- You can email a Google Doc as an attachment…to anybody right from the Google Doc itself.…To do this, click File, Email as attachment.…It's going to open up a dialog box…and the first thing you need to decide…is how you wanna email the document.…You can email it as a PDF file,…which means that whoever gets the document…won't be able to make any changes or edit it.…You can email it as a Microsoft Word document,…in which Google Docs will do the best it can…to preserve the integrity of the document,…that is, the fonts and image placement.…
You can send it as a Rich Text document,…an HTML document, a Plain Text document,…meaning no pictures will go along with it,…or even in Open Document format…if you're using the free OpenOffice software.…Finally, you can choose to paste…the item itself into the email,…which won't be sent as an attachment.…It'll take the contents of your Google Doc…and dump it right into the email.…I'm gonna choose to send it as a PDF,…which I always like to do,…because this way I know that the integrity…
Author
Jess Stratton
Updated
3/8/2019Released
3/9/2015- Creating, naming, saving, and editing docs
- Formatting text
- Creating a table of contents
- Inserting images and tables
- Copying, renaming, and moving docs
- Publishing docs on the web
- Sharing docs
- Translating docs
- Using Google Docs on mobile devices
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Who can use Google Docs?1m 9s
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What's new in Google Docs?2m 30s
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1. Getting Started with Google Docs
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Navigating Google Docs2m 58s
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2. Editing Google Docs
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Formatting text2m 57s
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Using the Paint Format tool2m 29s
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Adding page numbering1m 31s
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Creating a table of contents3m 16s
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Setting view options2m 6s
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3. Working with Images
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Working with image placement3m 42s
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Inserting a Google drawing2m 49s
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4. Working with Tables
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Setting table options1m 27s
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Resizing a table1m 34s
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Formatting cells2m 48s
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5. Working with Google Docs
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Deleting and restoring a doc2m 40s
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Downloading a doc2m 23s
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Including add-ons in a doc2m 11s
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6. Collaborating with, and Sharing, Google Docs
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Publishing a doc to the web2m 24s
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Printing a doc1m 46s
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Emailing a doc1m 53s
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Sharing a doc with others3m 33s
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Adding comments to docs2m 9s
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7. Using Google Docs on a Mobile Device
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Working with docs in the app3m 41s
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Conclusion
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Next steps26s
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