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HOW TO USE

GOOGLE DOCS

What is
Google Docs?

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A web-based Word
Processor equivalent in
function as MS Word
Processor.
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It is an application inside
Google Drive.

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Google Drive can be


accessed in the Gmail
account.

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Google Drive is where all


created documents are
being saved.

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Lets explore.

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Open your browser

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In the new tab, type


www.docs.google.com

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Hit Enter

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You will be prompted to login


to your Gmail account

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Another way is ...

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Login directly to your Gmail


account

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Open your google browser

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In the new tab, type


www.gmail.com

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Hit Enter

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Enter your email address

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Click Next

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Type your Password

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Click Sign in

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You are now logged in to your


account

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Click here

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Click Drive

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New tab opens for Google Drive

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Google Drive is the house for


Google Docs

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HOW TO CREATE A GOOGLE


DOCUMENT

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Click NEW

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Click Google Docs

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New tab opens

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We just created our first


document.

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Click here to add a title

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My title: Good Man over the


Phone

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Then start writing here

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I have written my contents

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Take note that you dont have


to hit Save here

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All changes will be saved


automatically

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Click My Drive tab

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We already created the new


document with title

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Go back to the new created


document

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See these formatting features?

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These are just normal


formatting features.

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Utilize them just like how you


use formatting features in
Word Documents.

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HOW TO SHARE A FILE

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Hover in the Share

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Document is currently private


to only me

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Click Share

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Type the email to whom you


will share the document

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Click the drop down menu here


to select permission

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Select permission you want

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You can add notes here

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Click Save

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Notification says Shared to one

person

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It also says that document has


been shared with 1 person

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OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES


OF GOOGLE DOCS

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A.Commenting Features

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You can add comments to


Google Docs.

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This is important especially if


you shared this document with
other person.

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The other person will receive


notification about the
comments you made

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and he can also reply to your


comment.

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Lets try

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Highlight word/s you want to


add comment

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Right-click on the highlighted


words

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Click Comment

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Type your comment here

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I typed: elaborate this part

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Click Comment

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The other person will see same


comment like this

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He will also receive email


notification regarding the
comment.

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The email notification looks


like this

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Click the email to open and see


this

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Click Open in Docs

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He will be directed to this


document

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And he can reply to your


comment here

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Once you have resolved the


issue/s, click Resolve

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Comments will be minimized

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Comments will always be


available here

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Click Comments to see this

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To add notification, click here

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Click here to re-open the


comment

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Or click here to reply to


previous comment

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B. Revision

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Google Docs have important


features of viewing

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the revisions you have made in


your document.

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Lets do a sample revision

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I will delete this part

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This is my edited document

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I added texts here

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Oppps!!!

Theres no need to hit Save

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Now lets check the revision


history

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Click File

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Click See revision history

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See revision history here

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Click here to check how our


document looked like at 6:21PM

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My document was still empty


as I just created the document.

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Click Today, 6:25PM

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I added my contents in this


time as highlighted in blue

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Click Today, 7:04PM

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I deleted this paragraph

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Scrolling down some more. It


also shows that I added this
line

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Click Show more detailed


revisions

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It elaborates more the changes


I made.

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It shows that in details, I


already made 5 revisions

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Lets select one revision history

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See that I have the option here


restore this revision

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Click this to restore and go


back to this form of document

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When I clicked it, I see this

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Amazing, right?

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The best thing about this


feature is that you can always
view the revisions done

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especially if this is a shared


folder or file.

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And you can always go back to


previous files if you have
mistakenly edit the file.

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HOW TO SHARE GOOGLE DOCS


FILE TO NON-GOOGLE DRIVE
USER
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To share Google docs file and


be received in other formats
like MS Word,

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Click File

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Click Email as attachment

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Click this for options

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Select your choice, say,


Microsoft Word

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Type the email address of the


recipient

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Edit subject here

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You can add a message here

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Tick here to send a copy to


your own email

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Click Send

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Sending...

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Lets check in the recipients


email

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This is how is looks like

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Click to open

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Document received is in MS
Word format

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HOW TO UPLOAD AN MS WORD


FILE AND AUTOMATICALLY BE
CONVERTED IN GOOGLE DOCS
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Go to My Drive

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Click this gear icon here

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Click Settings

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Tick Convert here

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Click Done

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All files that you will upload in


the future will be converted
directly

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to either Google Docs, Google


Spreadsheet, Google Slides or
any other applicable format.

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Thats all for the basics of


Google Docs.
Thank you :_)

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