CREATING A GOOGLE DOC
The real-time collaboration of documents in Google Drive makes it ideal for group assignments.
Some examples of how students can use online documents:
There are different ways of getting started using Google documents: you can create a new online document, or you can upload an existing one.
Some examples of how students can use online documents:
- Improve writing skills through peer editing and feedback
- Access documents in class or at home
- Work on reports, research, or papers together with peers in different classes, schools, countries
- Keep a continuous, running log for assignments such as journal entries, writing samples, etc.
There are different ways of getting started using Google documents: you can create a new online document, or you can upload an existing one.
Create a New Doc from your DriveTo create a new document, go to Google Drive, click the Create drop-down menu, and select Document.
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Create a New Doc From an Existing DocYou can also create a new document while in an existing document, spreadsheet, presentation, or drawing. Simply click the File menu, select New and choose Document.
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Upload and Convert
You can also upload a variety of file types into Google Files and have it automatically convert into a document.
When you upload a file, a box that indicates the progress of the upload appears in the bottom right of your screen. You can minimize the box or move it to the left or the right of the screen. When you’re done, you can click the document title to open the uploaded file or close the box by clicking the x in the upper right of the box.
When you upload a file, a box that indicates the progress of the upload appears in the bottom right of your screen. You can minimize the box or move it to the left or the right of the screen. When you’re done, you can click the document title to open the uploaded file or close the box by clicking the x in the upper right of the box.
Drag and Drop
You can drag-and-drop your files directly from your Chromebook into your Google Drive, and even straight into a folder. This feature is available only in the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. If you aren’t working in the latest version of one of those browsers, you can click the Upload button and select Files from the drop-down menu.
File Upload
To manually select files from your computer to upload to Google Docs, follow these steps:
- In your Documents List, click the Upload button and select Files from the drop-down menu.
- Select the file you’d like to upload to Google Drive. To select multiple files, press Shift or Ctrl and click all the files to upload.
- Your file will appear in your Google Drive
Find and Open Documents
Documents that you have created will always be saved in the My Drive folder. You can easily search for documents by starting to type a search term, Google Drive will start to suggest documents from your list.
If you do not see the document you’re looking for in the suggestions, click the Search button to see a full list of results. There are also categories of Drive that can help you find your documents based on how you view the document, such as which documents are Owned by me, Not owned by me, Opened by me and so forth. Some documents may exist in more than one category, such as a document not owned by you that you have opened.
You can also browse files in your list by file type or other saved searches. Because Google Drive allows you to store any digital media, you can also browse for images and video in your file list and folders.
If you do not see the document you’re looking for in the suggestions, click the Search button to see a full list of results. There are also categories of Drive that can help you find your documents based on how you view the document, such as which documents are Owned by me, Not owned by me, Opened by me and so forth. Some documents may exist in more than one category, such as a document not owned by you that you have opened.
You can also browse files in your list by file type or other saved searches. Because Google Drive allows you to store any digital media, you can also browse for images and video in your file list and folders.
Rename a Document
When you create a new document, Google Drive will start saving it as an Untitled Document. To choose a name other than Untitled Document, click the File tab from your doc, and select Rename. From here you can choose and confirm your document's title.
You can also edit the name by clicking the title displayed at the top of the page, and making your changes in the dialog that appears.
You can also edit the name by clicking the title displayed at the top of the page, and making your changes in the dialog that appears.
Finally, you can access the More menu when select a doc from your file list within Drive. From there, you can rename the document.
Note: titles can be up to 255 characters long.
Note: titles can be up to 255 characters long.
Because Google Drive saves to a secure, online storage facility, you can create documents, spreadsheets and presentations without the need to save to your local hard drive. You can also access your documents from any computer.
If your browser or computer crashes, your document has been automatically saved and you will still be able to recover it – on any computer. Google Drive also keeps a complete revision history of your document, so you can revert to any version at any time.
You’ll see the status of your save up in the top left corner of your document, to the right of the Help menu item.
While we can't give you exact figures, please be assured that Google backs up data almost as often as you can change it.
If your browser or computer crashes, your document has been automatically saved and you will still be able to recover it – on any computer. Google Drive also keeps a complete revision history of your document, so you can revert to any version at any time.
You’ll see the status of your save up in the top left corner of your document, to the right of the Help menu item.
While we can't give you exact figures, please be assured that Google backs up data almost as often as you can change it.
Copy and Paste in Documents
Google Drive is designed to let you copy and paste text and images between all of your online documents – even if you're going from one document type to another. This can be useful for collecting information across a variety of media or the process of outlining and drafting in a document, while moving content over to a presentation.
And since the copying and pasting takes place online, you can copy on one computer, then sign in and paste on another one. Here are some examples of things you can do:
And since the copying and pasting takes place online, you can copy on one computer, then sign in and paste on another one. Here are some examples of things you can do:
- Copy something in your school computer and paste it into another when you access your Google Account from your home computer.
- Access items you previously copied, as long as you were signed in.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V
For most copying and pasting, you can use the familiar keyboard shortcuts, Ctrl-C(Copy) and Ctrl-V (Paste). This even works when going from one doc type to another.