2. Click on Create New Button Choose Document Click on Untitleddocument and type a name for your file Click OK Click on the page to type Note: the pages will save automatically every few seconds or so
3. Go to Insert –Picture or click on the Picture button Click on Browse Find the picture on your hardrive and click Open and thenupload Resize by clicking and dragging on the corners Right click on picture to hyperlink to a website
4. To add a picture from the Internet Click on the picture so it is in its own page Click on URL Paste into URL box
5. To add a picture from Google Type a search term and then click on Search Images Click on the picture you will use and then click Select Warning: Be aware when using this with children that a limited number of images are shown (as they are free Creative Commons) and they are not always appropriate.
6. To add a picture from Picasa Click on a folder of photos Click on the picture you will use and then click Select
7. Hyperlink to websites by highlighting text and then clicking on the Hyperlink button Paste in the address, click OK
8. Hyperlink to email addresses by highlighting text and then clicking on the Hyperlink button Type in the email, click OK
9. A Bookmark is a pointer that you can hyperlink to Click where you want the Bookmark to be Go to Insert – Bookmark Link to the Bookmark by hyperlinking text or photos and choose Bookmark Select the BookmarkClick OK
11. Save a copy of a file by going to File – Make a Copy, you can make copies of files that other people have allowed you access Look at previous versionsby going to File – SeeRevision History
12. Download a Google Doc toyour computer Go to File – Download as Choose a setting You will be asked if you wouldlike to Save the file or Openwith…
13. Go to File – Page Setupto set your printingoptions Go to File – Print Settings Click in the check box to include Page numbers Click Print, a dialogue box with Open with or Save File will appear, make your choice and then print the downloaded document
14. Go to Insert – Drawing Use the Drawing tools to create graphics Use the Shape tools to create mindmaps or flow charts Add text or pictures by clicking on the text button or picture button Click Save and Close when finished
15. Highlight the text Go to Insert – Comment Type and click Post Add to discussion, click on the comment. add new post, click Reply Others can add to the comments by following the above instruction The discussion can be resolved and removed from the page but can still be accessed through the Discussions button
16. Go to Insert – Footnote Type in the Footnote If you want to delete a footnote then click on Trash Can symbol
17. Click where you would like the symbol to go Go to Insert – Special Characters Click on a character Click on OK
18. Click where you would like the line to go Go to Insert –Horizontal Line It will appear Click where you would like to insert the page break Go to Insert – Page Break Default view is paginated, go to View –Document view – Compact if you would like Your document to flow
19. Go to Insert – Header or Insert - Footer Type in a heading, change fonts, styles, size and colour, insert symbols or pictures
20. Highlight the headings in your document by going to Normal Textdropdown menu and select one of the heading formats Go to Insert – Table of Contents The Table of Contents will appear at the top of the page
21. Translate the document into another language Go to Tools – Translate Document Choose a Language from the dropdown menu Click OK You will return to a copy of thedocument and it will be fully translated
22. Find a definition of a word Highlight the word Go to Tools – Define The definition willappear Find word count of your document Go to Tools – Word Count The Word Count willappear
23. Insert a Table by going to Table – Insert Table Click and drag to select number of cells Type in cells
24. Border Colours Click in a cell Go to Table – Properties Click on Border Colour and select a colour, click OK Cell Colours Highlight the cells to be coloured Go to Table – Properties Click on Background Colour Click on OK
25. Insert pictures Click in a cell, click on Insert Picture Click on Browse, find a picture, click Open, then click OK The picture will be in the table
27. Click the Upload button. Click on Select files to upload. Or Drag and drop files into the box Click Start Upload. Click on the file name when upload is finished, clickon the file nameto view.
28. Change your View Click View - Compact Controls This will give you more space to edit with Go back to View – Compact Controls to revert to original view
29. You can share documents with others Click on the arrow next to Share Click Sharing Settings Type in the email addressesof the recipients Click Close
30. Embed your documents into a Wiki or Blog Click Share Click Publish to the Web Click on Start Publishing Click OK You can copy the link to send to others so that they can access the document Copy the embed code to embedinto wikis and blogs
31. Click on the Edit button in your Wiki Click on the Widget button and then Other Paste the code in You might have to add a little bit extra code to set the size of the Google Doc
