Basic Formatting
What is Bold?
Use this tool or key combination (Ctrl+B / Cmd+B) to make your text darker and heavier.
What is Left Align?
This alignment option lines up your text with the left margin of the document.
What is Font (or Font Family)?
This term refers to the visual design or style of your text characters (e.g., Arial, Times New Roman).
What is the Zoom dropdown/menu?
This option, located on the main toolbar, allows you to zoom in or out of your document.
What is the Insert menu?
This main menu option lets you add images, tables, drawings, or page numbers.
What is Italic?
Use this tool (Ctrl+I / Cmd+I) to slant your text to the right for emphasis or titles.
What is Center Align?
This alignment option centers your text evenly between the left and right margins.
What is Text Color (or Font Color)?
Click this icon on the toolbar to change the color of your selected text.
What is the Document Title field?
Located at the top left of the screen, click here to rename your document.
What is Auto-Save (or Drive Sync)?
This feature automatically saves all your edits to Google Drive in real time.
What is Underline?
Use this tool (Ctrl+U / Cmd+U) to draw a straight line directly beneath your selected text.
What is Justify?
This alignment option stretches text so that both the left and right edges of each line touch the margins.
What is the Highlighter tool?
Use this tool to apply a colored background behind selected text, similar to a physical marker.
What is the Primary Toolbar?
The bar that holds the main settings/formatting tools for the doc. Undo (Ctrl+Z) and Redo (Ctrl+Y) arrows are located on this far-left section of the screen.
What is Spelling and Grammar Check?
Use this tool under the Tools menu (or Ctrl+Alt+X) to check for typing and grammatical errors.
What is Change Case (under Format > Text)?
This feature changes text to capital letters, small letters, or Title Case without retyping.
What is Line & Paragraph Spacing?
This setting adjusts the vertical space between lines of text, such as Single or Double spacing.
What is Styles (or Paragraph Styles)?
Preset text styles like "Heading 1" or "Heading 2" are managed under this toolbar dropdown.
What is the Ruler?
To adjust page margins, tab stops, and indents manually, use this visual guide located just above the document.
What is the Share button?
The blue button in the top-right corner allows you to give others permission to view or edit your document.
What is Paint Format?
Use this tool (represented by a paintbrush icon) to copy formatting from one section of text and apply it to another.
What is First-line Indent?
Use this option to indent only the very first line of a paragraph, typically by pressing the Tab key or adjusting the ruler.
What is Font Size?
Increase or decrease this numerical value on the toolbar to alter how large or small your text appears.
What is File > Page Setup?
Under this main menu heading, you can change the document background color and page orientation (portrait vs. landscape).
What is Version History?
Found under File, this feature lets you view older versions of your document and see who made specific edits.