Google+Document

=** How to Create Google Document? **=

** You will learn: **
** Create **a new Google Doc. ** Rename ** the untitled Google Doc.  Finding a document in ** your Google Drive **. Explore ** Google Templates ** and select a useful template.

=** ASSIGNMENT #1 **=

= STEP 1 =

= STEP 2 =

Select ** My Documents ** from the Menu.


= STEP 3 = Select the type of **doc **you would like to create from the drop-down menu.

= Your **new doc ** will open automatically in a **new tab ** on your browser. =

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= STEP 4 =

**For Example: __ 6CS Dr. Bentz Ancient Civilization __**
At the top of the page, locate and select ** Untitled document **. The ** Rename Document ** dialog box will appear. Type a ** name ** for your doc, then click ** OK **. If you accidentally close your doc or need to make revisions, you can access it again from your Google Drive, where it will be **saved **<span style="color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">automatically.

<span style="background-color: #ecf0f2; color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">You may notice that there is no save button. This is because Google Docs uses ** auto-save **, which automatically and immediately saves your files as you edit them. = STEP 5 **Save this doc in your Google Drive folder.** = Select your new Google Document in Google Drive. Click on the folder and Move into the Your Name Shared Folder.
 * SHARE YOUR DOCUMENT WITH DR. BENTZ. **

=** ASSIGNMENT #2 **= = STEP 1 =
 * Create a NEW document from a TEMPLATE (This will be your SECOND Google document) **

<span style="background-color: #ecf0f2; color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline;">To Create a New Doc from an Official Google Template:
<span style="background-color: #ecf0f2; background-color: transparent; color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Navigate to Templates Submitted by Google

Find a template for a newsletter 2.
<span style="background-color: #ecf0f2; background-color: transparent; color: #464646; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> Click ** Use this template **. You can also click ** Preview ** to view it first. A new doc will be created using the selected template. <span class="imageCaption" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 0.8em; vertical-align: baseline;">Viewing the opened template Customize the doc with your own information. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #464646; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span class="imageCaption" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 0.8em; vertical-align: baseline;">Customize TEMPLATES AND INCLUDE YOUR OWN information. **

** FINAL STEP **
**Save your SECOND document from a template into your Google Drive folder (see STEP 5 instructions)**
 * SHARE YOUR DOCUMENT WITH DR. BENTZ. **


 * You should have two Google documents: ASSIGNMENT #1 - one a simple Google document with a title/image/text and****
 * ASSIGNMENT #2 -** **a document created from a template customized with your own information.**

**<span style="background-color: #ecf0f2; color: #464646; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="imageCaption" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 0.8em; vertical-align: baseline;">RESOURCES ** @http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googledocuments/4.2

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= Google Documents: Inserting Images =

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= Google Documents: Creating Drawings =

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