Google Docs Basics

Warning Sign

First and foremost, you need to make sure you are signed into your CSDDocs account when using Google tools with CANVAS!

Google Docs

To create a new document...

Create New Document

 

Name the Document

Click on the document title, by default this is Untitled Document.   Rename Google Doc

Name the document appropriately.Renamed Google Doc

 

Customize The Page

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Add Pictures, Tables, Links, etc.

Adding Items to Page

Creating Page Columns

Creating Page Columns

Document Sharing (Outside of Canvas)

Sharing Documents

Importing Documents into Google Docs

Importing into Google Docs

*Pages Users - If you use Apple's Pages software, you can export those documents as Microsoft Word document for uploading to Google Docs.

Google Docs Cheat Sheet Links to an external site.