Google Docs is one of the most popular ways to create and share text documents, but up until now, sharing code samples has been a bit cumbersome. That’s finally changing.
Building a resume from scratch takes a lot of time. Instead of using your energy formatting and aligning your experience, skills, and education, why not start with a template? Here are several Google Docs resume templates to …
Tables enable you to structure data efficiently in a report, essay, or research paper. However, after you create a table, you may realize you need to move it elsewhere. We’ll show how to move a table in Google Docs….
A Venn diagram pictorially represents the relationship between two or more things. You can quickly create your own Venn diagram in Google Docs by using the built-in drawing tool. Here’s how.
You may be working on a document that could benefit from a background image. You can easily add images to your documents inside Google Docs. We’ll show you how.
If you want a graph in your report, proposal, or research paper, you can create one directly in Google Docs. There’s no need to worry about making one elsewhere and embedding it. Simply insert your graph and add your data….
Google Docs has a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter of the first word in your sentences. It’s one of many tools Google offers to simplify writing. If you don’t find the automatic capitalization feature h…
Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other cloud productivity apps from Google use a simple menu bar for most functions, like older versions of Microsoft Office. Now the online suite will look a little bit more like Office 2003 and earl…
Ready to start delegating? Google implemented the checklist feature in Google Docs as an easy way to manage tasks in your document. To go with it, you now have the ability to assign items on your checklist….
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 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…
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….
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 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….
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….
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…
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….
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…
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…
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….
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….
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….
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.
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…
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.
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