A web-based file synchronization and cloud storage service from Google.
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Gmail & Google Docs: Paste just the text, not the formatting (Firefox, Safari)
When I use Gmail and Google Docs (With Firefox 3.6.6), I often cut text from another HTML or PDF document.
When I paste this text into the document body, Gmail and Google doc will paste the text and ...
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1answer
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How do I disable Google Spreadsheet comment notifications?
I've got a shared document with a co-worker and they're adding comments. The system keeps sending me emails with every comment she adds and it's rather tiresome.
Google Support says there should be a ...
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1answer
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How can I search Google Docs for files shared by a specific person?
I'd like to use the Docs search box to to find files shared with a co-worker. Any suggestions?
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2answers
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Is it possible to use google docs as a wiki?
is it possible somehow to easily use google docs as a wiki? I mean, I create a first document, then add a link to another one and so on, so the procedure is easy and fast and the different docs files ...
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2answers
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Editing in Google Docs returns “Oops. A server error occurred. Please press 'Reload' in your browser”
When I work in Google Documents, I get the following error every time I edit something:
Oops. A server error occurred. Please press 'Reload' in your browser
This happens every 30 seconds and is ...
0
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1answer
134 views
How to disable highlighting commented text in Google Docs?
Any time you add a comment in Google Docs (Google Drive), the text selected becomes highlighted:
If you don't select any text, you either will not be able to leave a comment or the nearest word ...
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3answers
588 views
Why can't I share my Google Docs presentation outside of my college network?
I am a student at Smith College trying to make a Google Docs presentation visible to anyone in the world with a link.
However, the options that surface when I click Share only let me share within ...
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2answers
476 views
Opening .XLXS file in Google Docs
I can't seem to figure it out. I thought Google Docs supported all the doc file extensions... Was I wrong?
In any case, how can I convert it to an extension Google Docs support? Without downloading ...
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4answers
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How do I share a permalink from Google Drive?
Now that Google Docs has transitioned into Google Drive, how do I share a permalink?
I understand that I can "Share" a document, and send an email notification as well. But I'm trying to keep all ...
0
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0answers
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What is the better way to collect ordinal data for top three activities from a list
What might be the preferred way to post a list of 24 activities and then ask visitors to choose their 1st, 2nd & 3rd favorites? They were to provide a response: Why are you choosing this? What is ...
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7answers
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Transfer Google docs from one account to another
My company just changed its domain name, and we all moved our Google apps accounts (say, from adam@old-domain.com to adam@new-domain.com).
We have found sufficient solutions for transferring emails, ...
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2answers
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Save document as PDF on Google Drive through Google Cloud Print in Chrome
If you click on Print button (or Ctrl+p)
you would see print page where you can select the printer.
Among other, local printers there is an option: Print with Google Cloud Print
by clicking of ...
9
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4answers
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How can I find the creation date of a document in Google Docs?
I'd like to know when a document has been created, but Google Docs doesn't seem to display that information anywhere. I tried looking at the revisions, but all it displays is a relative time (2 months ...
0
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1answer
95 views
How to download a Google Document without the comments?
Comments in Google Docs are great. They are really helpful to work together with multiple people in the same document.
But if I want to finally hand out the document we made, I don't want every one ...
0
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0answers
105 views
Apply conditional formatting rules to Google spreadsheet column past set limit (10)
Limit to conditional formatting appears to be 10 per column. Any work around except creating another column next to it for those additional rules or functions, then copy/paste data from one column to ...
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4answers
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Compare and contrast Google Drive and Dropbox [closed]
What's the practical difference between Google Drive and Dropbox? What features does one offer that the other doesn't? Specifically, how well does sharing and permissions work in Google Drive ...
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0answers
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Facility for Commenting / Reviewing / Annotation text like Google Docs or Kindle Annotations
I am looking for a program (preferably a web app like Google Docs) that enables lightweight commenting / review / annotation of textual content by multiple users.
I want something rather like Google ...
3
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2answers
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Create an index with hyperlinks in Google Docs
Is there a way to create an index in Google Docs like you would in a wiki?
I have huge documents with many sections. I currently use block quotes to separate those sections and keep things in ...
6
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1answer
899 views
How can I automatically move photos from Google Plus to Google Drive?
If I take a picture with my Samsung phone, the picture is automatically stored in Google Plus. Is it possible to move the photo to Google Drive automatically?
6
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1answer
5k views
Google Drive Image hotlinking
Does Google Drive allows to hotlink the images? For example, I can upload images there and link to them on my website? Will it violate their terms and condition?
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0answers
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Finding files not created by Google Drive
Is there a way to find in Google Drive all document types, i.e. documents that are not of the type Google Document, Google Form, Google Spreadsheet & Google Draw, that were not created by Google ...
6
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2answers
2k views
Enable automatic notifications to multiple users in Google Docs?
If you are collaborating between multiple users, how do you enable Google Docs to send automatic notifications to all users when a document is added / modified or removed?
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2answers
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How to sync/backup “my documents” to Google Drive
Google Drive (at $2.49 for 25gb) seems like a great option for cloud storage. But I'm looking for a program to backup/mirror/sync my documents folder to Google Drive.
I've been looking for ...
0
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0answers
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Word docs on password-protected site viewed via Google Docs displays markup of login page
I often have to look at Word documents on my university's student portal, which is behind a login page. If I try to view a Word document using Google Docs in Chrome, the HTML markup of the login page ...
4
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3answers
589 views
Why Is Google Drive convinced that I'm offline?
Okay, this is messed up. I opened up my budgets spreadsheet as I do every week, and realized that I could only edit 1-2 cells before everything would freeze up. Inspecting the UI, I found a tiny ...
2
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0answers
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update a zip file in Google drive
I have uploaded a zip archive in Google drive.
Can I add another file inside this zip archive in Google drive without uploading a new version of the zip archive? I have shared the first zip archive ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
Google Drive Share with my Apps workgroup without having to add them manually
I thought the video about sharing with my workgroup mean that I didn't have to add my teammates as editors if I allowed my company to see and edit a doc:
So far I had to add them to the list to get ...
0
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1answer
65 views
Can I have private files in public folders?
Google allows me to make the file private but I am not sure that making it private has effect.
0
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2answers
428 views
Editable google spreadsheet on Google site - assign username
So here is what I am trying to do:
Have a Google site that has an embedded editable Google spreadsheet on that allows end users (if they have been given permission) to edit the spreadsheet.
Here is ...
0
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0answers
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Is there a way to use google drive in “echo” mode?
For example, to delete files automatically on the web when they are deleted locally. Right now it keeps older versions by renaming the old ones.
4
votes
1answer
1k views
Can I install custom fonts in Google Docs
I want to know if I can use my custom fonts in Google Docs or any other Google Drive products.
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1answer
731 views
How can I recover deleted files that have been shared with me?
I accidently deleted files from a folder that is shared with me.
I can't find these files in the Trash. Is there a way to recover them?
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0answers
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Google drive: how to recover shared with me files? [duplicate]
I accidently deleted files from a folder that is shared with me.
I can't find these files in the Trash. Is there a way to recover them?
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1answer
115 views
Error 404 When Printing With Google Docs
I use Google Docs (Drive) to share PDFs with my customers.
For each PDF, I've selected "prevent users from downloading" for IP reasons.
When users try to print the document they get an error 404 ...
0
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1answer
134 views
Using google drive (Google Docs) in offline mode
I want to have a copy of my Microsoft Excel and Word documents in offline mode.
Is there way to to copy or backup those files with scheduling tools everyday or another automatic sync software that ...
0
votes
1answer
254 views
Google drive not allowing mass download?
When I tried to download 96 files out of my google drive, I got the message a system error occurred when exporting this document. This happens repeatedly in all browsers.
I found a google support ...
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3answers
3k views
Permissions to Google Docs document for non-Google users
Can I give viewing permissions for Google Docs documents to users with no Google account (for example with a Yahoo account)?
2
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1answer
211 views
Google Docs Viewer Not Working For Images
I am using Google docs viewer to display files online in my web application. I have problem with images and some other extensions. According to Google, I can open images with viewer. However, it fails ...
0
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1answer
72 views
How do I set the timezone for Google Drive from Google Apps?
It appears that I have to proactively select the timezone I'm in to Google Drive so that they display correctly. Is there a way I can push this setting to all users within the organization?
0
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2answers
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Can I duplicate a folder?
I need to duplicate an entire folder on my drive once a week. There are about 25 files in the folder. What is an easy way to do this?
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1answer
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Folder convention in Google drive
What folder this indicates in drive
One with little white dot (shown in image with green color box)
and
other without dot (shown in image with brown color box)
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2answers
676 views
How can I bulk upload my files to Google Docs and preserve the folder structuring?
If I have a bunch of files all organized into a folder structure and I want to import those documents into Google Docs, is there an easy way to preserve all the folder structuring without having to ...
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votes
1answer
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How to hide page number on first page?
I have setup a document with page numbers within the footnote. Now I want to hide the number for the first page as it is the document's cover sheet.
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vote
1answer
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How do I move shared documents & folders that I have in My Drive in Google Apps?
I recently added a shared folder to My Drive using the option 'Add to My drive'. How do I remove it from My Drive?
EDIT
Although am unsure whether this is the proper way of doing it but if I check ...
2
votes
0answers
662 views
Is there a way to integrate my Google Drive with Google Music?
Is there a way to integrate music files from my Google Drive with Google Music?
If not are there any plans to add this functionality? I upload a lot of my files to Google Drive and it would be ...
4
votes
4answers
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Automatically download all attachments from Gmail with a specific label
Is there a way do download every attachment within a label? I want every PDF invoice I get to be put in my file system. So I figured I'd need Google Drive. But I only did find some Chrome extensions ...
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1answer
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How can i share document from Google Drive application for Mac? [closed]
I see this helpful answer.
But it works only for Google Drive in web.
Is it possible to set an Share-ability for Google Drive application for Mac?
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votes
1answer
727 views
How do I embed a Google Form into a WordPress page?
WordPress doesn't support iframe embeds on it's free sites, but it does provide a Shortcode option for Google Apps. It seems to automatically convert the iframe code from the older version of Google ...
4
votes
4answers
2k views
Is there a way to link E-mails from Google Docs/Spreadsheets?
I'm trying to find a way to link to an e-mail from my Google Spreadsheet. We use our spreadsheet as a way to track bugs, issues, to-dos, and milestone timelines (we've tried other apps, this works ...
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0answers
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Free UML and Mind Map diagram tool with Google Drive integration [closed]
Could anyone recommend a no limitations free Unified Modeling Language (and general mind mapping) diagram tool with Google Drive integration?
