Google Docs training and help

Modified on Wed, 9 Jul at 5:12 PM


On this page:

  • Docs quick start guides
  • Docs cheat sheet
  • Docs productivity guides
  • Docs troubleshooting & more resources


Docs quick start guides

Quickly learn how to create and edit a document, move to Docs from another online word processor, and more.

Get started with Docs


Docs cheat sheet

Print this visual reminder to keep handy as you get up to speed using Docs

Google Docs cheat sheet
Switch to Docs



Docs productivity guides

Tips to format and customize your documents

  • Create automatic outlines in Docs
  • Add and edit images
  • Create document templates
  • Create professional-looking newsletters



Tips for strong proposals

  • Get a jump start on templates
  • Make changes to proposals on the go
  • Collaborate on proposals in real time
  • Share proposals on a team site

Set up citations and bibliographies
  • Add citations
  • Choose your citation format
  • Add and edit sources
  • Add in-text citations to your document
Tips to edit and collaborate on files
  • Track updates in files 
  • Find and act on unresolved comments
  • See who changed what in a file
  • Email collaborators
Tips to share a final document
  • Share the document from Drive
  • Set expiration limits for your document
  • Mark a document as final and make it view-only
Tips to use generative AI
  • Write a first draft
  • Improve and polish your writing
  • Summarize text
  • Create images


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