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Course Outline
Introduction to Google Docs & Core Formatting
- Introduction to Google Docs
- The Cloud Advantage: Real-time syncing and cross-device accessibility.
- The Google Docs Interface: The Menu bar, Toolbar, Document Area, and Page Layout.
- Navigating: Creating a blank doc vs. using Templates.
- Compose a Google Doc
- Styles & Themes: Applying global document themes for instant styling.
- Paragraph Styles: Using Heading 1, Heading 2, Body Text for structure.
- Basic Formatting: Font, size, alignment, bold, italics, and strikethrough.
- Lists & Outlining: Bulleted, numbered, and multi-level lists.
- Preferences: Customizing spell check and keyboard shortcuts to suit your work style.
Enhancing Your Google Docs
- Page Layout & Navigation
- Headers and Footers: Adding page numbers, dates, and titles.
- Page Breaks vs. Section Breaks.
- Margins and Page Setup.
- Structure Elements
- Table of Contents: Creating and updating a clickable TOC based on Heading styles.
- Tables: Inserting, formatting, and merging cells; calculating simple sums.
- Tables of Contents: Creating a Table of Contents (TOC) that links to headings.
- Visuals & Media
- Images: Uploading, resizing, and wrapping text around images.
- Drawing Tool: Creating simple diagrams, charts, and flowcharts within the document.
- Inserting: Adding PDFs, Drive files, Maps, YouTube videos, and Shapes.
- Google Explore: Using the "Explore" button to find images, citations, and definitions without leaving the document.
Sharing & Permissions
- Share Your Google Docs
- Sharing Methods: Sharing via email vs. sharing via link.
- Link Settings: "Anyone with the link" vs. "Restricted" (specific people).
- Security: Understanding who can see vs. who can edit.
- Collaborator Roles & Permissions
- Viewer: Can only see the document.
- Commenter: Can see and add comments but cannot edit the text.
- Editor: Can modify the content and share settings.
- Organization Permissions: Controlling sharing within your corporate domain or group.
Collaborate with Google Docs
- Real-Time Collaboration
- Live Cursors: Understanding what your colleagues are typing.
- The Chat Bubble: Discussing changes without leaving the document.
- Suggestion Mode: Editing without deleting others' work (Track Changes equivalent).
- Comments & Action Items
- Commenting: Highlighting text to start a conversation thread.
- Mentioning: Using
@to notify specific collaborators. - Action Items: Turning comments into actionable tasks with assignment and due dates.
- Resolving: Marking comments and tasks as resolved.
Google Docs Tools & Version History
- Version History & Management
- Version History: Viewing previous iterations of the document.
- Reverting: Restoring an older version of the file.
- Comparing Documents: Highlighting differences between two versions.
- Google Docs Tools
- Explore Data: Analyzing text statistics and finding references.
- Explore Images: Using Google Lens capabilities within the document.
- Word Count: Checking statistics and managing word limits.
- Add-ons: Overview of the Add-ons menu for expanding functionality (e.g., DocAI, Grammarly).
- File Management
- Naming & Organizing: Folder structures in Google Drive.
- Exporting: Downloading as PDF, Word, or Text file.
- Archiving: Managing document permissions and ownership transfer.
Business Challenge
- The Challenge Scenario
- Participants are presented with a business need (e.g., "Draft a project proposal, invite a colleague to comment, and format it into a PDF").
- Execution
- Create a document using a template.
- Apply styles, headers, and a TOC.
- Insert a table, an image, and a drawing.
- Add a comment with an action item for the instructor (or a peer).
- Check the version history and download the final file.
- Review & Q&A
- Review of common pitfalls.
- Final questions and best practices.
Requirements
None.
7 Hours
Testimonials (3)
The final day which is the Machine Learning Topic
John Erick Baltazar - Globe Telecom
Course - Google BigQuery
It was a really good training course, well prepared and explained by the trainer with great hands on experience on GCP.
Mircea
Course - Google Cloud Platform Basics and Management
Responses with solutions and practical use.
