before you get to work in Google Docs
you might want to take a minute to
explore the different tools and features
and learn your way around the interface
in this video I'm going to give you a
quick tour starting with the area above
your document first we have the toolbar
where you can access different shortcuts
that let you work with your document
this includes undo and redo the Print
command as well as formatting options
like font color and size to view even
more options use the menus above the
toolbar these give you access to many of
the same tools and features but with a
few additions for example under insert
you can add headers footers and other
special elements to your document in the
upper left corner you can navigate back
to Google Docs or click here to change
the title of your document this is one
of the first things I do when I create a
new file in Google Docs I change the
title to something more descriptive
finally in the upper right corner you'll
find the comments button in the share
button these allow you to collaborate
with other Google Drive users and
quickly manage your sharing options
the last thing I'd like to show you is
how to change your page setup options
you can do this right away before you
get to work or just keep the steps in
mind in case you want to make
adjustments later first open the file
menu above the toolbar then click page
setup
a window will appear where you can
customize several different things to
change the orientation of your document
choose portrait or landscape landscape
will position your document so it's
horizontal instead of vertical to adjust
your margins change the numbers here I'm
going to go with half inch margins
instead of the default one inch which
will make them slightly smaller
you can also change the paper size
depending on the type of document you
plan to create you can make the page
larger or smaller just make a selection
from the menu when you're done click OK
that covers the basics of Google Docs
now that you know how to navigate the
interface and access different tools and
features you can start using it to
create documents of your own
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