Have you ever gotten a document from someone in Google Docs that had a different page color, only for you to go and print it and see that it actually prints with that color? Or maybe you are designing something like a newsletter or a flyer, and a color other than white would be preferable […]

Certain places where you need to submit documents will require those documents to reach a certain threshold. This could be a minimum number of pages, or it might be a minimum (or sometimes, maximum) number of words. Luckily many word processing applications, including Google Docs, have a tool that can quickly provide you with this […]

It’s a common request of schools and other institutions for you to include your name and a page number at the top-right corner of your document. This serves several identifying purposes, including the ability to make it much easier to put a document back together in the event that its pages become separated. While many […]

The top menu in Google Docs contains links that expand to provide you with a number of different settings and options for your document. The options contained in this menu let you format text, adjust document properties, save, print, and more. So if you find that the top menu isn’t visible, you may be wondering […]

Text that you type into a document in Google Docs will typically have a black font color. This is the default setting for new documents, and is often the standard when creating documents for school or work. But some of the text that you copy and paste from other sorts may have a different color. […]

Have you ever made a lot of changes to a document, only to discover later that those changes were unnecessary, or unwanted? Rolling back a large number of edits in a document can be difficult, and sometimes even impossible. One of the best features in Google Docs is something that can manage this for you […]

The image editing tools in Google Docs allow you to make some changes to a picture that you have added to your document. This is very handy when you know exactly what you want to do to a picture, but occasionally you will need to experiment with the different tools and options until you find […]

Google Docs makes it easy for you to share and collaborate on documents with other people that use Google Docs. But you might need to send a document to someone that doesn’t use Google Docs, or the specific requirements for the document will require it to be in another format. While you are able to […]

Adding a hyperlink to a document is a useful way to let your readers check out additional information about a topic. They can click that link at their leisure, then view the Web page that you have directed them to. Unfortunately it’s possible to enter a link incorrectly, or a Web page could go down […]

Collaborating on a document can be difficult when there are multiple people all working in the same file. People will make changes or edits to part of the document, any others might not even know that anything was changed. This can be difficult to handle, and can often result in a disjointed final product. One […]