Google Docs

Get started with Google Docs

• Quick videos to get started

• Videos of tips/tricks from other teachers

• 6 training lessons

Google Docs training and help

• Docs basics

• Cheat sheets

• Templates

• Productivity guides

• Tips

• More resources

Take Google's Online Course for Docs

• Course introduction

• Introduction to Docs

• Compose a Google Doc

• Enhance your Google Doc

• Share your Google Docs

• Collaborate on Google Docs

• Google Docs tools

Docs cheat sheet

• Edit and add styles to your text

• Work with different versions and copies of your document

• Enhance your document by adding features

• Click Share to share your document and then choose what collaborators can do

• Collaborate with your team in real time

Google Docs BEGINNER Tips

• Access stored Drive files offline

• Create document templates

• See changes in Drive files & folders

• Check or revert to earlier file versions

• Share “Make a copy” links to your files

• Share links to PDF versions of your files

• Work with Microsoft Office files

• Use shortcuts to create new files

Google Docs INTERMEDIATE Tips

• Add and edit images

• Add flowcharts and diagrams to files

• Create automatic outlines in Docs

• Share files and other content with a group

• Email collaborators

• Mark a shared file as final

• Restrict sharing options on Drive files

• Set an expiration date for file access

• Transfer ownership of a file

• Present during a video meeting

Google Docs ADVANCED Tips

• Create an out of office document

• Do more with add-ons and scripts

• Create professional-looking newsletters

• Space table rows & columns evenly in Google Docs & Slides

• Translate Docs into other languages

• Add citations to your document

• Add text with your voice

• Share a file publicly

• Publish files as web pages

Set up citations and bibliographies in Docs

• Add citations and bibliographies

• Choose your citation format

• Add and edit sources

• Add in-text citations to your document

• Add or update a bibliography and citations

How to Teach Google Docs in Middle School

Switching to Docs from Microsoft Word

Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts

Google Docs Help Center