Getting Started With Google Docs

Master Google Docs and take your work processing with you anywhere!

4.35 (132 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Google
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2,632
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2 hours
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Jul 2022
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$59.99
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What you will learn

Create a Google Doc

Edit and format a doc

Insert images, equations, drawings, and more into a doc

Create, edit, and format tables

Share doc with other users

Export doc to other file types including eBook for use with Amazon Kindle

Use add-ons to extend the capabilities of Google Docs

Description

This Google Docs course will teach you everything you need to know about using Google Docs, a free online word processing platform.

This course is designed to teach anyone from beginner to expert all of the features, tips and tricks, and possibilities that Google Docs gives you. Whether you want a simple place to type your thoughts or a platform to write a book, Google Docs has a solution for you. Beyond word processing, Google Docs is a fanatic tool that can be used to create and edit images, infographics, comics, and much more!

Getting Started with Google Docs will make you an expert Google Docs user in no time. In simple, easy to follow video lessons, you will learn how to master Google Docs and use it like a pro. While there are plenty of word processing platforms out there, Google Docs is the most powerful and versatile one out there.

Some of the things you will learn in this course:

  • How to convert existing Word files to Google Docs
  • Share your Docs with the world or just a few select few
  • Convert your Google Doc to multiple different file formats for offline viewing
  • Create, modify, and use tables, charts, drawings, and more

Course Overview

This course is designed to take someone brand new to Google Docs and turn them into an expert. Even if you have prior experience in Google Docs, this course will teach you new things that you haven't done before.

We will begin by doing basic word processing and looking at how to use the various menu options. Then, we learn how to insert drawings, charts, images, and more into your Google Doc. We will even learn how to do some basic image editing inside of Google Docs.

From there, we will learn how to use and format tables, text, headings, links, fonts, and much more. After that we will learn how to export a Google Doc into Word, PDF, eBook, and many other formats. Finally we will learn how to share our doc with other users. 

By the end of this course your confidence in using Google Docs will soar. You will find yourself using Google Docs for all of your word processing needs. You can use Google Docs on a computer, tablet, or phone and instantly have it sync with other devices. You'll have a thorough understanding for Google Docs, its uses, and capabilities. 

Content

Introduction

What is Google Docs
How to Access Google Docs
How to Create Your First Google Doc
Interface Overview
About This Course

Getting Started

Getting Started Intro
Formatting Toolbar
File Menu
Page Layout
Basic Formatting
Additional Formatting
Typing with Speech
Importing from Word

Inserting Into a Doc

Section Intro
Headers and Footers
Page Numbers
Images
Links
Equations
Drawings
Charts
Table of Contents

Tables

Section Intro
Inserting a Table
Changing and Styling the Table
Changing Rows and Columns
Merging Cells
Table Properties

Formatting

Section Intro
Text Formatting
Headings
Fonts
Alignment
Line Spacing
Columns
Lists

Sharing Your Doc

Section Intro
How to Share Your Doc
Sharing Settings
Downloading to Word
Downloading to PDF
Downloading eBook
Other Exports

Other Features of Google Docs

Section Intro
Google Keep
Revision History and Outline
Add-ons

Conclusions

Course Wrap-Up
Thank you

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Reviews

Mehdi
May 21, 2023
I really like this course. Especially, I like teacher's energy and his motivation. Furthermore, everything is good.
Michael
August 5, 2022
Good course! However, I would have loved to have seen information on "Track Changes", or "Editing" in Google Docs. I need this for copy editing work in Google Docs, but, nevertheless, I managed to get this information online. Thanks for your help.
Laura
January 15, 2022
It was good but the speaking and clicking is VERY fast. If I didn't already know Word I would have been very lost. The content is good, just very fast presentation.
Dhruba
December 28, 2020
Thought I found it a basic due to intermediate user of Microsoft Word. But the presentation was awesome and would be good for beginners.
Harrisman
October 7, 2020
Already know about Ms. Word, and long long time ago my dad taught me word star 4 (no mouse and now u know how old I'm), I wonder what's inside this course, I bought it and I'm happy with it, I'll recommend this course for millennials, google docs is the future word processor.
James
September 25, 2020
I'm very experienced with word processing, just not google docs. So, I expect the early part of this course to be a little bumpy in terms of value add.
Susan
July 13, 2020
This is an awesome course!! It is in brief sections, so no mental overload, and many opportunities to apply the knowledge. The instructor is easy to listen to and understand.
Joanne
July 3, 2020
This course was set out perfectly for someone who is a beginner using Google Docs. It progresses at a perfect pace and covers every aspect of working with Google Docs. Would highly recommend this course to anyone who is starting up!
Amy
May 18, 2020
Despite having already used google docs, I have learnt some new and incredibly valuable functions through doing this course
Marcus
May 17, 2020
This course does exactly what it says it does. It gets you started with Google Docs and also dives into some of the more advanced features. Nathan is a very good teacher and teaches a little bit at the time. The talking heads videos is however too much up in your face and could have been improved by zooming out a bit. The course also lacks information about how to use Google Docs for newspaper layout. Still it is a good starting point for anyone new to the program.
Andrea
May 13, 2020
Ottimo corso, ideato per chi non ha esperienza con il servizio di documenti di google e vuole apprendere qualcosa che potrà tornagli utile anche nella vita di tutti i giorni. Nathan è un ottimo insegnante e nonostante io non sia un esperto nella lingua inglese, sono riuscito a capire tutto grazie alla semplicità del suo parlare.
James
May 5, 2020
Thanks for the curse, Nathan. I like the way you organize and explain things and your clear speaking and positive energy help to keep me going. This is the third course of yours that I have taken and I will take more.
Cristina
April 26, 2020
Very helpful introduction to google docs for beginners, clear and concise. Looking forward to learning mastery from this course.
William
April 10, 2020
Nathan did an amazing job! I need to create several new documents for work through google docs. Formatting and table of contents creation was driving me crazy before this course. I learned all the important tips I needed to properly fix the manuals I was working on as well as many more good pointers of where to find things to customize my documents. Thank you Nathan!
Liz
March 12, 2020
This was a really great course! I knew a little about google docs going in, but there were a lot of details and tools I learned from Nathan. It was really helpful to me to have a google doc open in another window to practice doing what each section was teaching. I am a hands-on the learner, and this was really beneficial! Thanks for teaching, Nathan!

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