Introduction to Google Docs

Delegates will learn how to understand the fundamental layout principles of a document, enabling you to create professional-looking documents and reports. Delegates will also learn shortcuts and tips about how to use Docs in the most efficient way.

Editing a Document

• Selection techniques
• Paste special
• Undo/Redo
• Inserting Text/Date
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Mouse shortcuts

Multiple Documents 

• Viewing multiple documents
• Copy/move text between documents

File Procedures

• Save as older versions
• Backup auto versions
• Retrieving lost documents

Printing

• Print preview
• Print settings
• Setting margins

Character Formats

• Changing text
• Font size/Type
• Shortcut keys
• Setting default fonts
• Symbols
• Format painter

Paragraph Formats

• Line spacing
• Indenting
• Hanging Indents
• Shortcut keys
• Aligning
• Page breaks

Tabs

• Understanding tabs
• Default/Manual tabs
• Left & right tabs
• Centre & Decimal
• Leader tabs

Images 

• Cropping
• Text Wrapping
• Repositioning
• Styling
• Online Images

Autotext (Quick parts)

• Create
• Inserting
• Printing

Page Layout

• Page size
• Orientation
• Margins
• Headers/Footers
• Page breaks
• Section breaks
• Page numbering
• Header/Footers on different pages/Sections

Combining Documents

• Paste special options
• Right-click options
• Common merge problems resolved

Styles

• Understanding styles
• Applying built-in styles
• Creating manual styles
• Modifying styles
• Copying styles to normal template
• Style Gallery
• Shortcut keys
• Automatic tables of contents

Utilities

• Search & replace
• Spell check
• Thesaurus
• Grammar check
• Autocorrect