A web-based file synchronization and cloud storage service from Google.
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Google Docs / Drive: Why are some Greek symbols not properly displayed?
My friend shared with me a Google document. This document includes some Greek symbols like tao, lambda, omega, sigma, etc. But I can't see these symbols! I also tried to search symbols by the menu ...
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1answer
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How do I print a Google Form or convert it to PDF?
I've made the perfect Google Form, but I want a paper version. I need to print a bunch of copies and have people at an event fill them out on paper. Unfortunately, when I try to simply print the ...
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1answer
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How does Google Drive handle a name conflict when you copy or move a file?
If I is the web interface in Google Docs to copy MyFile.txt into a G Folder that already has MyFile.txt what happens in these scenarios?
The file contents are the same
The file contents are ...
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Why is google drive not working? [migrated]
Google drive is not working. When installing I get this error message which says the error code is 8bd0 if that helps.
It used to work but now after a power cycle it doesn't. What am I doing ...
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private templates in google drive
In google drive you can right click on a document and hit "submit to template gallery" when you go through to there you can submit your template, but that makes it public on the web so any one can ...
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467 views
Import and export files between Google Docs and SharePoint
How do I transfer files directly to and from Google Docs and SharePoint?
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Can I make columns in a Google document?
I am using Google Docs and have a document file. I would like to add columns within this, and was wondering if that is possible. I can't find how to do it internally.
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Does Google Drive upload the entire file or only the delta for a minor change?
I have a big PDF file (about 50 MB) on my PC which is associated with Google Drive. If i make some changes to the file by adding some highlighting and notes, does Google Drive upload the entire 50 MB ...
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Google Drive only apps account prevents emptying the trash
Since I cannot restrict the "Empty Trash" option in Google Drive for my Google Apps users would creating one account that is only used to setup as shared folders in drive work? Can I then give all ...
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How to print a Google Docs document with comments in the margin?
Is there any way to get a Google Docs document to include its comments in the PDF file that it creates when you click the "print" button?
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How to disable auto-save in Google Docs?
I'm using Google Docs to edit a large document that I need to access from my 2 laptops and 1 desktop. All is good except when at office, the Google Docs always freezes with message "trying to reach ...
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Automated periodic backup of Google Apps (email, docs, calendar)?
I'm a big fan of Google Docs for SME, having used it for two years in my current company, set it up for a startup project, and recommending it to folks starting a business.
While it takes away much ...
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It is possible to hide or disable chat on Google Drive for all the users that are sharing the document?
I need to disable the chat on my Google Drive’s shared documents, as I work with people around the world who need privacy. As I discovered, you have the chance to disable it in your own account, but I ...
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How can I compare my local folder to the Google Drive Copy?
I'm having wierd stuff happen where my local copy of my Google Drive folders seems out of sync (despite Gdrive saying it's sync'd) for example, the folder names are different. And changing one doesn't ...
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1answer
170 views
How to read epubs stored in Google drive on mobile phone?
Is there an ereader application that enables me to read my ebooks (in epub format) directly from my Google drive ?
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Can you apply a filter to Google Docs / Drive to reveal all files shared to anybody?
In Google Drive, searching by visibility, my options are:
Public
Anyone with a link
Private
Not shared
None of these options allow me to search all files shared to specific people only (i.e. ...
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Stop content from making cell two lines
In Excel if you have a long piece of text like a URL in a cell you can stop the cell from becoming a double-line cell and messing up the rest of your layout.
It does this by just clipping the info ...
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Google Drive (Docs): How insert special characters by shortcuts
I could do it some time ago, but after the interface change I'm not able.
Is it possible to insert the special characters by some keyboard shortcuts?
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Is there a way to save and open “workspaces” in Google Drive?
When I'm about to work on Project Foo, I want to open all documents and spreadsheets related to Project Foo with one click of a link. Is it possible to set up such a link? (Does Google Drive have a ...
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95 views
Changing ownership of Google Documents
The rules around transferring ownership of a Google Document to another user appear to have recently changed, so I'd like some clear answers around what is and isn't possible.
My testing indicates ...
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1answer
23 views
Share individual copies of a Google spreadsheet
I created a Google Spreadsheet file which I want to share with my coworkers so each one has his own copy. So far the only way I found is to share the file, however these doesn't work for me because ...
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2answers
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Conditional formatting color gradient in Google Spreadsheet
A few friends and myself have created a Google Spreadsheet document where we are keeping track of virtual item sales. One column has costs, one column has income one has profit, and a fourth has a ...
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1answer
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Merging document from other account to my google drive
I want to add a document to my google drive(from some other person) that won't be edited by me.
I always want to have the latest revision of that document on my drive. Since its a big technical ...
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1answer
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Editing Microsoft Word Documents in Google Drive
So, I installed "Google Drive for PC" and created an MS Word Doc in the drive folder. I understand that I can edit this word doc from any PC where I have set up and synced my docs using "Google Drive ...
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1answer
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Google Docs: table of contents & exporting as PDF
I have a google document in which I used the built-in "generate table of contents" function to add a table of contents. It works perfectly in the browser/online.
But my problem came after I exported ...
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Reference data from another 'spreadsheet' in google docs / drive [duplicate]
Is there a way i can reference data from another google spreadsheet in google docs / drive ?
ie. spreadsheet-A, sheet 1, column A is a dynamic reference of spreadsheet-B, sheet 1, column E
Im not ...
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lock sheet from external viewers but let the view the rest of the spreadsheet - google docs
Ive got a multi sheet, spreadsheet that i want to give out to clients so that they can write in their comment directly into my spreadsheet.
There is nothing i don't want them see in the spreadsheet, ...
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How can I convert a table in a Google Docs document to a spreadsheet?
I've tried selecting the table in the document, copying it, and pasting into a new spreadsheet, but this results in a one-column spreadsheet with all of the columns flattened into one.
I don't see a ...
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3answers
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How do we set up notifications for documents shared to us in Google Docs?
My friend has shared a file with me on Google Docs and I would like to be notified whenever changes are made to the file (pretty reasonable request I'd say):
You can set notifications to find out ...
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2answers
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How to use full screen width in Google Docs
How can I use the full screen width in Google Docs? Since the latest revision, it appears that a fixed-width display is all that's available. If I'm not printing, I have no reason to see a paper-size ...
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How can I recursively set ownership of Google Drive files and folders?
We recently moved from Dropbox to Google Drive for our whole company and I used one user account to move everything into Google Drive. Now most/all of the file/folders are owned by one account. The ...
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Google Spreadsheet formatting a cell with wordwrap without switching modes?
How can one format a cell to have wordwrap in Google Spreadsheets?
I've tried Shift+Enter, but that doesn't seem to work.
One thing I know works is to place the Spreadsheet into List Mode and then ...
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1answer
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How do I calculate a time delta in my Spreadsheet?
I've got a Google Docs spreadsheet that looks roughly like this:
Date | Start | End | Minutes
------------+-------------+-------------+-------------------------
1/11/2012 | ...
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189 views
Google Cloud Connect offline setup not working
I have found this offline setup for Google Cloud Connect (Google Drive's app), but it doesn't install the plugin actually to the Microsoft Office. Or am I missing to activate something, after ...
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In Google Drive, is there a way to search files located in a particular folder?
In Google Drive, is there a way to search only the contents of files within a particular folder (instead of files within the entire drive, as is the default)?
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Encryption for Google Documents
How can I encrypt the HTTP messages that implement the Google Documents web application?
I am concerned about the security risk of editing and storing private documents on Google Documents.
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Take SUM of colored cells in a column in Google Spreadsheets?
I have a column of numbers, where I've changed the background color of some of the cells to blue. All of the other cells in the column have the regular white background. Is it possible to create a ...
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What limitations does Google Spreadsheets have in relation to Microsoft Excel
Office licenses are expensive. What features of Microsoft Office are missing from Google Spreadsheets that would be of value in ordinary personal or business use?
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2answers
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share certain columns
I have a form that gets filled. This obviously goes into Google Spreadsheets. I want a summery of this information to be publicly viewed. Kind of like the summery page in sheets but I want only ...
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Uploading to Someone Else's Google Drive
I have a huge chunk of data on my hard disk which I'd like to give away to someone else. Unlike me, this other guy has a lot of available storage space on his Google Drive. Thus, uploading the data to ...
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Downloadable Setups for Google Drive Applications
Is there a page from where to download various Google Drive application setups?
I noticed various Google Drive apps allow online installations only. But the problem is at my workplace, there is a ...
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How do I Log out of Google Accounts, one at a time?
I volunteer for many organizations, earning me several google accounts to manage. The Multiple account sign-in feature built into google is wonderful, except when I click Sign out, its signs out of ...
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Can’t see background in Google Drive presentation viewer
I uploaded a PowerPoint presentation to Google Drive, but the Drive viewer does not show my background picture. How can I fix it?
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Why is it difficult to copy from Google Docs? [closed]
I use Google Docs and have trouble copy/pasting from them. When I mark a text from a Google document and copy it, nothing works. But if I first export the document to HTML or plain text, then I can ...
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Embed Google Spreadsheet in Google Document
Is it possible to embed a Google Spreadsheet into a Google Document à la Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word? How about a chart from a Spreadsheet?
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How to download all revisions of my files on Google Drive?
I have > 50 revisions of some files on my Google Drive, and now I want to download all of them onto my computer.
Going through them one by one is very painful; how can I download all of them at once?
...
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How do I reset permissions for Google Drive documents
OK, I've looked everywhere for the answer for this and don't seem to be able to find it.
We are trying to get our Google Drive organised so that the right people get access to the right things ...
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Some Google Drive Docs have error “This error has been reported to Google…”
For a few months, when I load some of my Google Drive wordprocessing docs, I get the Jacascript popup error in Chrome (latest version):
This error has been reported to Google and we'll look into ...
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How to print a Google form?
I made a neat questionnaire Form in Google Docs. I want to print it for hand outs to my testers IRL.
But I cannot find a way to print it to paper, or even export it to PDF. There are not many buttons ...
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How can I prevent users from downloading documents created in Google Drive?
I know I have the ability to prevent viewers from downloading documents which are not native to Google Drive (http://chromebytes.com/1717/prevent-viewers-from-downloading-google-docs-files) however ...
