Creating new document
Opening an existing document
Using Save/Save As commands
Copying/deleting document
Previewing document prior to publishing
Deleting text (delete key and by blocking the text)
Changing fonts and font sizes
Changing font colors
Bold, Italics, Underlining
Right, Center, and Left Justify text
Changing margins
Changing line spacing
Using spellcheck
Indenting text
Inserting comments
Inserting a page break/horizontal lines
Inserting links
Inserting pictures
Inserting tables
Emailing document
Publishing document
Instructions for using Google
| Creating a document |
- Log into your Google Account
- Go to "My Account" (located at the upper right corner of the page)
- Click on "Docs and Spreadsheets" located under "My Services"
- Click on "New Document"
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| Saving Work |
There are several formats in which your document can be
saved. However, for the purposes of this lab, unless otherwise
stated, do the following:
- Click "Save" to save what work you have done so far
or
- Click "Save & Close" to save and exit the document.
This will bring you back to the main page for "Docs and
Spreadsheets"
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| "Editing" Tab |
Here you can do basically anything that can be done in Microsoft word. In fact, you will recogize many of the buttons on the top toolbar as word function. However, some things are different:
Styles:
- This drop-down menu provides options for paragraph spacing, as well as text formatting.
Change:
- Don't worry about this function.
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| "Inserting" Tab |
Here you can insert images, links, comments, tables, page breaks/horizontal lines, and special characters.
To insert an image:
- Click "Image"
- Follow directions in pop-up window.
- Browse and choose your saved image.
- You have control over what size you want the image, as well as borders, and page alignment.
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