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Alphabetizing refers to sorting a list in alphabetical order. For example, say you have a list of names in a table in your Google Docs document. You may want to sort these names in alphabetical order, starting with A.

In this article, we will be discussing 2 of these methods:

• Using the ‘Sorted Paragraphs’ add-on to sort your paragraphs
  
• Using Google Sheets to sort a list of items 

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Google Docs is one of the best word processing applications. However, it has several limitations, especially compared to its counterpart, MS Word. There are some features that are available in MS Word but not in Google Docs. One such feature is adding a background image to your document. There isn’t a direct method of adding a background image in your Google Docs document. 

There are several situations when you might want to add a background image to your document. For example, you might be creating artwork, like a greeting card or poster. Adding a background image will also make your document more interesting and engaging for the reader. 

So, how exactly do you add a background image in Google Docs? Although there isn’t a direct method, there are some workarounds we can use.

In this article, we will be talking about 3 of these workarounds:

• Adding a background image in MS Word and exporting it to Google Docs
  
• Using Google Slides to create the image and adding it to Google Docs
  
• Using the Drawing window to create the image and inserting it in the document

Note that this article is intended for complete beginners. Hence, you can follow along even if you have little to no experience with Google Docs. 

With that introduction, let’s get started.

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In word processing applications, the default typing style is horizontal. However, there are some situations in which you might want to type vertically. For example, you might want to type vertically to label the horizontal axis of a graph. Another example is when you are creating a greeting card so you want to type vertically.

In Google Docs, there isn’t a direct method for switching from the horizontal to the vertical typing style. However, there are some workarounds, or alternative methods, that we can use to type vertically. In this article, we will be discussing these alternative methods.

Specifically, we will be giving you the steps for the following 3 alternative methods:

• Changing the size of a text box in Drawing
  
• Rotating a text box in Drawing
  
• Creating a single-column table and changing its size and borders

Note that this article is intended for complete beginners. Hence, you can follow along even if you have little to no experience with Google Docs. 

With that introduction, let’s get started.

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One of the best things about Google Docs is that it gives you a lot of options. Google Docs is mainly used for creating text-based documents, but you can also include photos, videos and other objects in your documents. 

You can also include YouTube videos in your documents. Not only can you add a hyperlink, but you can also play the videos within the document itself. This is called ‘embedding’. The benefit of embedding YouTube videos is that it makes your document more interactive and interesting. 

Moreover, it saves your reader the need to open the document in a different tab. Instead, they can just click on the video in the document and it will start playing. This saves them time and effort. 

But how exactly do you embed a YouTube video in your Google Docs document?

In this article, we will be talking about 2 methods we can use to do this: 

• Embedding a YouTube video through Google Slides
  
• Opening a preview of a YouTube video in Google Docs

Note that this article is intended for complete beginners. So, even if you have very little to no experience with Google Docs, you can still follow along.

With that introduction, let’s get started!

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