Mastering Google Docs, 1st ed. (MGD1)

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Table of Contents

Document Management

  • Creating New Documents
    • Starting from Scratch
    • Uploading Existing Documents
  • Managing Your Document Collection
    • Organizing Your Documents
      • Hiding / Unhiding
      • Renaming
      • Deleting
      • Managing Clutter with Folders
    • Sharing Documents with Others
      • Giving Access / Revoking Access

Word Processing with Documents

  • A Quick Tour of the Interface
  • Editing Documents
    • Adding Special Characters
    • Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
    • Searching and Replacing Text
    • Undo / Redo
  • Adding Structure to Documents
    • Paragraphs
    • Lists
    • Horizontal Lines
    • Footnotes
    • Headers
    • Footers
    • Page Breaks
    • Bookmarks
    • Table of Contents
  • Enchancing Your Documents with Visual Elements
    • Images
    • Tables
      • Tables
      • Columns
      • Rows
      • Cells
  • Adding Interactivity with Hyperlinks
    • Places on the Web
    • Other Documents
    • Bookmarks
    • Email Addresses
  • Adding Polish to Your Creations
    • General Document Layout
    • Working with Styles
      • Text Alignment
      • Fonts
      • Character Styles
      • Paragraph Styles
      • Applying Styles
      • Modifying Existing Styles
      • Creating New Styles
      • Getting Under the Hood: Editing HTML and CSS
    • Spellchecking
  • Collaborating with Others
    • Adding Comments
    • Working on a Shared Document
    • Managing Revisions
    • Changing Ownership
  • Power Tools
    • Searching Online Reference Sources for Selected Words
    • Counting Words
    • Mastering Keyboard Shortcuts
  • File Management
    • Working with Revisions
    • File Exchange Formats
  • Printing Documents
    • Previewing Documents
    • Printing Options
    • Document Setup

Getting Your Point Across with Presentations

  • A Quick Tour of the User Interface
  • Designing Your Presentation
    • Using Themes
      • Designing Your Own Themes
    • Adding Slides
    • Using Slide Templates
    • Modifying Slide Templates
    • Adding Content
      • Text
      • Images
      • Video
      • Vector Graphics
      • Slides from other Presentations
    • Arranging Content on Slides
    • Sorting Slides
    • Adding Presentation Notes
  • Delivering Your Presentation
    • Using Chat
    • Adding Audio
  • Power Tools
    • Using Online Reference Sources without Leaving the Document
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • File Management
    • Working with Revisions
    • File Exchange Formats
  • Printing Documents
    • Previewing Documents
    • Document Setup
    • Printing Options

Crunching Numbers with Spreadsheet

  • A Quick Tour of the User Interface
  • Entering Data
  • Editing Spreadsheets
    • Rows
    • Columns
    • Cells
    • Named Ranges
    • Sheets
    • Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
    • Searching and Replacing Data
    • Undo / Redo
  • Formatting Data
    • Formatting Text
      • Fonts
    • Formatting Numbers
    • Formatting Currency
    • Formatting Cells
      • Conditional Formatting
  • Working with Functions and Formulas
    • Entering Functions and Formulas
    • Function Classes
  • Managing Data
    • Filtering Data
    • Sorting Data
    • Freezing Rows and Columns
    • Using Ranges
  • Visualizing Data with Charts
  • Enhancing Your Documents with Visual Elements
    • Gadgets
    • Images
  • Collaborating with Others
    • Adding Comments
    • Working on a Shared Document
    • Managing Revisions
    • Changing Ownership
  • Power Tools
    • Searching Online Reference Sources for Selected Words
    • Managing Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Changing the Current View
  • File Management
    • Working with Revisions
    • File Exchange Formats
  • Printing Documents
    • Previewing Documents
    • Printing Options
    • Document Setup

Collecting Data with Forms

  • Designing Forms
  • Creating Forms
  • Enabling Forms
  • Publishing Forms
  • Processing Answers
  • Communicating with the Participants

Tips for Collaboration, Document Exchange, and Worry-Free Travel

  • Mastering Online and Offline Collaboration
  • Problem-free Document Exchange
  • Worry-free Travel
  • Security

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