Google Docs: Creating Better Looking Documents
Show Description Hide DescriptionGoogle Docs can look pretty bland if you just open up a blank document and start typing. Just knowing a few tricks can help you create documents that look just as professional as Microsoft Word.
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Use Heading Styles
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What do styles do for a document?
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How do you assign a style to a piece of text?
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How do you insert a table of contents?
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How do you update your table of contents if you modify the headings in a document?
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How do you customize the styles in a document?
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How do you change your default styles?
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Adding Fonts to Google Docs
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Google Documents: Headers, Footers, and Page Breaks
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Google Documents: Creating Drawings
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How do you access the drawing tool?
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Why are even basic shapes useful in creating great looking documents?
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How do you change which shapes are on top of other overlapping shapes?
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How do you change the fill color, line color, or line style of a shape?
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How do you add text to a drawing?
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Google Documents: Inserting Images
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How do you insert an image?
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Other than uploading an image from your computer, what other options are available for getting an image into a document?
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How do you find images from the web to use in a document?
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What precautions do you need to take when using images from the web to ensure you're not going to get into legal trouble for using them?
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How do you move and resize images in a document?
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Google Documents: Inserting Tables
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How do you insert a table?
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How do you insert or delete a row or column into an existing table?
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How do you adjust the dimensions of the cells in a table?
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How do you change the background and borders of a table?
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How do you change the vertical alignment of the text within a cell?
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Line and Paragraph Spacing

Use Heading Styles
Adding Fonts to Google Docs
Google Documents: Headers, Footers, and Page Breaks
Google Documents: Creating Drawings
Google Documents: Inserting Images
Google Documents: Inserting Tables
Line and Paragraph Spacing