Gone are the days of pulling out your neon yellow highlighter to draw squeaky lines over your notes. While note-taking and document writing has been shifted to a more useful online presence, how does digital highlighting fit into this? One of the most common uses for the Google Drive application is to create new documents through one of its most prominent features, Google Docs. … [Read more...] about How to Add Highlight Tool to Google Docs
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Google Docs: How to Create Table of Contents
When writing a book, paper or report, it’s important to format it properly. One example of good formatting is a table of contents. Now, you could create one by hand, but that would be time-consuming and may need constant updates. A better option is an automated table of contents. Most good word processors have a function to automatically create a table of contents from the … [Read more...] about Google Docs: How to Create Table of Contents
Link to a Specific Section of Google Doc
In longer documents, breaking text up into chapters or sections is almost a given. In a physical document, skipping ahead or back is easy – that’s not so much the case in computer documents. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible though – in fact, in Google Docs, it’s quite easy. … [Read more...] about Link to a Specific Section of Google Doc
Google Docs: Add a Border
Formatting tools are one of Google Docs best assets, and borders are one of them – they can be used in a variety of ways, and can look as unique as the content they are set around. There are two major ways to add borders to your document – have a look at them below. … [Read more...] about Google Docs: Add a Border
How to Use LaTeX Math Equations in Google Docs
While Google Docs is a fantastic tool for papers, reports and work like that, it’s not all-powerful and sometimes needs a little help to get the job done. Working with advanced math tools like LaTeX equations is one such example. Thankfully, even where vanilla Google Docs fails, add-ons can help out. When it comes to LaTeX equations, the most helpful one out there is … [Read more...] about How to Use LaTeX Math Equations in Google Docs
8 Google Docs Power Tips Every User Should Use
By discovering the hidden tips and tricks, Google Docs has to offer; you get things done faster. By knowing where to look, you can take advantage of features such as Offline Access, Voice Typing, E-signature, and automatic substitution. There are many other features Google Docs has to offer, and they are there just waiting for you to discover them. These hidden Docs features … [Read more...] about 8 Google Docs Power Tips Every User Should Use
How to Add Symbols (Such as Copyright) in Google Docs
I have raved on this site so many times about Google Docs, I am going to assume you are already using this amazing suite of tools. I am writing this blog post in a Doc right now in order to grab screenshots to show you how to add symbols into your creation. Have you gotten lost needing to add a copyright symbol, or even a little circle to show how many degrees it is outside? … [Read more...] about How to Add Symbols (Such as Copyright) in Google Docs
Why is Google Docs not Underlining Misspelled Words
Being able to instantly see when you spell a word incorrectly in Google Docs is invaluable. It saves a lot of time and headaches in the long run. I type so fast that I sometimes type things absolutely wrong. I do not know what I would do if Google were not right there, underlining things along the way for me. Recently, a commenter asked about this. Apparently, the spell … [Read more...] about Why is Google Docs not Underlining Misspelled Words
How to View Revision History in Google Docs
I compose my blog posts using Google Docs. In the past, I was actually dumb enough to use Wordpad and lost everything I had done more than once. I love knowing that Docs auto-saves my work every few seconds. I can close the laptop and walk away with confidence, knowing that everything will still be exactly as I left it. I can spell-check continuously… which is amazing, … [Read more...] about How to View Revision History in Google Docs