Microsoft Word Online vs eScribe Document Editor
The eScribe Document Editor has replaced Microsoft Word Online as the editing experience within eScribe. While the editor powering the experience has changed, you'll continue to work with the same Microsoft file formats and a familiar Word-style interface. The goal is to provide a more reliable editing experience with improved formatting consistency and easier template management.
Feature | Microsoft Online | eScribe Document Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Editing Engine | Powered by Microsoft Word Online | Powered by eScribe's integrated document editor |
| Template content control editing | Often required desktop Word for full editing | Can edit content controls directly in eScribe |
| Microsoft File Compatibility | Supports .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx files | Supports .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx files with no file conversion required |
| User Experience | Familiar Microsoft interface | Familiar Word-style interface with a similar look and feel |
| Learning Curve | Minimal for Microsoft users | Minimal; designed to feel familiar to existing Word users |
| Document Formatting Consistency | Formatting could shift between users or change when publishing | Improved formatting consistency from editing through publication |
| Published Output Reliability | Approved documents could occasionally render differently on the meeting site | More reliable rendering between document editing and published meeting site output |
| Template Editing | Content controls often required downloading, editing locally, and re-uploading templates | Content controls and template fields can be edited directly within eScribe |
| Content Control Management | Limited content control editing capabilities online | Full support for creating and editing content controls directly in the editor |
| Support Resolution Path | Issues required escalation through Microsoft support channels | eScribe can work directly with its editor partner and address issues more quickly |
| Known Formatting Issues | Reported inconsistencies with rendering, layout, and formatting | Many previously reported formatting issues have been resolved |
| File Conversion Required | No | No |
| Co-Authoring | Supported | Supported |
| Co-Authoring | Tagging @ feature | No longer supported |
| Auto Save | Supported | Supported. Users no longer need to look for the green checkmark to ensure content is saved. |
| Document Library Migration | Existing library in place | No migration or rebuilding required; existing documents remain unchanged |
| Editor Branding | Microsoft branding and icons | eScribe branding and icons |
| Accessibility Checker | More mature accessibility checking capabilities | Accessibility checker available but not currently as comprehensive as Microsoft's |
| Grammarly Integration | Not supported in the online editor environment | Not currently supported |
| Download from Editor Window | Limited functionality | Word/PDF downloads are currently not available directly from the editor window. Users can choose to print from the eScribe Menu or Control + P to convert to PDF. |
| Control Over Future Enhancements | Dependent on Microsoft's roadmap | eScribe has greater influence over enhancement requests and defect resolution |
| Customer Benefit | Cloud-based document editing | Cloud-based document editing with improved reliability, template management, and support responsiveness |
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