Posts Tagged ‘Google docs tips’

It looks like a lot of people want to create templates and share them. There is a way to do that:1. Create your Doc2. Go to Share and select the checkbox "Anyone can VIEW this document..."3. Copy and paste the URL to your website, blog, email, etc., appending &newcopy to the end of the URL like the one below:http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pIM_J1gg-sMPaQvhL86Q-cw&hl=en&newcopy... Full story

gDocsBar is a sidebar extension for firefox, a perfect companion for Google® Docs.With gDocsBar, you can drag and drop multiple files into the sidebar to upload documents.You can search and filter documents right from the sidebar. Now, gdocsbar comes with templates, webclips and smart folders.Your Gmail credentials are sent to Google directly over SSL. Your passwords are stored in ... Full story

One of the fastest and easy way to create a document using Google docs is to use templates/ Google has over 300 templates - business documents, spreadsheets, and presentations - ready for use. You want an invoice, want to write a resume or ... Full story

Update from Official Google Docs Blog:What do wedding planners, gas mileage calculators and photo albums have in common? They're all examples of templates available in the Google Docs Template Gallery that Sarah Beth Eisinger (Docs Templates engineer), Grant Dasher (intern), and I built and (happily!) released today. Read more Full story

Creating a DashboardWhether you have a complex involving many members or simple project having handful of team members - a dashboard enhances the visibility and helps in tracking. In an addition to your project management tools small communication is the key to project success, particularly around sharing status and progress updates to keep everyone moving in sync through each milestone.Since Google ... Full story

When reviewing your co-workers online documents, you can insert color-coded comments to differentiate from the rest of the text.How to insert color coded comments in a Google Document?Place your cursor where you'd like your comment to appear, and click the 'Insert' tab along the top of the page. Select the 'Comment' icon from the displayed toolbar and let the ... Full story

Looks like adding new features is a way of life at Google. Just seen a flashing message on one of help pages now again they have released some new features. It is really amazing the ease by which they are able to add new features. Just compare this to a PC based application like outlook - you will keep installing packs and not everyone ... Full story

Google is fast - shortly after the offline version of Google Docs (through Google Gears) they have continued with their fast development cycle and have launched some of the really good new features:More sharing options in Docs listNow you can both add and remove people's access and set ... Full story

Notifications:When working in collaboration with others now you can set notifications if others users who have access to same spreadsheet (of Google Apps), made any revisions. Cool! No need to look at document again and again – just set the notification.... Full story

Hey, this is a POWER FEATURE. Now you can create a form and invite people to fill it out. The people you invite are not required to sign in, and they can respond directly from your email message or from an automatically generated web page. And the answers will be automatically added to your spreadsheet. Cool!Here is how you can do this:... Full story