I just lately revealed a playlist of 76 Google Docs tutorials. But you definitely needn’t use the entire options of Google Docs demonstrated in that playlist not to mention watch the entire movies. In truth, I’m typically requested for an inventory of the “must-know” options as a substitute of the entire “may use” options. Here are ten options that new customers can profit from studying early on.1. Font choices
Besides the default choices within the font drop-down menu there are a whole bunch of different choices obtainable if you select “extra fonts” on the high of that menu. And whereas we’re on the subject of fonts, it’s potential to change the default font.
2. Page orientation
In the “File” drop-down menu you will discover a “web page setup” possibility that means that you can change web page orientation, set margins, and even change the web page background coloration.
3. Find and Replace (Ctrl + H)
The subsequent time you end up sitting down to start out writing summative studies earlier than parent-teacher conferences, create a template you could shortly modify for every scholar. Then you should utilize the discover and substitute operate to shortly change names, adjectives, and even total sentences with out having to create every report from scratch.
4. Personal dictionary
In the “instruments” menu choose “private dictionary” to show the spell verify to disregard the spelling of names or different phrases which might be typically marked incorrect by spell verify regardless of being spelled accurately. For instance, the final identify of a good friend of mine is Wankowicz, that identify isn’t acknowledged by spell verify except the spell verify is personalized by means of the “private dictionary” operate.
5. Custom spacing
The default line spacing in Google Docs is 1.15. You can change that to something you want, if you recognize the place the road spacing settings are discovered. You can discover the settings within the “format” menu. You also can discover it within the toolbar. See the screenshot beneath for route on discovering the road spacing settings within the toolbar.
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6. Version historical past
This function was previously referred to as “revision historical past.” Select “model historical past” to seek out the assorted iterations of your doc. You can set totally different names for every model. This is a superb function for seeing the evolution of a scholar’s doc.
7. Adding collaborators
Click the “share” button within the higher, proper nook of your doc to ask folks to develop into collaborators in your doc. You may give folks full entry to edit your doc or you may prohibit them to solely with the ability to make strategies and feedback in your doc.
8. Lock shared paperwork
Google Docs consists of the choice to make your doc obtainable for anybody to view even when they do not have Google accounts. But simply because folks can view your doc it doesn’t suggest that they’ve to have the ability to make copies of or print your doc. Use the “superior” possibility on the sharing menu to disable the choice to print or copy your public paperwork.
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9. Insert drawings
Need to insert a signature? Want to shortly add a circulate chart to a doc? Use Google Drawings inside your doc. You’ll discover that possibility within the “insert” drop-down menu.
10. Export your doc.
Prefer to print a PDF? Have somebody who insists that you just ship her or him a Word file connected to an e mail as a substitute of utilizing Google Docs? You can do each of these issues by choosing “obtain as” within the File menu.