Google Docs Tips
by Bill Huang, Elizabeth Khan, Alexa Radicevic
Paragraph Styles
Paragraph styles allow you to easily keep your text and fonts in your document consistent.
The dropdown is located left of the font dropdown. You can click any of the styles to format your current paragraph to match that style.
Paragraphs styled as Title or any of the Headings will appear in the document outline to the left, which allows you to jump to them in the doc.
Automatic Indentation
In order to follow the steps in this section, you must be able to see the document ruler.
If you do not see the ruler, make sure that Show ruler under View is checked.
First Line Indent (for paragraphs)
Select the text you want to apply the paragraph indents to
Go up to the ruler at the top of the document
Drag the rectangle (not the triangle) however far you want to indent each paragraph
Hanging Indent (for bibliographies)
Select the text you want to apply the paragraph indents to
Go up to the ruler at the top of the document
Drag the triangle to change the indent to where you want it, and then drag the rectangle back to the left.
Version History
Select underlined text in the toolbar that shows when the last edit was. (to the right of the Accessibility option)
Click on it.
Once you click on the version history button, you will find the day and hours that the document was edited on.
If it is a shared document, you will be able to see who has edited it.
Version History.webmRenaming a Doc
Select “Untitled Document” on the top left of your screen.
Choose a name and type it there.
Renaming Document.webmHyperlinks
Highlight the text you wish to add a link to.
Click the Insert link button (to the right of the highlight button) or press Ctrl + K on your keyboard.
Add your link or search for a document name.
Click Apply
Hyperlink.webmDownload a Doc
Go to File. It is located on the top left of your screen.
Go down to the Download option (under the Email option).
Select the format that you want your document to be.
Once you select a format, the document will save on your computer.
Downloading a Doc.webmFind Word or Phrase
On your keyboard, press Ctrl + F. The Find in document dialogue will pop up in the upper right corner.
In the Find in document box, search for the term you are looking for. All occurrences of that term will be highlighted in the document.
Find and Replace
Go to Edit on the toolbar and click Find and Replace or press Ctrl + H on your keyboard.
Type the word that you wish to find in the Find box.
Type the word that you wish to replace the word with in the Replace box.
Click Replace or Replace all to replace the word.
Click the Next button to see all instances of the word.
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