The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Google Docs
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The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Google Docs

A Practical Guide to Cloud-Based Word Processing

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The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Google Docs

A Practical Guide to Cloud-Based Word Processing

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About This Book

Goodbye Microsoft Word! Hello Google Docs!
There's a real good chance that you grew up in a Microsoft Word world. The first document you created were from the Office Suite. But if you are reading this, then you are ready to make the leap to cloud-based (and free) word processing with Google Docs. If you are thinking about making the switch to Google, or have already made the switch but want to make sure you are using it correctly, then this guide will walk you through it. It will show you all the basic features to make sure you can get up and running as quickly as possible. Let's get started! Note: This book is the Google Docs portion of the larger work: The Ridiculously Simple Guide to Google Apps (G Suite). This book is not endorsed by Alphabet, Inc.

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Publisher
SL Editions
Year
2019
ISBN
9781621077053
Edition
1

Beyond the Basics

This chapter will cover:
  1. Printing
  1. Adding photos
  1. Adding tables
  1. Adding spreadsheets
  1. Adding a table of contents
  1. Templates

Printing From the Cloud

Michelleā€™s pretty happy with her declaration, but sheā€™s still a little old schoolā€”she likes to read through her work the old fashion way with that little thing called paper. So, she obviously needs to print it.
You probably can guess that you do this a way you are familiar with: File > Print.
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From here, it gets a littleā€¦complicated. Printing is not something Google Docs excels at.
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You have two main options:
Save it to your computer and then print it from your computer.
Add your computer to Google
If you want to add your computer to Google Cloud print, then click the link.
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It will walk you through the steps. The steps change depending on the kind of printer you have. Itā€™s not rocket science, but youā€™ll need to pay attention to details.
If you want to skip the fuss thereā€™s a longer, but less hassle, way: export as a PDF, open the PDF on your computer, print it from your computer. Because you already have a printer on your computer, it will show up when you do File > Print.

Adding Photos to Google Docs

Okay, so youā€™ve printed it, youā€™ve agreed the text is where you want it to be by collaborating with othersā€”now you want to jazz it up.
Google Docs works just like any other word processor. You can add in images wherever you want, either by copying and pasting, or by adding them in from Insert > Image.
Just find a place where you want to add an image. If you have found the image online and copied it, then just do CTRL-V, and it will be added in.
If you have the image stored on your computer, in your Google Drive, or any number of other places, then you can do one of two things. One: click Insert > Image:
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Or, two, click the Picture icon in the toolbar:
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If you simply want to add the image from your computer, then choose ā€œUpload from computerā€ and find it on your computer. You can also search the web for the file, paste a link to the file, or, if you are using a ...

Table of contents

  1. Google Docs Crash Course
  2. Your First Document
  3. Sharing Is Caring
  4. Beyond the Basics
  5. This and That
  6. Appendix: Keyboard Shortcuts
  7. About the Author