How to Add a Google Map to Your Google Doc
If you want to provide your readers with a quick and easy way to view a location or get directions, you can use a Google Maps Smart Chip to add the spot to your Google Doc.
Google’s Best Collaboration Tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Google’s suite of productivity apps includes some of the most useful collaboration tools. You can work on a document together in real-time, add and resolve comments, assign tasks, and much more in Google Docs, Sheets, and Sli…
How to Add Footnotes in Google Docs
Whether you’re composing an essay, article, or legal document, you may have extra details you want to include. Instead of distracting from the main content, you can easily place footnotes in your Google Docs….
How to Rotate Text in Google Docs
To rotate text in your documents, Google Docs has no official option but you can use a workaround to do that. You can use Docs’ Drawing tool to draw a text box and rotate it, rotating the text within. We’ll show you how to do…
Google Maps Can Be In Your Google Docs
Google Docs has been building up its “chips” support over the past few months, which are shortcuts available by typing the @ symbol into a document. Now there’s an updated chip for adding locations from Google Maps….
6 Google Docs Features to Help You Create Better Documents
Sometimes we look for tips and features to do things faster. Then, there are other times when we just want to do them better. Here, we’ll look at several Google Docs features that can improve your documents….
Google Docs Has a New Way to Insert Emoji
Emoji have become an essential part of modern communication. You might not think they’re a good choice for most documents, but they can add a friendly tone to an otherwise-boring read. Still, the emoji-insertion features in y…
How to Get Notifications for Comments and Edits in Google Docs
When you collaborate on a Google Doc, you may want to know when someone mentions you in a comment or makes a change like adding or removing content. You can set up these types of email notifications in Google Docs….
3 Ways to Insert a Video in Google Docs
While Microsoft Word lets you add and play a video directly in your document, Google Docs doesn’t currently offer this same feature. If you want to embed a video to your Google Doc, we’ll show you a few workarounds to make i…
How to Change Margins in Google Docs
Do your formatting requirements call for a specific amount of space between your document’s content and the page’s border? If you use Google Docs, it’s easy to change your document’s margins and set them to your liking. We’l…
7 Time-Saving Google Docs Features You Need to Know
When you have a dozen tasks to do before lunchtime, any shortcut to speed things up is welcome. Here are several time-saving features for Google Docs that can help make creating and editing documents go quicker….
How to Convert a Google Doc to PDF
Google Docs makes it easy to download your documents in various formats, including PDF. You can turn your documents into PDFs on your desktop as well as on your Android phone. We’ll show you how to do that….
How to Add a Page on Google Docs
To add a new page anywhere in your Google Docs document, select an option from the Docs’ menu bar or use a keyboard shortcut. We’ll show you how to use both of these options in Docs on desktop and mobile….
How to Track Projects and Reviews in Google Docs With Table Templates
When using Google Docs, you might add a table to neatly organize information so that you can share it with your company or audience. To speed up the creation process, try a table template instead.
How to Create and Customize a Drop-Down List in Google Docs
Drop-down lists are handy tools for entering data. They give you a choice of input, so there are no misspellings, errors, or unwanted entries. Google Docs offers both preset and custom drop-down lists to fit any type of docum…
What Is Pageless Format in Google Docs, and How Do You Use It?
Do you want to insert a wide table or large image in your document that doesn’t shrink? Do you have no plans to print your document? Check out Pageless format in Google Docs.
How to Edit a PDF in Google Docs
With Google Docs’ editing tools, you can edit your PDF to add and remove text, images, charts, and more. It then gives you the resulting file back as a PDF. We’ll show you how to use this service for PDF editing….
Google Docs Has a Handy New Text Selection Feature
Google Docs adds new features all the time, but now Google has added a useful new text feature: the ability to select multiple blocks of text at once.
How to Check Word Count in Google Docs
Whether an essay for school, article for a blog, or description for a product, your document’s word count might be essential. You can check the word count in Google Docs easily and in a few different ways, including a keyboar…
How to Download a Google Doc
With Google Docs’ download option, you can download some or all documents from the cloud to your desktop and mobile devices in various formats. These formats include the popular ones like PDF and Microsoft Word (DOCX). We’ll …
How to Have Different Headers and Footers Per Page in Google Docs
By adding a header or footer to your document, you can include information without distracting from the content. But you may not want the same one on each page. Here’s how to use different headers and footers in Google Docs….
How to Use Emoji Reactions in Google Docs
Emoji seem to be everywhere, from communications in Slack to social media posts to emails in Outlook. So, why not Google Docs? If you want a casual interaction when collaborating on a document, start showing your reactions wi…
How to Add and Remove Words in Your Google Docs Personal Dictionary
Not every word you include in a document is in the dictionary. You may write a name of a person or product that you wouldn’t find in Webster’s Dictionary. Luckily, Google Docs offers a personal dictionary for you to use….
How to Draft a Gmail Email Directly in Google Docs
Have you ever been working on a document that sparked an email to someone? With a handy feature in Google Docs, you can write your email and then with the click of a button, create the draft in Gmail.
How to Change Line Spacing in Google Docs
Using the correct spacing between the lines of your document (sometimes called “enter spacing”) is not only important but could be required. You have various line spacing options in Google Docs in addition to a custom settin…
