The document provides instructions for creating and sharing documents using Google Docs. It explains how to create a new document, select templates, rename documents, add collaborators and comments, choose sharing settings, download as a Microsoft Word file, view revision history, import files including Word documents, and access spreadsheet features in Google Docs. The document serves as a tutorial for the basic features and functions in Google Docs.

3. Create a new document
When you open Google
Docs click on Create to see
your options.
We’ll talk about
Google Drive in
Week 3
If you would like to
use a template click
here to see the
gallery of options

4. We’ll start with a word processor
Click here on
Document

5. Just click on
Untitled
Document to
rename your
document

6. This becomes like any other
word processer with font, font
size, colour, alignment etc.

7. Collaborators can write
comments
This could become a way of
marking a student’s work.
These comments can easily be
removed.

8. How to share a document
Click on Share at the
top of the document

9. Make your choices on the
window that opens
Click on Change to
change the settings. At
the moment only I can
see this document.
Click on Change
If this was just for you
and your students you
can add their email
addresses.

10. Now you can make
further choices.

11. Download as a MS Word
Document!
If you click on
File/Download you
can even add it to
your Word
documents!

12. You can see your revision
history!
If you click on
File/Revision
History you can see
all your changes to
the document. This
could be useful
when marking
students work.

13. Please explore the menu as
there are so many great option
Please look through these
You don’t have to save in
Google Docs – it does it
automatically!

14. You can also import MS Word
Documents
If you click on the
little icon here you
will see Files. It will
give you the option
to upload a File or
even a folder of
files

16. Working with spreadsheets
I am not going to
deal with
Spreadsheets
because what I
have said regarding
Documents can be
applied here as
well.