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Creating a Document
Creating a Document
(You must have a Google Mail account to create a Google Document)
- Open Google Chrome. If you aren't logged into your Google Account, you must do so now. (If you look in the upper right hand corner of the web page, you'll either see your picture/symbol you chose to represent you when logged in, or the words Log In).
- Once you see your picture, then you will be able to see the 9 square or set of 9 marshmallows that is your cloud based stuff. Click on the 9 square and it should display your Google Apps such as calendar, email, etc.
- Find Docs and click on "docs".
- In the top of the page you'll see a blank looking document as well as your most recently worked on documents. The blank looking document has a + sign in it. Clicking on this will open a "new" document for you to create. From there, you can treat it like you would a word document.
- Just a few tips
- You can sort A-Z all of your documents to make them easier to find...see picture one. You can sort by title, last document opened, last document modified by "me", and last document modified by anyone.
- You can also sort by the type of document..owned by me, owned by anyone or not owned by me. See picture two. This is especially helpful if you are looking for a "shared" document.
Picture three show a set of "9-Squares" or Marshmallows. These are not so you can get back to your drive, though. This is so you can choose grid view or list view. List is just that , a list of the documents you have access to and grid view is an actual visual of your documents similar to what is running across the pictures.
Picture Four shows a folder. When you click on this folder, Google opens up the next picture, Picture 5. It shows your folders and where everything is located that you have stored. It starts with "My Drive" where all of your personal stuff is stored. Then it goes to Team Drives. This is where items shared with the entire school are placed. Next you have "Shared with Me" where anything that has been shared with you is available. Starred is a place for favorites. Recent is only useful if you recently used the item you are looking for. Uploads is just that, anything you might have uploaded.
Notice to the left is another look at the Google Drive. Same angle, but a different look. This happens when you click on My Drive. It is next to impossible to lose something in your Google drive. If you can't find it, keep looking, it's there. It automatically saves and its stashed somewhere safe.
Final note: Your documents are saved automatically. If you've used Word, you can use Google Docs. The Best method of learning this new adventure is to explore it!
Final note: Your documents are saved automatically. If you've used Word, you can use Google Docs. The Best method of learning this new adventure is to explore it!
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