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Interestingly at one point Google Docs did have a save button, which IIRC didn't actually do anything because it would automatically save. The button was there
by esprehn 5y ago
Interestingly at one point Google Docs did have a save button, which IIRC didn't actually do anything because it would automatically save. The button was there just to make you feel more confident.
You can see it in the top right corner here:
https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_au/photo/g/google-docs-2010-old-word-processor-interface/google-docs-2010-old-word-processor-interface_axh6.1024.jpg https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_au/photo/g/google-docs-2010-old...
- userbinator 5y agoThe button was there just to make you feel more confident. ...and when the autosave inevitably fails, deception like that only serves to anger your users more.