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Google Docs: Unicode symbols not in default Windows fonts garbled
When using a symbol such as unicode elment of ∈, subset of ⊆, etc., which does not appear in standard windows fonts the PPT exported file contains blank squares instead of the font.
I expected the ...
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How can I put an equation into a Google Docs Presentation and maintain the formatting?
I read a similar question on the Google Docs Help forums, but if I copy an equation that contains a symbol without using an image (such as the ∈ symbol), the symbol goes away in the presentation. Is ...
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Create address labels from Gmail contacts in Google Docs?
Is there a way to create address labels in Google Docs based on my Gmail contacts (even better would be a group of contacts I made)? Essentially allowing me to easily create all my address labels for ...
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Block quote and folding in Google Docs
Block Quote:
In the old version of GoogleDocs there was an option to block quote paragraph, which would create a nice dotted box for the paragraph and make it like a section in a very big doc.
Did ...
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Getting hashes of Google Docs documents?
Although Google Docs documents seem to have a unique ID in the URL, I'm wondering if there is a way to get a hash (MD5, SHA1) of a document without downloading it again. Has anyone attempted something ...
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How to label points in a scatter plot in Google Docs
I've tried using the built-in scatter plot chart, and the Google scatter plot gadget. I haven't been able to figure out how to get either one to allow me to label the points in the chart. I have data ...
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Does Microsoft Office offer you free online storage like Google Docs?
Does Microsoft offer anything in terms of online storage, something similar to Google Docs?
I'm thinking of just keeping a few essential files on the "cloud", so I'll need as little as 50MB.
Is ...
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Google Spreadsheet: How to prevent cut and paste data changing references in formulas?
Google Docs has a feature where if you have a reference to a data cell in a formula, and you cut the data from that cell and paste it in a new location, the reference in the formula is updated to ...
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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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Are there differences between Google Docs as a standalone vs. when it's included in Google Apps?
I started using Google Docs and I like it a lot for simple documents and spreadsheets I collaborate on. I still use Word/PowerPoint/Excel for the heavy lifting. I'm using Outlook with Exchange Online ...
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Inserting page numbers in a Google Docs document
How do I add or insert a page number in the footer or header of a Google Docs document?
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How do I get local documents to directly open in google docs?
I read this article on Lifehacker on how to make a shortcut to open an empty google doc right from the desktop.
I would like to be able to open my file browser and just click on a document and have ...
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Allow People to View/Edit Google Docs without a Google Account
Is there any way I can allow someone who does not has a Google Account to view/edit my Google Docs?
Note that I am not saying I want to allow everyone to edit/view the documents. I want only to allow ...
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Does Dropbox or any other similar solution ignore files based on regexp?
I want to setup ignoring policies using syntax similar to .gitignore. Does any of “Dropbox-like” services allow this?
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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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How can I obliterate the history of a Google Docs document?
I have a Google Docs document that I want to share, but I don't want to retain the revision history when I do so. What's the easiest way to go about this?
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Cell row reference coming from another cell in Google Docs
I need to make google docs evoke the row number for a cell reference by pointing to another cell. Allow me to explain:
I have a form with different cells that point to another sheet (Sheet1!). All ...
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Let users only change their own data in Google Docs
I have a spreadsheet in Google Docs. Users can change everything and anything in the spreadsheet.
Now, I want them to be able to change empty fields or their own fields only.
Is this possible? If ...
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Normal scrollbars in Google Docs?
I have problems working with the new small (HTML scripted) scrollbars in Google Docs.
Is there some way to get normal (operating system provided) scrollbars back?
Maybe some jQuery in a Chrome ...
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How to synchronize Basecamp and Google Docs automatically?
Is there a way to synchronize Basecamp attachments with Google Docs? Are there any products on market doing this?
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Show edits from Google Docs users in different colors
I frequently use Google Docs for collaborative assignments, and love its ability to show you where other people are typing (and who is doing it) in real time. However, when returning to a document ...
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Download an older version of a document on Google Docs
I have an Excel sheet document on Google Docs with several revisions. I want to download one of its older versions to my machine.
How can I do this?
(Google Docs allows downloading the latest ...
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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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How to make a query with Google Spreadsheet, that checks for a date
I have a range that goes from B4:H124. All the cells in column B are dates. I would like to retrieve the data from a row (B:H), where the DATE equals to the content of a specific cell, lets say Q4.
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How to embed a Google Docs Video in my website
The UI does not have an "embed" button.
I managed to make it work copying the HTML from the docs site (using Firebug and Developer Tools, because the html is injected via Javascript)
But it seams ...
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How can I create a google document in a folder? [closed]
I organize my Google docs into folders.
When I want to create a new document in a folder, I have to:
create the document
save it
go back to view all
click the check box for that file
click Folders
...
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Request for somebody to comment on a section of a Google Docs document?
How can I request for one of the people with access to a Google Docs document to comment on a specific section of it? Can a section be tagged as "request for comments" towards a specific user of that ...
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Add a link in Google Spreadsheet to a paragraph in Docs
How do I add a link in a Google Spreadsheet to a specific paragraph or header in a Google Doc?
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Bulk delete documents or all documents in a collection in Google Docs
I have a large number (5,000+) of documents in Google Docs and I'd like to delete all of them and/or would like to delete all documents within a collection.
The only native way I see to delete ...
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Why is superscript not working properly in a table cell in Google Docs?
The following screenshot is from a cell in a table in Google Docs. The "th" next to the 9 is supposedly in superscript, but is not actually ascending. It works normally if it's not in a table. Why ...
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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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Google Docs: Add a word to spell check?
I'm editing a document using Google Docs.
I would like to add several words to the Spell Checker dictionary (e.g. 'Lasiewski' ;). This feature used to exist. However, I don't see a way how to do ...
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How can I create a theme for a Google Docs Presentation?
Does Google Docs allow you to create new themes for Presentations. I can change the background and set text colours for each part but how/can these be set for the whole presentation?
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Where is a good tutorial to use Google Spreadsheets?
The help system of Google Spreadsheets is a bit short (to put it nicely). Are there any good tutorials / documentation to explain a non-Excel-savy user how the formulas work, how one should use them ...
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Does Google Drive store files locally on your machine?
We've use Google Apps for Business, more specifically Google Drive extensively at work.
So much so if it went down / our data went missing, we would be stuck.
We've already turned on 2 set ...
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Easiest way to transfer Google data between accounts
Previously we had free accounts with Google for our Calendars, Contacts etc. We are now signed up as App Business and have new accounts. What is the easiest way to transfer:
Google Calendar
Google ...
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Can you specify qualifier and delimiter characters when exporting from Google Docs?
Can you specify qualifier and delimiter characters when exporting from Google Docs?
Right now, when I go to a spreadsheet and do File » Download As, it downloads something that is comma delimited and ...
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Bullets are missing when exporting PDF from Google Docs
When I export a file to PDF from Google Documents, the bullets are missing. Is this a bug?
Is there anyway to fix it?
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How to export Google Docs Presentation speaker notes?
Is there a good way to export the speaker notes out of a presentation in Google Docs Presentation and keeping the format?
The things I tried are
Printing, this works fine only if the notes are ...
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Google Docs: Search By Publication Status
I would like to search my Google Docs for documents which I have published, but I don't see a way to search for or sort by this characteristic. This is different from documents which I have shared ...
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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 ...
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Preserve formatting when referencing cells across sheets in Google Docs
Is there a way to show the formatting of the referenced cells from another sheet in Google docs spreadsheets? For example I have a sheet named balance with A1 having a comment and a blue background. ...
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Are there any good online Word Processor?
Are there any good online Word Processor that can compete with Microsoft Word and OpenOffice?
I have tested Google Docs but it's quite limited and don't offer many features. Are there any good ...
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Is there any way to use Gmail storage in other Google services?
It's unlikely that I'll ever have more than 1GB of email. However, I do have more than 1GB of photos (Picasa) and more than 1GB of files (Google Docs). Is there any way to use the storage from Gmail ...
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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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How do I stop Google Docs from opening documents in new tabs?
Is there any way to stop Google Docs from opening documents in new tabs?
For example, when I use Google Docs, and when I click on a document, the UI always opens a new tab. It's really frustrating (I ...
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Can I convert a Google Doc to a MS Word document?
How can I convert a Google Doc to MS Word document?
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How do I make a field display a calendar for picking a date in Google Docs Spreadsheet?
Previously, in Google Docs Spreadsheet, I've seen date fields that, when clicked on, display a calender for selecting a date.
How can I reproduce this?
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Possible to attach a file in Google Document in an email by Gmail
I was wondering if it is possible to attach a file already in my Google Document account to an email written in Gmail, without downloading it? If yes, how? Thanks!
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What is the purpose of the presence of Google Docs in Google Drive?
I was under the impression that by using Google Drive, I can edit my files in MS Word or Excel and it will all sync but apparently I can't open .gdoc .gsheet in MS Office.
So basically, aside from ...
