When creating a Google Doc where you need to insert letters with accent marks, the process isn’t obvious. Here are a handful of different ways to type accent marks over letters in Google Docs.
There are plenty of ways to make text stand out in Google Docs. You can use a specific font style, formatting, or highlight text with color. Another option is to add borders or shading to your paragraphs….
A bibliography might be a necessary part of your essay, research paper, or academic piece for including your references. If you create your document in Google Docs, you can automatically insert a bibliography with your citati…
With Google Docs’ “find and replace” feature, you can find a certain piece of text in your document, replace that text with another text string, even utilizing regular expressions. Here’s how to use the feature on your deskto…
It’s easy to insert and customize tables in Google Docs, giving structure to data in your document. However, if a time comes when you want to merge two tables or split one table into two, it’s not an obvious process….
Google Docs has no direct option to flip images, but you can paste your photos in its Drawing tool and then flip them horizontally or vertically. We’ll show you how.
Google Docs is useful for more than just words. You can insert tables to structure data and embed drawings for helpful visuals. So, if you want to add an image, you should know how to crop, rotate, and adjust it….
When you create a numbered list in Google Docs, you might want something different at the start of each list item. You can customize the list to use a prefix before the number or suffix after it, here’s how….
In your Google Docs documents, you can move and place your images wherever you want. You can also change how the text appears around your images. The trick is making it look good, and we’ll show you how….
While many spreadsheets are now shared digitally, there may be a situation where you need a physical copy. In Google Sheets, you can print a single sheet or an entire workbook and adjust the appearance in a few steps….
Google Docs makes it easy to create a hanging indent in your documents. You can use either a menu bar option or the document ruler to make a hanging indent. We’ll show you how.
If you are looking to recover or permanently delete your Google Docs documents, you will want to access your Google Docs trash. It’s easy to find that on both desktop and mobile, and we’ll show you how….
Have your own website you want to link to in your Google Doc? Or maybe a reference to a knowledgable source? Make a hyperlink. You can add links to any chosen text in your documents, and we’ll show you how….
When you have a document, spreadsheet, or presentation that you want approval on for your company, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides has you covered. Send the request for approval, optionally set a due date, and get the approva…
Sending a Google doc to someone via email is as easy as clicking a few buttons. You can use Gmail or any other email client to do it, and we’ll show you how on desktop and mobile.
Highlighting text is a good way to draw attention to certain words or phrases that you really want to stand out to the reader. Google Docs has a built-in tool that lets you do just that.
When you’re looking for specific content within a document that contains a lot of text, finding what you’re looking for can be difficult, at best. Luckily, Google Docs provides a feature to quickly search for text on desktop …
If you shared a Google Docs document with someone, but you no longer want them to have access to that document, you can stop sharing it with them by simply adjusting the sharing settings. Here’s how.
When you collaborate on a document, it’s important to see what changes. In Google Docs, one way to do this is to review the version history. But for Google business users, there’s a quicker way to see specific content changes…
When you want a logo or another transparent image as your document background, you can use a watermark. In Google Docs, you can insert an image watermark easily and have it automatically appear on each page of the document….
When you create a document, do you consider its structure? Similar to Microsoft Word, Google Docs provides page and section breaks. These tools help you space out your content by inserting pages and creating sections….
When you organize a meeting, it’s probably your responsibility to take notes. Whether you plan to share those notes or just keep them as a reference, be prepared to capture them. Google Docs gives you a convenient way to star…
One of the best features of online applications like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides is the ability to share documents. Whether you want to collaborate in real-time or simply let others view the document, it’s easy enough….
When you’re sharing a document in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides, you can use comments to collaborate. Not only can you mention someone to call their attention to something, but you can also assign document tasks to them usin…
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