Google Docs With Updates Word Processor By Google Drive

Goodbye Microsoft Word software. Hello Google Drive's cloud-based professional productivity app for text documents.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.1

- A full understanding of all Google Docs features complete with the software's most recent updates
- The entire functionality of the Chart Editor as accessed through Google Sheets
- A firm grasp of file creation
- management
- and deletion through Google Drive

What you'll learn

A full understanding of all Google Docs features complete with the software's most recent updates
The entire functionality of the Chart Editor as accessed through Google Sheets
A firm grasp of file creation
management
and deletion through Google Drive
Insight into the G Suite ecosystem and the dynamics throughout

* Requirements

* Familiarity with G Suite is helpful but not necessary

Description

Our video courses use a Question & Answer format. No need to sift through 8 hours of long lectures looking for a single piece of information.

Similar to Microsoft Word or Apple Pages, most people use Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) for writing simple documents, never realizing all the time-saving ins and outs of the free online productivity software. In addition to simple functions like saving a document locally as a PDF or adjusting your Google Drive storage plan, this course will show you how to fully use the cloud-based software to quickly create slick, professional documents by utilizing the following:


  • Little-Known Features

    • Enable voice typing

    • Access the script editor section for computer programmers

    • Place an automatically-created table of contents into the document

    • Translate a full document

    • Add letters with accents or special characters

    • Save headings as a default style from templates

    • Transition between editing and suggesting modes

    • Find the word count


  • Document Format & Structure

    • Place a page number on every page but the title page

    • Create bullet-point lists

    • Format text into columns

    • Check the document's spelling & grammar


  • Tables & Charts

    • Insert tables with adjustable border color, size, style

    • Utilize the chart editor in Google Sheets to customize charts

    • Add donut holes and border strokes to pie charts

    • Slant the labels on the X-axis of a bar chart

    • Adjust a chart's gridline count and color

    • Create additional rows and columns

    • Merge cells in a table


  • Storage Management & Permissions

    • Select a new document from a template

    • Adjust sharing privileges to prevent editors from changing access and adding new people

    • Disable download, print, and copy options for commenters and viewers

    • Change storage plans


  • AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!


With over 100 lessons on very focussed topics, this course will save you plenty of time by specifically answering each and every question you could possibly have about this ubiquitous professional software.

Who this course is for:

  • Business professionals wanting to better understand the capabilities of the software
  • Computer programmers who want access to Google's free script editor within Google Docs
  • High school or college students
  • Anyone considering transitioning to a cloud-based word processor

Course content

11 sections • 102 lectures

How to Create a New Document (Blank or from a Template) in Google Drive Preview 00:37

How to Borrow the Design of Headings from Google Doc Templates Preview 01:33

How to Create a New Document from a Template in Google Drive Preview 01:15

How to Share a Document with Collaborators in Google Drive Preview 03:56

How to Prevent Editors from Changing Access and Adding New People Preview 00:49

How to Disable Download, Print, and Copy for Commenters and Viewers Preview 01:05

How to Move a FIle into a Different Folder in Google Drive Preview 01:08

How to Increase your Storage Plan in Google Drive Preview 00:40

How to Sort All Google Drive Items by Storage Size in Google Drive Preview 00:43

How to Create a New Blank Document in Google Docs Preview 00:12

How to Create a New Document from a Template in Google Docs Preview 01:12

How to Save your Google Doc to the Cloud Preview 00:33

How to Make a File Available Offline in Google Docs Preview 01:15

How to Star a File for Easy Access in Google Docs Preview 00:52

How to Rename a File in Google Docs Preview 00:46

How to Duplicate (Make a Copy of) a File in Google Docs Preview 01:28

How to Use a File's "Versions" Feature to Monitor Progress in Google Docs Preview 01:37

How to Download a File Locally (PDF, DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT) in Google Docs Preview 01:46

How to Save a Document as a PDF in Google Docs Preview 00:15

How to Send a Google Doc as an Email Attachment in Google Docs Preview 00:26

How to Print a Document in Google Docs Preview 00:57

How to Permanently Delete a File to Free Up Space in Google Docs Preview 01:36

How to Find and Replace a Word or Words in Google Docs Preview 00:57

How to Switch from Editing to Suggesting Mode in Google Docs Preview 01:43

A Table Overview in Google Docs Preview 02:51

How to Adjust a Table Cell's Border Color in Google Docs Preview 00:39

How to Adjust a Table Cell's Border Size in Google Docs Preview 00:25

How to Adjust a Table Cell's Border Style in Google Docs Preview 00:36

How to Insert a Row into a Table in Google Docs Preview 00:31

How to Insert a Column into a Table in Google Docs Preview 00:34

How to Merge Cells in a Table in Google Docs Preview 00:20

How to Adjust the Background Color of a Cell in Google Docs Preview 00:22

How to Delete a Row or Column in a Table in Google Docs Preview 00:24

Chart Overview in Google Docs Preview 04:26

How to Change the Chart Type in Google Docs Preview 00:54

How to Enable Stacking in Bar Charts in Google Docs Preview 00:40

How to Adjust the Background Color of a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:46

How to Adjust the Font of a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:43

How to Convert a Bar Chart to a 3D Bar Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:52

How to Switch Rows and Columns in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:38

How to Add a Donut Hole to a Pie Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:35

How to Add a Border between Slices of a Pie Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:48

How to Add the Value of a Slice to a Pie Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:56

How to Change a Slice Color in a Pie Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:40

How to Adjust a Chart's Title Font, Format, and Color in Google Docs Preview 00:54

How to Add and Adjust a Subtitle to a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:48

How to Change the X Axis of a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:51

How to Label and Adjust the Y Axis of a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:44

How to Add Error Bars to a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:44

How to Add Data Labels to a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:47

How to Add a Trend Line to a Chart in Google Docs Preview 01:03

How to Adjust the Legend Position in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:49

How to Slant Labels in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:45

How to Reverse the Axis Order in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:40

How to Use the Log Scale in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:43

How to Adjust the Visible Range of Data in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:59

How to Adjust the Number Unit Format in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:58

How to Adjust the Scale Factor in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:56

How to Adjust the Grid Line Count in a Chart in Google Docs Preview 00:46

How to Insert an Image in Google Docs Preview 01:36

How to Upload an Image using Wrap Text in Google Docs Preview 00:54

How to Add an Image with Break Text in Google Docs Preview 00:41

How to Insert a Basic Drawing or Shape into a Google Doc Preview 01:06

How to Insert a Horizonal Line in Google Docs Preview 00:17

How to Add a Footnote in Google Docs Preview 00:23

How to Add a Letter with an Accent or Special Character in Google Docs Preview 01:10

Header and Footer Overview on Google Docs Preview 02:10

How to Add a Header or Footer to Every Page Except the Title Page in Google Docs Preview 01:24

How to Add a Different Header or Footer to Odd and Even Pages in Google Docs Preview 01:02

How to Add a Page Number to Every Page Except the Title Page in Google Docs Preview 01:14

How to Insert the Table of Contents into a Google Doc Preview 01:33

How to Bold a Word in Google Docs Preview 00:21

How to Italicize a Word in Google Docs Preview 00:19

How to Underline a Word in Google Docs Preview 00:17

How to Strikethrough a Word in Google Docs Preview 00:17

How to Use Superscript in Google Docs Preview 00:17

How to Use Subscript in Google Docs Preview 00:13

How to Add Borders and Shading to a Word or Words in Google Docs Preview 00:48

How to Center-Align Text in Google Docs Preview 00:23

How to Right-Align Text in Google Docs Preview 00:20

How to Justify Text in Google Docs Preview 00:33

How to Add or Remove Spacing Before or After a Paragraph in Google Docs Preview 00:44

How to Format Text into Columns Preview 00:47

How to Add Numbering or Bullet-Points to Lists in Google Docs Preview 00:38

How to do a Spelling and Grammar Check in Google Docs Preview 00:30

How to Add Words to your Personal Dictionary in Google Docs Preview 00:58

How to Find the Word Count of a Google Doc Preview 00:26

How to Compare Differences Between Two Google Docs Preview 01:19

How to use the Explore Feature in Google Docs Preview 01:00

How to See All your Linked Objects in One Place in Google Docs Preview 00:21

How to do Voice Typing in Google Docs Preview 00:31

How to Not Automatically Capitolize the First Word of a Sentence in Google Docs Preview 00:31

How to Turn Off Automatically-Enabled Listing in Google Docs Preview 00:29

How to Turn Off Automatic Substitutions of Principles and Fractions Preview 00:38

How to Automatically Translate a Full Document in Google Docs Preview 00:35

How to Turn On Screen Reader Support in Google Docs Preview 00:21

How to Turn On Screen Magnifier Support in Google Docs Preview 00:14

How to Access the Script Editor Format for Computer Programmers in Google Docs Preview 00:14

Menu Botton Overview Preview 01:38

How to Change a Heading Style in Google Docs Preview 00:46

How to Add a Link to Text in Google Docs Preview 00:26

How to Zoom In and Out on a Google Doc Preview 00:14