Docs Tutorial

Google Docs Icon-A blue document icon with a folded top-right corner and light blue horizontal lines representing text. Link to a new google doc

WHAT DOES IT DO?

Google Docs is an online word processor that students and teachers can use to create.

Get Support

Clickable link to the Google Workspace Learning Center help guide for Google Docs.

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Product Updates

A cursor clicks on the "Cover image" button in a Google Doc. A dropdown menu appears with options to upload or select an image to be placed at the top of the document.

Improving the cover images experience in Google Docs

What’s changing

Last year, we made it easier for you to personalize and differentiate documents with full-bleed cover images that extend from one edge of your document to the other. Since then, many users have added cover images to help set the tone for a document, and today we’re announcing the following updates:

In addition to the “Choose from stock images” and “Upload from computer”, insertion options, users can now add images via:

Searching the web
Uploading from Drive
Importing from Google Photos
Pasting a URL

Animated GIF demonstrating the workflow for inserting a template in Google Docs. A user clicks the "Templates" chip, which opens a preview gallery. They scroll down, select the "Pitch" template, preview its layout, and then click the "Insert" button to format the document.

Build high-quality, modern documents faster in Google Docs with 40 new templates

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