Google Docs, like many other word processing applications, gives you the ability to create columns in your document. You can choose between one, two and three columns, based on the type of document you are creating. But if it seems like the content in the columns is too close together, or if you simply want […]

There’s a button that you can click in the toolbar in Google Docs which will let you create bullet points for items that you are listing. If you click the button and don’t make any changes to the settings, then Google Docs uses a filled circle for top-level bullets, and an open circle for sub-bullets. […]

Documents often require content other than basic text and numbers. Sometimes that might be a table or a picture, but other times it’s special symbols or characters. One symbol that you might need to use in your document is a copyright symbol. While you could have explored options like a small copyright symbol picture, or […]

The steps above were performed in the desktop version of the Google Chrome Web browser, but also work in other desktop browsers like Firefox or Safari. You may find yourself wondering how to change the background color in Google Docs when you are creating something like a flyer or a newsletter that needs to catch […]

The steps in this article are going to show you how to check the word count in a Google Docs document. Google Docs won’t display word count information on the screen at all times by default like you can in Microsoft Word. However, Google Docs does have an option on its word count informational pop-up […]

The steps in this article will show you how to save a document as a PDF in the Google Docs mobile app on an iPhone. If you would rather save your document as a Microsoft Word file, then there is a specific option on the Share & export menu to accomplish that. You can also […]

The steps in this article are going to show you how to select all in the Google Docs app on your iPhone. Open the Google Docs app on your iPhone. Select the document to edit. Tap the pencil icon at the bottom-right of the screen. Tap and hold anywhere in the document, then choose the Select […]

The steps in this article are going to show you how to change the paper size setting for a Google Docs document in the Google Docs iPhone app. Open the Google Docs app. Open the document to modify. Tap the three dots at the top-right. Select Page setup. Touch the Paper size button. Choose the […]