Google Docs Basics
Creating Documents
Formatting Text
Page Elements
Images, Tables, & Layout
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This Google product allows users to create and edit documents directly in a web browser.

Google Docs

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This website shortcut instantly creates a new Google document when typed in a browser.

docs.new

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This keyboard shortcut makes selected text bold.

Ctrl/Command + B

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This automatically generated list helps readers navigate long documents.

Table of Contents

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This menu is used to add pictures, tables, drawings, and other objects to a document.

Insert

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Google Docs is part of this productivity suite that also includes Sheets and Slides.

Google Workspace

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In Google Drive, you click this drop-down menu item first to start creating a new Google Doc.

File

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This formatting option organizes items with symbols like dots or numbers.

bulleted or numbered lists

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These appear at the top or bottom of every page and often include names, titles, or page numbers.

Headers and Footers

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This feature allows users to create diagrams or shapes directly inside a document.

Google Drawing

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Google Docs automatically saves your work and keeps a record of previous versions called this.

revision history

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This Google Drive feature offers pre-designed layouts for letters, reports, and other documents.

Templates

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This keyboard shortcut removes all formatting and returns text to its default style.

ctrl + \ (backslash)

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This light text or image appears behind document content for branding or labeling.

Watermark

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This grid-based structure organizes information into rows and columns.

Table

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The approximate maximum number of characters a Google Docs document can contain.

1.02 million characters

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This is the default paper size for all new Google Docs

Letter (8.5" X 11")

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These preset formatting levels help organize documents into sections such as Heading 1 or Heading 2.

Paragraph Styles

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These appear at the bottom of a page and provide extra information or citations.

Footnotes

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Double-clicking an image allows you to perform this editing action to remove unwanted edges.

Crop

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The year Google Docs was officially launched.

2007

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This option in Page Setup removes page boundaries and allows continuous scrolling.

Pageless

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The default font and size of all new Google Docs

Arial, 11pt

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This type of break allows different headers or formatting in different parts of a document.

Section Break

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A Table can be added to a Google Doc by clicking on what menu item?

Insert

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