Just make sure you're signed into Google Chrome, open Google Drive, and click or tap the Settings symbol, which looks like a cog. Then check the box in the “Offline” field that says “Sync Google Docs, Sheets, Slides & Drawing files to this computer so that you can edit offline.”
Use a Google templateOn your computer, go to Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms. At the top right , click Template Gallery. Click the template you want to use. A copy of the template will open.
Using Google docs, you can create documents ranging from essays to resumes to brochures and more, and you and your teammates can edit them in real time.
To organize your files in Drive, you can
create folders to
make files easier to find and share with others.
Create, move, and copy files
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Drive app.
- At the bottom right, tap Add .
- Tap Folder.
- Name the folder.
- Tap Create.
Instead of being required to have a Gmail account, users only need a Google account. Users can set up Google accounts with any email address. This allows you to access any of the products that Google offers for free, such as Docs, Adsense and Webmaster Tools.
Documents: On the Google Docs toolbar, there is the traditional Save button. Otherwise, in the upper right-hand corner, there is a Save and Close button. You will need to use either of these save buttons to save your document when you make any changes.
Click File and New or press the shortcut Ctrl+N to create a new document. Type the document you want to create. Save the document by clicking File > Save or pressing the shortcut key Ctrl+S.
Like files, you can choose to share with only specific people.
- On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
- Click the folder you want to share.
- Click Share .
- Under "People," type the email address or Google Group you want to share with.
- To choose how a person can use the folder, click the Down arrow .
- Click Send.
This wikiHow teaches you how to
download a
Google Docs document onto your computer, iPhone, or
Android.
If you aren't logged into your Google Account, enter your email address and password when prompted.
- Select a document.
- Click File.
- Select Download as.
- Click a format.
To share a Google Doc from the Android mobile app, tap the vertical three-dot menu (left), tap Share & Export (center left), tap Share (center right), then enter the email addresses of collaborators (right). Enter the email address for each person with whom you want to share access (Figure B).
Supported file types
- Archive files (.ZIP, .RAR, tar, gzip)
- Audio formats (MP3, MPEG, WAV, .ogg, .opus)
- Image files (.JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, .BMP, .TIFF, .SVG)
- Markup/Code (.CSS, .HTML, .PHP, .C, .CPP, .H, .HPP, .JS, .java, .py)
- Text files (.TXT)
- Video files (WebM, .MPEG4, .3GPP, .MOV, .AVI, .MPEGPS, .WMV, .FLV, .ogg)
How to create a worksheet template
- Select the worksheet that you want to use as a template.
- Click the File tab.
- Under Info, click Save As.
- In the File name box, type the name of the worksheet template. To create a custom worksheet template, type the file name that you want to use.
- Do one of the following:
- Click Save.
There are 3 ways to create a new spreadsheet in Google Sheets: Click the red "NEW" button on your your Google Drive dashboard and select "Google Sheets" Open the menu from within a spreadsheet and select "File > New Spreadsheet" Click "Blank" or select a template on the Google Sheets homepage.
How to Add a Text Box in Google Docs
- Go to "Insert" and then click "Drawing … ".
- Within the Drawing tool, click the "Text box" (it's the box in the tool bar with a "T" in the middle).
- Draw your desired text box shape.
- In the toolbar, you'll see a paint bucket.
- When you're happy with your text box, click "Save & Close".
- And voila!