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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Are there any important features from Microsoft Office that a college student would miss if he switched entirely over to Google Docs?
I'm going to get a laptop for college, but I don't want to pay for Microsoft Office if I can avoid it (yes I know I can get it at a discount - I'm trying to figure out if I even need it).
Are there ...
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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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1answer
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With Google Drive, how can I have a single document in multiple folders/collections?
I tried Google Drive today and promptly noticed that the "organize" feature of Google Docs went from a multi-selectable checkbox (in which you can check multiple collections for a document to be ...
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2answers
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Putting page numbers in a table of contents in Google Docs
I want to create a table of contents in a Google Docs document where the page numbers are automatically referenced.
Is it possible to put page numbers in a table of contents like this?
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How can I create a fixed column header in Google Spreadsheet like the first sheet?
How can I create a fixed column header in Google Spreadsheet like the first sheet?
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Web-based Dropbox and Google Docs integration
At my workplace people heavily use web apps for productivity, Dropbox is used as a backup solution, and Google Docs (custom Google Apps domain) is used for ocassional documents that need to be edited ...
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1answer
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In Google Drive, how can you link directly to “Download” a zip file and not view the contents?
When you share a Zip file in Google Drive, you land on a page to view all the files inside the zip file and to download the entire file the user has to click File → Download. I've noticed a lot of ...
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1answer
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How to insert source code in Google Docs?
Is there a easy way to insert source code with highlight in Google Docs?
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A faster way to access Strikethrough on Google Docs
I use a document on Google Docs as a simple to do list. I hate it that I have to access the Strikethrough command via a menu.
Is there a hidden keystroke to toggle Strikethrough or perhaps a way ...
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2answers
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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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4answers
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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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Attach multiple files to an email from Google Docs
I want to email two files as attachments to a single email in Gmail without downloading them from Google Docs. When viewing all items in Docs, the "Email as attachment" item is disabled in the Share ...
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3answers
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Adding bibliographic references to a Google Docs document?
How can I add my bibliographic references to a Google Docs document?
I've googled around for an answer and found WizCiteWeb from WizFolio, but they say it only works with the older version of Google ...
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4answers
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Rotating a PDF in Google Docs
I have a PDF on Google Docs, but the image is sideways. I would like to rotate the document so it can be read, but I don't want to install any PDF editing software.
Is there an easy way to do this?
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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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What are best practices for organizing Google Docs for the enterprise?
My company has 20 people. We all use Google Docs. As I continue to get Docs sent my way, I'm organizing them (via collections), but I realize everyone else is organizing them as well. This is a great ...
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2answers
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How can you merge two Google Documents?
I have several large (300k - 400k) documents in Google Docs. I would like to combine them into a single document. However, when I try Copy & Paste to do this, it takes ages (because the data is ...
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1answer
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View/compare revision differences in new Google Docs document
In the new version of Google Docs is it possible to view/compare revision differences as you used to be able to do to see the changes highlighted.
I know you can view previous versions but what I ...
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Download Files to Google Docs?
Is there a way to download a .PDF or whatever in such a way that it would skip my local machine and be directly uploaded to Google docs?
If that's not possible, is there some solution where I can set ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
9
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2answers
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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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1answer
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How can I stop users from syncing Company folders to their Google Drive desktop?
I do the admin for our 30 user company (Apps Premier account). We migrated from Exchange one year ago and I have gradually weaned people off their MS Office habits and now everyone uses GDocs/Drive ...
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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
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How does one add a new line in a cell in a Google doc spreadsheet?
I pressed return to make a new line in a cell of my Google docs spreadsheet.
That just moved to the next cell. How does one add a new line in a cell in a Google doc spreadsheet?
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Inserting a New Sheet in a Google Spreadsheet
How can I insert a new blank sheet (a new tab) into an existing Google Spreadsheet? I'm able to duplicate those that already exist on the bottom, but I can't find the menu option to insert a sheet.
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3answers
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Saving a GMail attachment to Google Docs
Is there a way to save an email attachment in GMail to Google Docs?
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3answers
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Google Docs Spreadsheet - Multiuser filter issue
When two or more users view the same Google Docs spreadsheet and one of them filters the data by a column, that filter is immediately applied for the other users as well.
Is there a way to avoid this ...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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How do I change my nickname or display name on Google Docs?
How do I set a different display name to show on in the revision history of a Google Docs document?
When I look at the revision history of a shared document that I've edited, all my edits are showing ...
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2answers
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Why does Google Docs change the title of my doc to Chinese characters?
When I open a pdf file from an email (happens on some but not all pdfs) Google Docs comes up with the correct title while showing the preview for my document. Then a second later, it changes the ...
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2answers
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How can I migrate Documents from MS Office Live to Google Docs?
Is there a easy way to migrate a large number of MS Office Live documents to Google Docs? Does Google has some tool for that?
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How can I make some data on a Google Spreadsheet auto-sorting?
Let's say I want Google Doc to automagically sort some data, for example Coloumn C. How do I do that?
I know that I can manually sort data by right-clicking and selecting "sort data", but this is not ...
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3answers
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What happened to 'Edit CSS' in Google docs?
It seems this very useful feature in Google Docs has been removed at some point in the past. It seems a shame and I cannot see why such a feature might be pulled.
Does anyone know why this happened ...
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3answers
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Create documents with plain text formatting in Google Docs
How do I make documents in Google Docs with plain text format?
Sometimes I make changes to text pages on my site and upload them to the website. The files are PHP and I prepare the pages in ...
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2answers
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Google docs date in format 'dd/MM/yy'
Is there any way to use date in format dd/MM/yy ? The Google docs support only MM/dd/yy and it cause us problems to use it (we can't sort the date column).
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Can I embed Google Drive in a web page?
Google Sites and Calendar and various other services have frames you can embed in other sites. In particular Google Groups has a particularly decent embed functionality.
Security issues aside, I ...
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1answer
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Compose final degree work with Google Docs: Cool or crazy?
I love Google Docs. It's the way to write and share documents today.
Is Google Docs already capable for...?
Advanced scientific formatting
Advanced headers and footers
publishing as book, pdf, doc
...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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Save directly into shared folder on Google Docs [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to create a doc directly inside a collection?
The scenario:
I have a shared folder. If I select the folder and press "Create new" and select folder, it ...
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1answer
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How to filter emails from Google Docs?
Emails from Google Docs are sent from the personal email address rather than from noreply address.
So when I receive a notification about that somebody has shared a document with me, I see ...
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3answers
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How do you move a row in a Google Docs Document table?
How do you move rows in a Document table? The obvious thing - selecting the entire row, cut, paste - does something very strange (inserts the row as a single cell with a nested table containing the ...
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1answer
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Adding equations to Google Docs presentation
In Google Docs' document editor, there's a rudimentary support for adding mathematical equations.
I didn't find anything like that in Google Docs presentation editor.
Anyone know a workaround?
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2answers
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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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2answers
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How can I synchronize Google Docs with my desktop files?
How can I synchronize the files I have on Google Docs with the ones on my desktop?
I know it used to implemented via Google Gears and then they pulled it to work on a HTML5 solution (although that ...
7
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1answer
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Is there any way to make Google Docs document view default to compact controls?
Whenever I open a document in Google Docs for editing, I push Shift + Ctrl + F to set the mode to Compact Controls. I find this view simply superior, to the standard view, so I would like to make it ...
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1answer
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Why doesn't my picture appear next to my name when I add comments to a Google doc?
When I add comments to a Google doc, there's a place-holder for my picture, but my actual picture does not show up. For other commenters, their picture does show up.
I have a picture set in my ...
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1answer
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Google Docs date math
Using Google Doc's spreadsheet program, I'd like to do some simple date math. For example, given TODAY() add 7 days. I don't see any functions to do it, and some quick stabs in the dark didn't pan ...
