- Over the course of creating different Google Docs,…there's some things that you might…need to change for those documents,…specifically, the page margins,…that is, how much width you have…on the side of each document and the top and the bottom,…setting the orientation,…whether it's portrait or landscape mode, and the color.…Right now it defaults to a white background.…There's one place that you can go…to change all three of those things,…and that's the Page setup screen.…To get there, click File and select Page setup…down at the bottom.…
Here's where you can change the Orientation…from Portrait to Landscape mode,…that is, turning the piece of paper sideways.…You can also change the paper size,…if you're printing your document out…on a larger size piece of paper.…You can also change the background color.…It defaults to a white background,…but you can certainly change that.…You can also change the margins,…that is, the amount of white space on the top, bottom,…left, and right sides of your document.…
For example, if you change those,…
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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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