Tech Tip Tuesday #8

Today's Tip:

Learn some of Google Docs' best features to save you time!

According to How Many People Use Google Docs In 2022? "There are nearly 25 million people worldwide using Google Docs" and Google Docs "has now surpassed the classic favorite Microsoft Word by a five-to-one ratio." But most of us don't know its best features. 

Here are a few Google Docs Tips that will save you time adapted from a Twitter thread of 11 Google Docs Tips:

Create a new document from your browser.
In your Chrome browser and want to start a new Google Doc? No need to navigate to your Google Drive and create a new doc from scratch. Just type into the search box doc.new and a new Google Doc will open.

Change your default font.
• Type some text in a Google Doc.

• Select the text and change the style to what you want your default to be.
• Click the Text Styles drop-down menu, go to Normal text and click "Update Normal text to match."
• Click the Text Styles drop menu again, go to options and click "Save my default styles." 

​Use shortcuts to share with specific access.

In your ​Google Doc URL, change ​"​/edit​"​ at the end to:
• ​"​/copy​"​ - they will be able to make a copy of the doc
• ​"​/export?format=pdf​"​ - they will automatically download a pdf

A simple way to share without it affecting your original document.​

​Add footnote​​s​ and​​​ images. ​Want to add images or reference articles?

Use the mystery Explore button:
• Click Explore
• Search ​and​ insert images or sites
• Click on the 3 dots ​and​ choose the citation format

You can add footnotes, links, ​and​ images without leaving the doc.​

​Use Voice Typing.​

In a Google Doc, click on Tools and select Voice Typing.
Choose your language and click the microphone to start speaking.

Use phrases like "period" and "next line."

What​ are your favorite Google Doc timesavers?