How to Insert a Text Box in Google Docs
To insert a text box in Google Docs, select Insert > Drawing > + New, click the Text box tool, drag a box on the …
Google Docs How-To Guides
Tutorials to answer questions and help you figure out how to perform different actions in the Google Docs application.
Not sure where to start? Check out our featured Google Docs guides below:
- How to Insert a Text Box in Google Docs – learn how to put a text box in your document if you need to display text over a picture.
- How to Do Subscript in Google Docs – find out how to format text in a Google document with the subscript setting.
- How to Use Strikethrough on Google Docs – add or remove a line through some of the text in your Google Docs file.
How to See Who Viewed Your Google Doc
To check who viewed a Google Doc, open it on a computer and choose Tools > Activity dashboard, then look at All viewers (organization). This …
How to Save an Image From Google Docs
Google Docs has no Save image command, so right-clicking a picture will not download it. To save one image, right-click it, choose Save to Keep, …
Why Is My Cursor White in Google Docs? How to Fix It
A white cursor in Google Docs usually comes from your computer’s pointer settings or from a dark-mode tool in your browser, not from the document. …
How to Make Google Docs Read to You
To make Google Docs read a document out loud, open it on a computer and click Tools > Audio > Listen to this tab. A …
How to Add a Cover Page in Google Docs
Google Docs does not have a one-click cover page button like Word, but you can build one in about a minute. Type your title details …
How to Save a Document in Google Docs
Understand automatic saving, download a separate file, prepare offline access, and protect your work when a Google Docs save is pending.
How to Create a Survey With Google Docs and Google Forms
To make a survey people can fill out online, use Google Forms, the survey tool in the Google Docs family. Go to forms.google.com, click Blank …
How to Insert a Checkbox in Google Docs
To insert clickable checkboxes in Google Docs on a computer, select your lines and click Checklist in the toolbar, or press Ctrl + Shift + …
How to Put a PDF Into Google Docs
To put a PDF into Google Docs, upload it to Google Drive, right-click the file, and select Open with > Google Docs. Drive reads the …
How to Delete a Blank Page in Google Docs
To delete a blank page in Google Docs, click at the very end of the blank page and press Backspace until the page disappears. If …
How to Add a Video to Google Docs
Google Docs can’t play a video inside a document, so you add a video by linking to it: highlight some text, choose Insert > Link …
How to See Editing History in Google Docs
To see editing history in Google Docs, open the document on a computer and click Last edit at the top right, or press Ctrl + …
How to Turn On Dark Mode in Google Docs
To turn on dark mode in Google Docs, open the Google Docs app on your Android phone or iPhone, tap the menu (three lines), tap …
How to Strikethrough in Google Docs
To strikethrough text in Google Docs, select the words you want to cross out, then choose Format > Text > Strikethrough. On Windows or a …
How to Delete a Table in Google Docs
To delete a table in Google Docs on a computer, right-click inside any cell of the table and choose Delete table. You don’t need to …
How to Indent in Google Docs (Hanging and First-Line)
To indent the second line of a paragraph in Google Docs (a hanging indent), select the text, click Format > Align & indent > Indentation …
How to Change the Default Font in Google Docs
To change the default font in Google Docs, select some text and set the font and size you want, then click Format > Paragraph styles …
How to Search for a Word in Google Docs (and Replace It)
To search for a word in Google Docs, open the document and press Ctrl + F (⌘ + F on a Mac), then type the …
How to Add Footnotes in Google Docs
To add a footnote in Google Docs on a computer, click where you want the number, then choose Insert > Page elements > Footnote and …
How to Insert a Horizontal Line in Google Docs
To insert a horizontal line in Google Docs on a computer, click where you want the divider and choose Insert > Horizontal line. For a …
How to Insert a Page Break in Google Docs
To insert a page break in Google Docs, click where you want the new page to start, then click Insert > Break > Page break. …
How to Insert a Google Sheets Chart Into a Google Docs Document
To insert a Google Sheets chart into a Google Docs document, click Insert > Chart > From Sheets, pick the spreadsheet, select the chart, and …
How to Get a Word Count in Google Docs
To get a word count in Google Docs, click Tools > Word count, or press Ctrl + Shift + C (Command + Shift + C …
How to Clear Formatting From a Selection in Google Docs
To clear formatting in Google Docs, select the text and press Ctrl + \ (Command + \ on a Mac), or click Format > Clear …
How to Insert a Degree Symbol in Google Docs
To insert a degree symbol (°) in Google Docs, click Insert > Symbols > Special characters, type degree or the code 00B0 in the search …
How to Create a Drawing in Google Docs
To create a drawing in Google Docs, click Insert > Drawing > New. A drawing window opens where you can add shapes, lines, arrows, text …
How to Convert a PDF to a Google Doc
To convert a PDF to a Google Doc, upload the PDF to Google Drive on a computer, right-click it, and choose Open with > Google …
How to Delete a Google Doc (and Get It Back)
To delete a Google Doc, open the Google Docs home screen at docs.google.com, click More (the three dots) next to the file, and click Remove. …
How to Change the Zoom Level in Google Docs
To change the zoom level in Google Docs, click the 100% box in the toolbar and pick a size, or type any number from 50 …