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Get Started with Google Docs
Accessing Google Docs and creating, editing, and sharing documents

Access your documents
To view a list of documents you own or have access to, or to create a document:
 * Visit Google Docs directly

Enter https://docs.google.com/a/your_domain.comin your browser (but be sure to replace your_domain.com with your actual domain name).
 * Or visit from another Google Apps product

When you're using a Google Apps product (e.g. Gmail, Calendar), you'll see other Apps products listed at the top left of the page. Click Documents to access your Docs list.

In your Docs list, you'll see all of the documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, and drawings you have access to.

Create a document
From your Docs list, click the Create new drop-down menu and select Document.

An untitled document appears in your browser -- now you're ready to edit!

Rename your document
Click on the title to rename the document.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Edit and format your document
=== <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are many ways to edit your document with the edit toolbar. === <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You could stick to entering plain text, but why? Take advantage of the full range of features in Google Apps Documents to make your documents stand out from the rest. Here are some ideas to get you started:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Insert images

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Choose an image from your computer or from the web (via URL). Once your image is added, you can modify or remove it at any time.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Add a table

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tables are a great way to organize information in your document. Start by pointing at the number of rows and columns you want: Then format and fill out your table:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Share and collaborate
=== <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Once you've created your document, share it with others! Collaborators can then edit the same document at the same time -- you'll always have the most up-to-date version at your fingertips. ===

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To get started, click the Share button at the top right of the page to open this dialog:

You then have the following options:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Get the link to share

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One way to share your document is to choose how to share its link. Click Change under Permissions. Then choose one of the following sharing settings:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Invite individuals to view or edit

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Or, you can share your document with specific people and determine their level of access. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You'll have the option to send an invitation (in email message format) to view or edit your document.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Can edit: Collaborators can add and edit content in your document.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Can view: People can access a read-only version of your document. They won't be able to edit any content in your document.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">See who has access

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To see who has access to your document, including their permission levels, click the Share button. Notice you can also change permission levels here.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Email as attachment

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Send your document to people inside or outside of your domain by emailing it as an attachment: Click the down arrow to the right of the Share button, then choose Email as attachment.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Choose the format of the attachment (e.g. Microsoft Word Document, Rich Text Format, etc.) and type the email message:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Publish as web page

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Publish your document as a web page and others can access and view it online. Your document will be assigned a unique address (URL) that you can send to friends and colleagues.

Click the down arrow to the right of the Share button, and then choose Publish to the Web.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To print your document, select File > Print
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A PDF version of your document will appear along with the print dialog box.