How to use Google Drive, Google Docs service

Google Docs is a part of the Google Drive suite of applications and it is one of the most efficient and popular online word processing programs. It is very simple, easy to use and effective program powered by Google. You can upload the Word documents from your computer to Google Docs to work on them or you can also create a new document and start working on it. Apart from that, you can also download documents from the service or share them with others. Google Docs also have the Templates which is a great way to save time when you’re creating a new document. These are visible at the top of the Docs screen and are professionally designed and contain formatting and boilerplate text. You only need to add your document content. Here, in this article, we will discuss How to use Google Docs? If you need assistance, then contact Google Drive.

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How to upload Word Documents to Google Docs?

You can create documents at Google docs very easily, but sometime, you may want to upload your Word document to Docs. So, for that follow the steps given below: –

First of all, open Google Drive,
Then, click +New.
Now, select “File upload” to upload a single document or “Folder upload” to upload an entire folder.
Then, navigate to the location where the document is stored, select it, and then click Open.
The file is uploaded. You will see an indicator at the bottom right corner of your Google Docs window.

How to share the Word Processing Documents via Google Docs?

Sharing your documents with others is one of the best features of Google Docs. You can either grant them editing privileges or limit them to only viewing your documents. Follow the steps given below to share the documents: –

First of all, open the Google Docs document which you want to share.
Then, click the Share icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Then, enter the email addresses of people you want to share in the appeared text box.
After that, click the pencil icon next to each name to open “permissions menu” that allows you to assign privileges to recipients and options include: Can Edit, Can View, and Can Comment.
Then, you can enter an optional note in the Add a note text box.
Finally, click “Send” and an email is sent to the person.

How to share the documents at Google Docs via direct message?

It is an alternative to sharing through Google Docs. You can send a shareable link via direct message or email. Follow the steps mentioned below to do so: –

First of all, open the Google Docs document which you want to share.
Then, click the Share icon in the top, right corner of the screen.
Now, in the dialog box, Share with others, select “Get shareable link” in the top right corner of the box.
Then, a link appears, with a menu above it.
Next, click the downward arrow next to “Anyone with the link can view” then you can change the permissions for anyone who has the link.
After that, select the desired permission and then click “Copy link”.
Now, once you have the link, you can paste it into an email such as Gmail, message, or chat and anyone that can access that communication will have access to your document.

How to download files from the Google Docs?

Once you create a document in Google Docs, you may want to download it to your computer. You can do this by following the below steps: –

First of all, open your Gmail account.
Then, select “File” from the menu at the top of the document you want to download.
Then, select “Download as”.
Now, in the menu that appears, choose a format. Formats include:

Microsoft Word (.docx)
OpenDocument format (.odt)
Rich Text Format (.rtf)
PDF document (.pdf)
Plain text (.txt)
Webpage (.html, zipped)
EPUB publication (.epub)

Finally, the document is downloaded to your browser’s default download location.

So, these are the simple methods and instructions to use Google Docs. If you are having any trouble with Docs, then dial Google Docs Phone Support for the help.

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