Wordtune has an extension in Google Docs as a virtual writing assistant. You can generate writing on topics or get it to suggest counterarguments or expand on points. It gives you five suggestions to choose from and enter them directly into the document. This allows you to quickly explore perspectives you may not have even… Continue reading #744 Wordtune: Word Spices
There are a number of quick add-ins in Google Docs called Building Blocks that allow you to quickly add customisable template blocks. One example is review so you can easily make checklists or review sections in your docs. Particularly useful if you want to track little projects or collaborative tasks.
You can add maps to a Google Doc quickly and easily from inside the insert menu.
You may be surprised that one of our most popular videos and the video with one of the most comments is #345 Get rid of the white space between your pages in Word! This seems to be a very annoying problem. A few people in the comments have asked whether this is possible in Google… Continue reading #738 Get rid of the white space between your pages in Google Docs…then get it back again!
You can make quick image adjustments directly in Google Docs without having to use an external editor. You can crop, rotate and resize images very easily. You can make some colour, transparency, brightness and contrast adjustments directly in the editor. Photo by Firmbee.com on Unsplash
So we have a list of 616 web links that we need to make more accessible to users via QR codes. That would take ages with a QR code generator. With this google sheets tip you can create individual QR codes for all your links in the time it tales for you to drag a… Continue reading #616 List of URLS to individual QR codes in Google Sheets
This is a handy tip if you are collating a list of URLs in a Google Doc. With one click you can change the URL into its title. This example uses YouTube but it applies to most URLs in Google Docs. Photo by Manuel Sardo on Unsplash
Google Docs is a firm favourite at 1minuteCPD HQ. We have quite a few posts already on all the cool stuff that you can do with Docs. However, I thought it might be good to do a post on how you can quickly set up a Google Doc to collaborate with colleagues whilst we are… Continue reading #567 Collaborate quickly using Google Docs
Whilst Google Docs may seem a very simple word processor there are some out-of-sight options that can help you get more done with less effort. This video demonstrates a couple of techniques to help speed up your workflow. Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash
If typing is not your forte, why not try using the new voice typing feature of Google docs (part of Google Drive). Although it’s not 100% accurate, it can be a quick and easy way to get a rough draft together. If you’d like to learn more about the commands you can use with voice typing,… Continue reading #146: Slow at typing? Try dictating to Google Docs
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