1.
Creating a doc
Click on dots and the apps available in Google will open and then select docs
2.
Select new document or template gallery
To add more templates
Templates are available for Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Forms, and Sites. First, you must install the Google Drive Template Gallery: In your Google Drive, click the New button, hover over More and choose "Connect more apps".
3.
Make sure to label your document in the upper left-hand corner.
4.
Icon Descriptions from left to right.
Undo (Control Z)
Redo (Control Y)
Print (Control P) - Make sure to print from here.
Spelling and Grammer Check
Paint Format - You can copy the formatting of text, cells, or an object with the paint format
Zoom
Styles - Normal Text\Title\Subtitle\Heading1\Heading2\Heading3\Options
Fonts
Font Size
Bold (Control B)
Italics (Control I)
Underline (Control U)
Text Color
Highlight Color
Insert Link (Control K)
Add a comment (Control Alt M)
Image
Left Align (Control Shift L)
Center Align (Control Shift E)
Right Align (Control Shift R)
Justify (Control Shift J)
Justify (Control Shift J)
Line Spacing
Numbered List
Bulleted List - down arrow lets you change bullet type
Increase Indent (Control [)
Decrease Indent (Control ])
Clear Formatting (Control \)
5.
Comment History & Sharing
Use this method when you know the email address of everyone with whom you are sharing.
Use this method when you don’t know everyone’s email address, aren’t sure if they all have a Google account, or simply want a document to be more widely available. You can have the link only available to the Hampshire community, or to the whole world.
6.
Explore - located in the bottom right-hand corner.
There are two ways to access the Explore tool, (1) Go to Tools>Explore, or (2) Click on the Explore icon on the bottom right of your page.
1. Quick Access Recommendations
2. Search Your Drive
3. Search the Web
4. Cite Sources
5. Search for Images
7. Sharing and Edit / Copy / Preview - changes that can be made in the web address
8. Star & Move to - Located in upper left-hand corner by document name.
9. Revision History - To see revision history for a file, follow these steps: Open a document, spreadsheet, presentation, or drawing. Click the File menu and select See revision history. Click a time stamp in the panel on the right to see a previous version of the file.