A web-based file synchronization and cloud storage service from Google.
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1answer
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Make 'All Items' my default location in Google Docs
I'd like to make 'All Items' my default location when I load up Google Docs instead of 'Home'. Clicking to remove the 'Home' label or having to navigate to 'All Items' every single time I want to ...
3
votes
1answer
199 views
Need a free web application in order to organize a local library [closed]
I need a free web application in order to organize a local book library. I mean paper books, not e-books. We used YouTrack for that purpose before, but it doesn't fit our needs because:
Free version ...
3
votes
1answer
431 views
Using Google Docs in full screen mode without using file menu
How can I reach the full screen mode of Google Documents without clicking View->Full Screen?
Is there a different URL perhaps that I can use or any other methods to get Google Docs to show the ...
3
votes
1answer
229 views
I had a shared Google Doc but the person who shared it deleted their account and the doc is gone, is there way to get it back?
When the account was deleted all documents they shared with me(months of work) disappeared.
3
votes
1answer
2k views
How do I publish this survey created in Google Docs?
I have a student who created a Form in Google Docs using their Google Apps for Education account. For some reason, we are unable to send this published form so that others can take the survey. Why ...
3
votes
1answer
109 views
Can I prevent Google from tracking which links I follow in downloaded PDFs?
I want to create a PDF document using Google Docs/Drive that includes links, but without Google tracking clicks on those links.
Downloading a Google Drive document (File > Download as) in any other ...
3
votes
1answer
152 views
How to copy links to Google Drive document
When I copy HTML to Google Drive, I lose the URLs in the text. Is that normal behavior? If so, how do I get around it to keep the URLs?
3
votes
0answers
335 views
How to insert code in Google Drive documents
I use Google Drive Docs as my note taking tool and it is awesome since I can use it when I am offline, but I have a problem: I can't add source code in documents there. I know this question is ...
3
votes
1answer
198 views
Cannot copy text from PDF generated with Google Docs?
I exported my document on PDF from Google Drive on the Web. When I try to Copy/Paste my content, I get this :
Please do you have ...
3
votes
0answers
205 views
Why is “access denied” to multisheet charts in published Google docs?
I can successfully include a chart based on a single sheet, but as soon as I combine ranges from multiple sheets, I get an access denied error.
Example spreadsheet
Published spreadsheet
What am I ...
3
votes
1answer
222 views
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. ...
3
votes
2answers
615 views
Parsing timestamp in Google spreadsheet with script
I have a spreadsheet with a form that timestamps every time the form is submitted. I'm writing a script to change the background color of the timestamped cell if it is more than 7 minutes after a ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
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 ...
3
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0answers
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How do I specify the title of a scatter plot made in Google Tables?
Users can now make "tables" in Google Drive by going to Create -> More -> Table (beta). I uploaded my own data (http://goo.gl/OfvQy (tsv)) and then made a scatter plot by going to Visualize -> ...
3
votes
1answer
17k views
How to create custom Google Docs Form with a custom theme?
Google Docs Form offer a bunch of themes but I need to create custom one. I need my banner at the top of form- questionnaire. How can I do that?
3
votes
0answers
119 views
What format does cloudHQ backup Google Docs as?
I'd prefer somebody who has experience using this. I'm trying to convince my boss that it would benefit the company to use Google Docs but he doesn't like that the docs aren't available to edit ...
3
votes
0answers
192 views
Using Google Docs to work with Europass CV
Is there any trick to make Google Docs get the correct layout of a Europass CV?
I keep trying and trying but I cant get that to work well, all my tried go into something like this:
and then:
3
votes
1answer
686 views
docx files in Google viewer [closed]
The documentation of Google viewers describe that it supports .docx files.
But when I open a .docx file in the Google viewer nothing is displayed - see here
I can't figure it out what the problem ...
3
votes
1answer
651 views
Sharing Folders with Groups in Google Apps
I'm using Google Apps and trying to share a nested folder structure with many files with a google group.
Example
Group
test@example.com
Group Members
user1@example.com
user2@example.com
etc.
...
3
votes
3answers
500 views
Paste numbers as string in Google Spreadsheet
I have one spreadsheet in Google Docs with data like:
0012
0234
0065
I wanna paste in another Google Doc Spreadsheet but when I use ctrl+c ctrl+v the data is formatted like numbers:
12
234
65
I ...
2
votes
4answers
4k views
Google Drive: copy a file with the web interface
I want to copy a file in my Google Drive using the web interface. Adding it to another folder seems to create a hard link rather than a file that can be changed independently of the original. There ...
2
votes
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
votes
2answers
4k views
Adding one Google Spreadsheet column to a string to dynamically create a URL in the next column
I have a spreadsheet of product id codes that I'd like to turn into links, and from everything I've read, the concat or concatenate functions in Google Docs should work for that, but so far everything ...
2
votes
6answers
7k views
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 ...
2
votes
2answers
3k views
How can I calculate how often one string appears in a column compared to another string?
I have a column in my Google Docs spreadsheet which contains either "OK" or "NOK" (acceptance testing).
How can I calculate the percentage for how often "OK" appears compared to "NOK".
2
votes
3answers
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Can I resize an image (Drawing file) in Google Drive?
Is it possible to resize an image (a Drawing file) within Google Drive?
I created a new drawing in Google Drive. When I download the image as a PNG file and then upload it to where I want to use it ...
2
votes
1answer
46 views
How does one create a Google doc directly in a folder?
I clicked on a Google doc folder and created a new Google doc. However, the Google doc is not automatically placed in the folder.
How do I create a document and have it automatically belong to a ...
2
votes
2answers
3k views
Is there a way to password protect Google forms?
I would like to create a check request form but I only want users who either enter a password or whose Google accounts I give permission, to be able to fill out the form. Is this possible?
One idea ...
2
votes
3answers
674 views
How exactly does sharing work in Google Docs?
I have an Excel spreadsheet I made to track my own scores for an XBox game I play (TrialsHD, if you are curious). I've made it available to other players so they can track their own scores, but it ...
2
votes
2answers
732 views
Are Google documents URLs permanent?
I like using Google documents but I want to be able to tag my documents properly (without using a hierarchy structure)
My plan is to create the documents in Google docs and then link to them in ...
2
votes
3answers
106 views
Google docs gets confused by my logins
I am logged in to both the company google docs' gmail as well as my private (normal) gmail simultaneously (i keep both tabs open in chrome all the time), which seems to work fine most of the time.
...
2
votes
1answer
895 views
How can I upload files to Google Drive?
Before Google Docs became Google Drive, I could upload Word documents I wanted to edit, but now I seem unable to do it. Am I missing something, or is there really no way to upload files to Google ...
2
votes
1answer
925 views
How can you restrict a user from deleting Google Drive documents they are shared on?
What is the best way to allow a Google Drive user to edit documents but not delete them? Our organization has many files and would like to protect some less tech savvy users from disrupting numerous ...
2
votes
1answer
594 views
Google Drive and Multiple Users
I am not very familiar with Google Docs or Google Drive but started to look into it more and have two questions:
Once a file is uploaded can others in my organization see the files and download ...
2
votes
3answers
771 views
URL to create a new Google document
What is the current URL to create a new Google Document please?
Since Google last updated their Docs the old URL does not work.
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Embed a Google Spreadsheet in a forum post
I want to embed a Google Docs spreadsheet in a forum post so that it is easily viewed by people.
The spreadsheet should be read-only in the embedded status. Any way to do it?
2
votes
1answer
4k views
Create a column of date in Google Spreadsheet [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to extend series of dates in Google Docs?
Is there a way to create a column of date easily with google speadsheets like with Excel ?
In Excel, enter a date, hold ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
No option to import documents into Google Docs
How do I import document into Google Docs? I don't see an import option. Do I open the drive and drop it in?
I am trying to follow these ACRA (Application Crash Report for Android) steps:
Login ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Refer to Sheet with value in Cell?
The usual way to reference a sheet is here but how do you reference a sheet when the sheet's name is a value in a cell?
For example,
A1 = "Sheet number two"
B1 = A1&"!B4"
Here I want B1 to ...
2
votes
1answer
947 views
How to freeze a row height or prevent line breaks in Google Spreadsheets?
My question is very similar to a previous question here, but I don't want the scroll bars.
When I paste a link in a cell it usually breaks the cell in multiple lines, increasing the row height. Even ...
2
votes
2answers
177 views
Is there a way to send a document to google docs instead of downloading it to your drive?
I want to send a document to google docs instead of downloading it to my pc and then uploading it to google docs. I'm using chrome, is there an easy way to do it?
2
votes
2answers
1k views
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?
2
votes
1answer
261 views
Not reveal indentity when sharing documents to the public by Google document and by Dropbox
I would like to share some documents to the public by Google document and by Dropbox, so that the public can view the documents without downloading them, but without my identity being revealed. I ...
2
votes
2answers
507 views
Using Google Docs with Trello
I use Trello to upload blog articles so my team can see them, and select who will edit which post. Instead of uploading Word files from various computers, is there a way we could use Google Docs and ...
2
votes
1answer
873 views
How to transfer a collection in Google Docs to a Google Apps account?
Can I transfer a collection of docs from a private Google Docs account into a Google Apps account?
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Download button Google Drive sync-application
I have access to Google Drive. But the download button to download the sync application is not available for me.
2
votes
2answers
621 views
How to count how many cells in a column are below a certain date, AND check if other cells in the current row are empty?
I need to count how many cells in a specific column are below a certain date. Also, at the same time, the counter should only be increased, if some other cells next to each cell being counted are ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
What is the equivalent key in Google Docs Spreadsheet to Excel's F2 for editing a cell?
In Excel
When you want to edit the highlighted cell, and you don't want to move back to the previous cell when pressing the <- key, you press F2.
Pressing F2 ensures that when you're editing the ...
2
votes
1answer
562 views
Ctrl + F not working for browser page search when using Google Docs
When I do Ctrl+F in Google Docs, it shows the "document find view". What I would like is the "browser find view" when in Google Chrome.
What keys do I need to press to do a browser Ctrl+F in Google ...
2
votes
1answer
964 views
How do we set refresh-rate of Google Docs published document?
Hi all when I publish a Google Docs text file onto the web, it is set to update automatically every 5 minutes.
I would like it to refresh itself more frequently.
I was wondering is there anyway to ...
