The margins in a document might seem like something that is unimportant however, for some schools and organizations, it can be an important formatting element that must be the same for every document you create. These margins, combined with other settings like the font size, will often need to adhere to a strict set of […]

The ease with which you can create new files in Google Drive, coupled with the usefulness of the applications found there, can lead to a situation where you have a lot of files in your drive. This can not only make it difficult to navigate, but it can also use up a lot of your […]

We have previously written about changing your Google Docs page margins so that there is less white space at the top of the document, but there are many situations where you need to include information in that location and removing the header may not be necessary. In fact, you may find that your header is […]

The header section of your document is a useful place to put important information like your last name or page number. Many schools and corporations have strict formatting requirements for documents, which typically involve putting some information in those locations. But if you are creating a document that doesn’t need any information in the header, […]

It’s always frustrating when you’re typing a large passage in a document without looking at the screen, only to finally look up and see that you accidentally had the Caps Lock key pressed down. This typically leads you to retyping the passage in the correct case, then deleting the original. This process is tedious and […]

Occasionally you may need to create a document that can be read by people that speak another language. While there is no replacement for a native speaker that can manually perform that translation for you, you might be happy with something passable that is fast, easy, and inexpensive. Google Docs has a translation tool that […]

When you type a Web address, or URL, into a document editor, then there’s a high probability that you want people to be able to visit that address easily. Perhaps the simplest way to enable this is by turning that address into a hyperlink, which people can simply click to open that specific page in […]

Have you ever been in a situation where you have finished writing an entire document, only to realize that you forget to check the formatting requirements for that document before you started? A common occurrence in this situation is for you to find that you didn’t use the correct font or font size. Luckily this […]

You have probably seen a document or read something on line where there was text that had a line drawn through it. This is often used to indicate that the information is either inaccurate, or that someone changed their mind about something they wrote, but still wanted their audience to be able to read that […]

Text highlighting is a formatting option in many desktop word-processing applications like Microsoft Word and Google Docs. It lets you, as the author, highlight something that you think merits the additional attention, and it can also be a useful way for someone to review your work. But many schools or institutions don’t want you to […]