How to Use Google Docs Effectively

Video Tutorials for Google Docs

Google Docs is Google's cloud-based office suite. With Google Docs, you can create and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and forms online. Learn to use Google Docs effectively with Grovo’s video tutorials, conceptual lessons, expert interviews, quiz questions and downloadable PDFs.

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“How To” Tutorials on Google Docs

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40 lessons 32 minutes
39 quizzes 2 certifications
# Name Description
Google Docs Management
1. Introduction to Google Docs What Google Docs are and an overview of what you’ll learn about them
2. Create New Documents and Collections Start a text document, presentation, spreadsheet, form or drawing.
3. Upload Documents Use Google Docs as cloud storage.
4. Filter, Sort and Organize Documents Find and organize documents quickly and efficiently using filters and sorting options.
5. Share Documents and Collections Invite collaborators to your documents.
6. Use Templates Streamline production of documents
Google Docs Presentations
1. Create a Presentation Start a new slide-based presentation document.
2. Create Slides Add slides to your presentation.
3. Organize Slides Make changes to slides and the order they will appear in.
4. Duplicate Slides Make copies of slides.
5. Delete and Recover Slides Remove unnecessary pieces of your presentation, or restore pieces you wish to include.
6. Edit text in Google Documents Format the words in your Google Presentation
7. Add Text Boxes Position the words in your presentation.
8. Add Shapes Add flair with distinctive design elements.
9. Use Lines Connect shapes for fun and describing process.
10. Add Word Art Create shapes out of words.
11. Insert Images Add pictures from many sources.
12. Insert Videos Place YouTube videos into your presentations.
13. Move Objects Change the placement and orientation of elements on your slides
14. Arrange Objects Adjust advanced placement options including layering.
15. Edit Objects Change the appearance of slide elements by resizing them, rotating them, and more.
16. Add links Insert hyperlinks to other sites or to other slides.
17. Paint Format Transfer formatting from one element to another.
18. Add Tables Structure presentation content and data into rows and columns.
19. Format Tables Control the appearance of tables
20. Insert a Table from a Spreadsheet Transfer a table from Google Spreadsheets to a slide
21. Change the Theme and Backgrounds Adjust the overall look and color scheme.
22. Animate Slides Introduce transitions and other motion to your slide elements.
23. View Revisions Track changes to your documents by you and your collaborators.
24. Invite Collaborators or Viewers Grant other people access to your document.
25. Collaborate on Google Presentations Work jointly in real-time.
26. Add Comments to Presentations Add notes that apply to specific parts of a document.
27. Delete or Resolve Comments Indicate that comments have been considered.
28. Be Notified of Comments Keep up to date with comments.
29. View All Comments See a list of comments made to a presentation.
30. Mention Others in Comments Direct the attention of specific people to comments
31. Add Speaker Notes Supplement your work with additional material for the presenter
32. Present a Presentation Give the presentation to an audience.
33. Download a Presentation Take your work offline.
34. Publish a Presentation Share your finished presentation on the Web.
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