An Introduction to Google Docs What is Google Docs? With Google Docs, you can create and edit text documents right in your web browser—no special software is required. Even better, multiple people can work at the same time, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is saved automatically. What will you learn? 1. Name Your Google Doc 2. Import/Export in Google Docs 3. Google Doc Features 4. Share Your Google Doc 5. Edit/Review Docs in Suggesting Mode 6. Edit/Review Docs with Comments 7. Copy, Paste, and Clear Formatting TO NAME YOUR GOOGLE DOC: Click on “Untitled document” in the upper left hand of the document. Type your new document name and hit enter on your keyboard.
[email protected] TO IMPORT/EXPORT IN GOOGLE DOCS: To import another Doc or a Word Document select File > Open Docs can also be exported and downloaded as variety of other file formats including Word Documents or PDF files. To do this, select File > Download as and then choose your desired file format. Whenever you are importing or exporting Word Documents in Google Docs, the formatting of the document may change, especially when the files include tables, graphs, or images. This can usually be easily corrected after the file is converted.
[email protected] GOOGLE DOC FEATURES: Many Google Doc features are the same or similar to those in Microsoft Word. Images can be dragged and dropped into a Google Doc, copied and pasted, or inserted through the Insert button on the toolbar.
[email protected] GOOGLE DOC TOOLS: Several Google tools such as Google Translate, Google Dictionary, and Google Voice to Text can be used seamlessly in Google Docs.