[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ custom_margin=”-100px|||”] Here let’s look at how to insert links to webpages, documents on your Google Drive, and within your Google Doc. Plus, how to add drawings from Google Drawing, and adding a simple but effective horizontal line to organise… Continue reading Google Docs (9) – Inserting links, drawings & lines
Month: April 2016
Google Docs (8) – Inserting headers, footers & page numbers
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ custom_margin=”-100px|||”] In a previous post we looked at inserting images, but what else can you add to your documents? Here let’s look at inserting things at the top or bottom of the page: Headers and footers Page numbers and page… Continue reading Google Docs (8) – Inserting headers, footers & page numbers
Google Docs (7) – Printing
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ custom_margin=”-100px|||”] Once you’ve made a stunning document, you may want to print it out. Let’s go through the options Docs gives you. To print, click on the printer icon (or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + P (Mac: Cmd… Continue reading Google Docs (7) – Printing
Google Docs – Working with images (part 1)
Images make a document for more interesting and also easier to understand. Here we’ll look at working with images and as there is a lot to cover, this post will be in two parts. We’ll cover the following: Part 1 Inserting images Uploading Taking a snapshot By URL Google albums Google Drive Search Part 2 Editing… Continue reading Google Docs – Working with images (part 1)
Google Docs – Making bulleted & numbered lists
Lists are great for summarising points and showing the order of something concisely. Docs gives you various ways you can present lists. These can be the classic bullet points or can be numbered in different ways to suit your text. Here we’ll look at: Basic lists (bulleted & numbered) Making sub-lists Other list formats Adding… Continue reading Google Docs – Making bulleted & numbered lists
Google Docs – Getting to grips with tables (part 1)
One of the most common things that is added to documents is a table. So, it makes sense that you know how to create the table the way you want it. Here we’ll look at pretty much everything related to tables. It’s a long post so, I’ve divided it into two. Part 1 Inserting a table Deleting… Continue reading Google Docs – Getting to grips with tables (part 1)
Google Docs (3) – Setting up the page
Apart from changing the text to the way you want it, you will often want to set up the page differently from the default. You can change the page size, page orientation, how the text fits on the page, etc. Here we’ll look at the following: Page set up All the settings in this section… Continue reading Google Docs (3) – Setting up the page
Google Docs (2) – Making your text look better
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ custom_margin=”-100px|||”] The most basic way to use Google Docs, is to create a new document and then just start typing. Which is fine, but often you want to make it look more professional, or you want to make certain areas stand… Continue reading Google Docs (2) – Making your text look better
Google Docs (1) – The basics
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”-100px|||” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.51″] You may have heard of Google Docs, but what are they exactly? Google Docs is part of the Google Apps family and is a word-processing program similar to Microsoft Word. It’s largely used for writing texts but things like images, tables,… Continue reading Google Docs (1) – The basics