alll of our users needs, but Google Docs and Syncplicity impose certain limits on documents that can be imported into the service:
- Each document can be up to 500K, plus up to 2MB per embedded image
- Google Docs documents with names that contain characters not supported by Windows (such as \, /, :, *, ?, ", <, >, and |) are skipped
- The Google Docs application does not support the use of foreign language characters in files names
Sync with Google Docs
While most applications (Picnik, Scribd, and Zoho) are already configured to work with your Syncplicity files, you will need to set up Google Docs:
- Navigate to https://my.syncplicity.com
- Click on the Apps tab
- Click on Associate Google Docs to my Syncplicity Account
- Click on Link to Google Docs button
- Confirm the Google Docs account you would like associated with your Syncplicity account
- Grant access from Google Docs to Syncplicity
- Choose a folder in your Syncplicity Account to synchronize with Google Docs
- Select your conversion options
- Click Finish.
Unlink from Google Docs
If you wish to remove Google Docs from your Syncplicity account, follow the below steps:
- Sign into your Syncplicity Account at my.syncplicity.com
- Click on the Applications tab
- Click on Google Docs
- Click the Unlink from Google Docs button
At any point, you can re-sync with Google docs by following the instructions under Sync with Google Docs.
Re-Link with Google Docs
Syncing problems between Syncplicity and Google Docs can often be resolved by reauthenticating Google Docs to a Syncplicity Account:
- Sign into your Syncplicity Account at my.syncplicity.com
- Click on the Applications tab
- Click on Google Docs
- Click Re-Link with Google Docs
- Select the Google Docs account that you are reauthenticating
- Grant access to Syncplicity
Multiple Google Docs Accounts
You may have multiple Google Docs accounts. For example, you have a personal Google account and your company has provided you with a Google Apps account for your corporate email and documents. To select the Google account that you'd like to link with Syncplicity, perform the following steps:
- In your web browser, log out of all Google accounts except for the one that you wish to synchronize with Syncplicity.
- At, our Google Docs Link page, click "Link to Google Docs".
- You will be brought to a Google page that displays your desired Google Docs account. Click "Grant Access".