Using Google Docs | Digital Writing 101

To move a file, you need to find the file in the DIRECTORY VIEW. Do NOT try to move the file from within the open version of the file, as …

After you log into Google Drive, look at the menu on the left. At the bottom you’ll see an option for Owner, Type, More that gives you a variety of …

(1) Open the shared folder you want the file to go into (2) Click on the Upload button and choose Files (3) Locate the file on your computer and select …

An easy way to provide feedback on a classmate’s draft in Google Docs is to use the comment tool. DO NOT change anything in the draft itself; instead, use the …

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS After you upload or create a file within Google Docs, it will appear in your Home directory but will be visible only to you, until you share it …

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS You can upload a wide variety of file types to Google Docs, including both file types that Google Docs can convert and edit (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) as …

To create a new document within Google Docs that will automatically appear in the target folder, click on the drop-down menus to the left of each folder title to display …

To access a shared collection, click on the small triangle to the left of Collections Shared with Me, as shown below. Then click on the title of the collection and …

To access Google Docs, you will need a Google Account. Once you set that up, you can use it to access any of Google’s long list of free products, and …

STEP-BY-STEP LOGGING IN After you’ve created a Google Account, you can use it to log into Google Docs. (1) To log in, either go directly to http://docs.google.com or open a …

You might need to save a copy of a Google Docs document for several reasons. One common reason is to save a draft that has your peer review comments on …

Having trouble keeping track of certain files on the “new and improved” Google Docs? You can always search for files by name using the “Search Docs” bar at the top …

To find your own files on Google Docs, including those you’ve shared in specific collections as well as those you haven’t shared with anyone, follow these steps: (1) Click on …

In other handouts under Using Google Docs, I’ve explained how to share files with your class by putting them into the appropriate subfolders in your class folder. Any file you …

This screencast illustrates how to create a shared collection on Google Docs. Once you create the collection, you can then share it with your students, colleagues, or friends and then …

If you accidentally put the wrong file into a collection (or put a file into the wrong collection), you can remove it by using the “Organize” option. (1) Check the …