Google Docs

Google Docs allows you to insert a variety of symbols in your document. One such symbol is the degree symbol. The degree symbol is used for showing degrees of temperature, hours, arc and more. If you are a math or science student, you will probably be using the degree symbol a lot.

It is easy to insert a degree symbol in Google Docs. There are several methods you can use to do this. In this article, we will be discussing the following.

3 methods of inserting a degree symbol in Google Docs: 

• Using a keyboard shortcut for the degree symbol
  
• Inserting the degree symbol using the special character’s option in the ‘Insert’ menu
  
• Automatically inserting a degree symbol by changing your Google Docs preferences

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An em dash is a very commonly used punctuation mark. It looks similar to a hyphen, which is why many people confuse it with a hyphen. However, they are both different. A hyphen is shorter than an em dash and is used for connecting words. Some examples of words connected by a hyphen include: bird-watching, high-rise, and life-size. 

On the other hand, an em dash is generally used like a comma. You can use it to add an additional piece of information and for emphasis. Take this sentence as an example: Google Docs – one of the most popular word processing applications – is really useful for students. In this sentence, we used em dashes to provide additional information about Google Docs. 

There are several ways of creating an em dash in Google Docs.

3 methods to insert Em Dash on Google Docs: 

• Using a keyboard shortcut to create the em dash
  
• Using the special character’s option in the ‘Insert’ menu
  
• Changing the dash preferences in Google Docs
  

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

With that introduction, let’s learn the 3 methods. 

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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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It’s easy to highlight continuous text in Google Docs. All you have to do is drag your cursor across the screen. Google Docs also offers multiple methods for selecting the entire document. 

For example, you can press Control (or Command) + A or choose the ‘Select all’ option from the Edit menu. You can read about the methods for selecting the entire text in Google Docs here.

However, there is one type of text selection that is not easy to do in Google Docs. This is the selection of non-continuous text. For example, sometimes you may want to select a word in paragraph 1 and another word in paragraph 5. 

In MS Word and some other word processing apps, you can do this by pressing the Control key and clicking on the text. This keyboard shortcut doesn’t work in Google Docs. 

So, how exactly do you select multiple non-continuous words in Google Docs? We will be answering this question in this article. The following is one method you can use to perform this task:

• Selecting all matching text
  

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

With that introduction, let’s get started.

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There are some situations when you might want to select your entire document. For example, you might want to change the font of all the text in your document.

To do this, you have to first select the entire document then change the font. 

3 Methods to select all in Google Doc

• Using the Control + A (or Command + A) keyboard shortcut
  
• Using your cursor
  
• Choosing the ‘Select All’ option from the ‘Edit’ menu
  

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Timelines are an excellent way to visualize and present events over a period of time. Historically, timelines were used to plot specific milestones and achievements. Today, companies utilize timelines as a graphical representation of workflow in school or business projects.

These timelines can serve a variety of purposes across many different industries. 

If you manage several projects and want to be on top of everything, learning to make a simple timeline will streamline your work. With Google Docs, you can make simple yet effective timelines to guide you through your project.

You’ll find several useful tools in the Drawing Toolbar of Google Docs to easily create a timeline from scratch. 

Now, there’s only one way to make a timeline on Google Docs. 

Making a Timeline on Google Docs

• Using the Drawing Toolbar to make a timeline

Learning to make a timeline to lay out the workflow saves you a lot of time and money. Fortunately, Google Docs offers an easy way to make simple timelines using the Drawing Toolbar.

The Drawing Toolbar provides a lot of tools to easily create simple timelines from scratch or from templates. Take note, however, that you won’t need a sophisticated, well-designed timeline to make it work. Unless you’re using it to make a pitch, a simple timeline can get the job done in most cases. 

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