How to Change Paper Size on iPhone in the Google Docs App
While your focus when creating or editing a document in the Google Docs iPhone app is probably more on the content, you may also need …
How-to guides and tutorials to help you perform specific tasks and use applications and devices made by Google.
How to View Word Count in the Google Docs iPhone App
Most word processing applications have a way for you to count the number of words in your document. Whether you’re in Microsoft Word or Google …
Google Docs Mobile – How to Switch to Landscape
The steps in this article are going to show you how to switch from portrait to landscape orientation in the Google Docs iPhone app. Open …
How to Copy Multiple Rows in Google Sheets
Copy multiple rows in Google Sheets: click the row numbers with Shift, press Ctrl + C, then paste. Plus non-adjacent rows and values-only paste.
How to Use Autofill in Google Sheets
When you are adding data to a spreadsheet in Google Sheets, it’s very likely that some of that data will fall into a pattern. Whether …
Why Are Old Emails and Sent Emails Appearing at the Top of My Gmail Inbox?
Are you accustomed to seeing your newest emails at the top of your inbox when you open Gmail in Chrome, Firefox or Edge? If you …
How to Download a Google Sheets Chart as a PNG
The steps in this article are going to show you how to download a chart or graph in your Google Sheets spreadsheet as a .png …
What Is the Gray Bar in Google Sheets (and How to Remove It)
The thick gray bar in Google Sheets is a freeze line. Remove it with View > Freeze, and tell it apart from groups, gridlines, and gray fills.
How to Create a Google Sheets Drop Down Menu
The steps in this guide will show you how to create a drop down menu in Google Sheets. This menu will be either created from …
How to Remove Multiple Checkboxes in Google Sheets
Remove many checkboxes at once in Google Sheets by selecting them and pressing Delete, or remove the data validation rule.
How to View Cell History in Google Sheets
View a cell’s edit history in Google Sheets with right-click > Show edit history, use Version history for bigger changes, and get edit notifications.
How to Stop Google Docs from Turning Text Into Lists
Have you ever typed a dash as the first character on a line in Google Docs, only to hit Enter at the end of the …
How to Find Your Google Chrome Version Number
Find your Chrome version: menu > Help > About Google Chrome, which also checks for updates. Or type chrome://version for full details.
Can I Change the Download Folder in Google Chrome in Windows 10?
Most Web browsers that you use in Windows 10 are going to download files to your computer’s Downloads folder by default. This can help to …
What File Formats Can Google Docs Convert To?
Google Docs downloads as Word, ODT, RTF, PDF, TXT, zipped HTML, EPUB and Markdown. See how to convert and which format to choose.
How to Move Chat to the Right Side of the Window in Gmail
The chat feature in your Gmail inbox provides a way for you to communicate with your contacts in another way. Chat is nearly instantaneous, and …
How to Turn Off Gmail Writing Suggestions
When you are writing communications through email or text, it’s fairly typical to use some common expressions. Gmail has a feature called Smart Compose that …
How to Download an Excel Version of a Google Sheets File
Google Sheets is very similar to Microsoft Excel in many ways and, for a large number of users, is a perfectly acceptable replacement. Sheets lets …
How to Lock a Picture’s Aspect Ratio in Google Slides
Lock a picture’s aspect ratio in Google Slides with Format options > Size & Rotation, resize proportionally with the mouse, and fix distorted images.
How to Hide a Column in Google Sheets
Hide a column in Google Sheets: right-click the column letter and choose Hide column, or press Ctrl+Alt+0. Plus how to unhide columns and hide several.
How to Rename a Google Sheets Worksheet Tab
Google Sheets, much like Microsoft Excel, lets you add new worksheets to your file. This makes it easy for you to organize all of your …
How to Remove Cell Borders in Google Sheets
Remove cell borders in Google Sheets with Borders > Clear borders, clear the whole sheet, keep some lines, and hide gray gridlines on screen and in print.
Two Ways to Create a Private Browsing Tab in Chrome on an iPhone
Private browsing is a feature that has long been available in popular Web browsers that you use on your computer. It’s a useful feature, and …
How to Add or Remove Tabs in the New Gmail Inbox
The Gmail inbox can be customized to display your messages in a couple of different ways. The default option, however, creates tabs in the inbox, …
How to Change the Page Zoom in Google Chrome
Zoom in and out in Chrome with shortcuts or the menu, set a default zoom for all sites, reset site zoom levels, and zoom on Android and iPhone.
How to Enable Dark Mode in the Youtube Desktop Site
Have you seen someone else using Youtube on their computer and noticed that their screen was a dark gray color instead of white? Not only …
How to Enable Experimental Access in Gmail
You have access to a number of different features and settings when you use Gmail. Whether it’s something that can help you be more productive, …
How to Enable Spell Check in the Google Chrome Web Browser
Spell check is a feature that some people like to rely on heavily, but feels like a nuisance for others. If you are one of …
How to Insert a Checkbox in Google Sheets
Select cells and click Insert > Checkbox. How to use custom values, count checked boxes with COUNTIF, cross out done tasks, and remove checkboxes.
How to Apply Alternating Colors to Rows in Google Sheets
Spreadsheet data can be difficult to read on a screen or on a printed page, especially when you are dealing with a lot of data …
How to Randomize a List in Google Sheets
Randomize data in Google Sheets with Data > Randomize range, shuffle with SORT and RANDARRAY, pick random entries, and freeze results.
How to Merge Cells in Google Sheets
When you first create a spreadsheet in Google Sheets it will contain a series of cells arranged into rows and columns. These cells will be …
How to Enable Canned Responses in Gmail
If you receive a lot of emails that are about the same subject, it’s possible that you find yourself typing the same email over and …
How to Stop Chrome From Running in the Background
Turn off Continue running background apps in Chrome so it fully quits when closed, confirm it in Task Manager, and cut memory use further.
How to Make Chrome Ask Where to Save Each File Before Downloading
Make Chrome ask where to save downloads: Settings > Downloads > turn on Ask where to save each file before downloading. Plus changing the folder.
How to Make Text Bigger in Google Chrome (Font Size and Zoom)
Make text bigger in Google Chrome by changing the font size, setting a minimum font size, or zooming pages on desktop, Android, and iPhone. Shortcuts included.
How to Clear Browsing Data in Google Chrome
Google Chrome, like many other Web browsers, stores a lot of data when you browse the Internet. Typically this is done to improve your experience …
How to Download an Offline Map in Google Maps on iPhone
Download an offline map in Google Maps on your iPhone, see what works without data, manage updates and storage, and fix offline maps that won’t work.
How to Translate a Document in Google Docs
Use Tools > Translate document in Google Docs to make a translated copy in over 100 languages, plus tips for partial and file translations.
How to Center Data Horizontally in Google Sheets
Center data horizontally in Google Sheets with the Horizontal align button, Format > Alignment, or Ctrl + Shift + E, and center vertically too.
How to Split Full Names in Google Sheets
Data formatting is something that many people don’t consider when they are first creating a spreadsheet, but it often becomes an issue later in the …
How to Check the Word Count in Google Docs
Check word count in Google Docs with Ctrl + Shift + C or Tools > Word count, show a live counter while typing, count selections and include footnotes.
How to Add a New Slide in Google Slides
Add a new slide in Google Slides: press Ctrl + M or click + on the toolbar, and use the arrow to pick a layout. Plus duplicating and importing.
How to Stop Showing Message Previews in Gmail
Stop Gmail from showing message previews by setting Snippets to No snippets, turning off the reading pane, and hiding notification previews on your phone.
How to Turn Off Google Cloud Print Notifications for New Printers
Google Cloud Print is a handy feature in Google Chrome that lets you print to local, network, and even remote printers. Part of the Google …
Where Did the Top Menu Go in Google Docs?
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 …
How to Stop Sharing a Link to a Google Sheets File
Google Drive makes it very easy for you to share a link to one of the Google Sheets files that you’ve created. Simply turn on …
How to Hide the Bookmarks Bar in Google Chrome
Press Ctrl + Shift + B (Command + Shift + B on Mac), or open the Chrome menu > Bookmarks and lists and uncheck Show bookmarks bar. Plus other options.
How to Show or Hide the Home Button in Google Chrome
Show or hide the Home button in Google Chrome from Settings > Appearance, choose the page it opens, and change it on Android. Plus troubleshooting.
How to View a Document’s Version History in Google Docs
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 …