Google Docs

Google Docs is a word processor included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. This service also includes Google Sheets and Google Slides, a spreadsheet and presentation program respectively.

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Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format documents and work with other people. See our top five tips for Google Docs.

To create a new document:

You can also create new documents from the URL docs.google.com/create.

To edit a document:

On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
To select a word, double-click it or use your cursor to select the text you want to change.
Start editing.
To undo or redo an action, at the top, click Undo or Redo .

Note: To edit a document on a touchscreen device, like a Pixel Book, double-tap the document to start typing.

You can add and edit text, paragraphs, spacing, and more in a document.

You can share files and folders with people and choose whether they can view, edit, or comment on them.

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