Google Docs
Getting Started
Use the links below to find out more what you need to know in Google Docs during your first few days in Google Workspace.
All Google docs, sheets and slides are listed on the Drive Home page - with an indicator showing the document type e.g. document, presentation, spreadsheet, form, etc. The document name will show, along with the owner of the document and the date on which it was last modified.
If you know you are going to collaborate on a document before you start work on the document, you can create it from scratch in Google Docs. Once you have created a new document, you can add content and name the document as required...
Create documents from templates
Google provides a number of templates that you can use to form the basis of your documents. You can create a new document based on a template, then edit the document as required.
When you create a Google document, or import a document into My Drive, only you will be able to access the document. You can share a document with everyone in your organisation, or with specific people only. Alternatively, you can remove all restrictions to the document, allowing anyone on the...
If you have shared a Google document with colleagues, then open the document, you will be able to see at a glance if anyone else is working on the document at the same time. You can chat with collaborators using the pane on the right-hand side of the screen...
When you are working in a document, spreadsheet or drawing, all changes will be recorded, regardless of who they were made by. This allows you to view old versions and revert to an earlier version if changes have since been made in error...
If you share a document with another user and give them permission to edit or comment on your document, they will be able to view the document in Suggesting mode. Any changes they make to the document will appear as suggestions, which anyone with permission to edit the document will be able...
If you wish to collaborate on a document and save any messages sent to other users, comments should be used. You can add a comment to any part of a document, and other colleagues working on the document can add replies. Once the comment has been actioned, it can be marked as resolved...
If you have shared a sheet with colleagues, you can view their activity on the sheet to see when they have viewed the sheet over time...
Once you have finished collaborating on a document, you can publish the final version so that everyone that needs it can access it via a web page. When you publish a document, a URL will be returned that you can pass around to anyone that needs to view the file..