Creating Word Documents in GoogleDocs

Cloud and Collaborative Word Processing

By Emily Mross

Creating your document

Creating a Document within GoogleDocs is very similar to using Microsoft

Word. After logging into your GoogleDocs or GoogleDrive account, select the Create button, and choose Document from the dropdown menu.

Getting started

See how much the page looks like Microsoft Word? Navigating the software will be fairly straightforward, especially if you are familiar with recent editions of Microsoft Office. The first difference you will find is naming and saving your document.

Naming and saving

To name your document, double click on the Untitled Document box. A smaller Rename document box will appear. Type in your desired title and select OK. You will never have to remember to hit save – GoogleDocs does it for you. Whenever a change is made, it will save it automatically.

Typing it out

The default font, font size, and spacing is different on GoogleDocs than standard word. To change it to the traditional settings, there are a few buttons to use on the home screen. You can do this before you start typing, but if you’ve already added text, select it before you start making changes.

Changing the Font

GoogleDocs has some standard fonts, but it has substantially less than Microsoft Office. Thankfully, the important basics, like Times New Roman, are here, and the most commonly used fonts can be found at the very top of the list. Select it to continue. Use the very next menu to change the font size.