
Underline: Add a line under your text to make it stand out Italics: Add a slant to your text for context (used when writing titles, for example) You can do a lot with your options in the toolbar, but let's take a look at some of the common ones.įont Size: Change how big or small your text isīold: Make your text thicker for emphasis Make sure it's something you can recognize later so it's easy to pick out in Drive or Canvas. Click here, and type your descriptive title. In the top left corner, you'll see a slightly greyed-out Untitled Document. Still, let's take a look at what it has to offer! Name your documentįirst, let's name your document. If you've ever used either of those editors, much of Google Docs will be familiar to you. Google Docs is a fully-featured text editor, similar to Microsoft Word or Apple Pages. If you need to pause your work and come back to it later, you can find it in Drive or from the Docs homepage under Recent documents. No matter how your document is created, it will be automatically saved to Google Drive. Lucky for you, most of the work is already finished! Simply click on the link and then select the blue Make a copy button on the opened tab. Your teacher might embed a link to a Google Doc in your Canvas course with instructions to make a copy. Select either Blank to start your own blank document OR select Template Gallery to choose from some pre-made templates. Open your Chrome browser and make sure you're signed in to your ORCA student account.Ģ. By making a copy of your teacher's Google Docġ.

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There are a few ways you might create your Google Doc. Share your document and make comments or suggestions on someone else'sĪs well as some useful features, such as:.Follow this guide for more information about using Google Docs to its fullest. Documents created in Google Docs are automatically saved to Google Drive so you have access to them anytime, anywhere. Google Docs is a cloud-based text editing software, meaning you can write essays, take notes, record journal entries, or complete any number of homework assignments from anywhere while logged into your ORCA account.
