How to Use Google Docs - JamilDonor -

How to Use

Google Docs

By: Jamil Donor - 2017

FIRST THINGS FIRST


What is Google

Docs?


Google Docs is an online word

processor.


It lets you create Documents


Spreadsheets,


and Presentations online.


You don’t need to download any

software for Google Docs


You can access your

work anywhere and

anytime


And it’s absolutely FREE!


To use Google Docs,

you will need a

Google account


Ready?


Step One: Open your

Internet Browser



Click on the Start Menu


Select your Internet Browser

And your browser is now open


Go to

www.google.com on

your browser


Click Sign in


This one


If you already have

an account…


Enter

your

email

address

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Then

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If you don’t have

one yet, you need to

create an account.


Click

Create

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Fill up the

form…


Use your

real name


Type your

username,

(this will be

your email-

address)


Type in your

password


Type in your

password

again


Set in your

Birthday


Select your

gender


Select your

country


Type in your

cellphone

number


If this is your

very first

email

address,

you can

keep this

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Then, select

your

country

again


And press

Next step


Google will

show the

Privacy and

Terms of

Agreement

…


Click

I Agree


Congratulations, you now

have an account.


Click Continue


Go to the search bar


Type in Google Docs


Click this


It will take you here


From here, you can choose

what kind of document you

want to make…


Here is MS Word Documents


Here is MS Excel Spreadsheets


Here is MS PowerPoint Presentations


And finally, Google Forms


Google Docs lets you create and

format documents and work with

other people.


Docs, Sheets and Slides

all share the same

feature…


You can work on a

document with online

collaborators…


All at the same time!


Now, let’s see how to

make a document


Going back here...


Click Go to Google Docs


You will be taken to this page


Here are available templates for

you to use.


You can choose between them

depending on what document

you need to make


You can click on this to give you

more options.


But for now, let’s start with a blank

document.


Click here to give your document a title


Type in your title


Changes you made will be automatically saved


Start typing your file.


Use these tools to edit, it’s just like in MS Word


You can also upload

Word files that you

want to edit.


Just click “File”


Then “Open…”


And select a file from your computer


Select the file you want to upload


Click Open


You can share the document by clicking Share


This will pop up…


Enter the Email addresses of your collaborators


You can limit what they can do by clicking here


Write a note about the document.


Then click “Send”


Your collaborators can now

access your document on Google Docs


They must be online on to

see it.


You can also download the

file in a different format


Just click “File”


Go to “Download as”


Then choose the format you want


You can also put

comments that

collaborators can see


Highlight the part you

want to comment

about


Highlight the part you

want to comment

about


Click Comments


Click Comment



Or just click on this “add comment” icon


This will appear


Type your comment here


Then click “Comment”


The collaborators can now see the

comment

When your collaborators

are done doing what

you commented…



They mark it as resolved by

clicking here

You can do the same

thing with Google Sheets

and Google Slides


You can make a new file…


Or upload one from your computer


And have your

collaborators share their

ideas in it.


And that’s all there is

to it


Congratulations!

You now know how to

use Google Docs
