Google Docs Fundamentals

Google Docs Fundamentals
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To the right of the link and comment tool are buttons
to align text. Text is automatically left-aligned. The
other options include center, right and full or justified.
Justified text gives even text on the left and right side.
Normally, when we left-align text, it is straight on the
left and leaves ragged or un-even edges on the right.
When the menu is collapsed a search box is available
on the left. This search box is there to help access menu
options that are hidden when the menu is collapsed.
For example, if we want to align text, type align in the
search box. A list of text align options will appear. Use
the mouse to select a text align option.
To the right of the text align buttons we have the line
spacing button, the numbered list button, the unordered
list button, and the indent buttons.
To the right of the indent buttons is the clear formatting
button. This button is useful when you want to return
your text to regular text without any formatting.
Above the toolbar we have several menu options. All
the toolbar options are available in the menu options.
Most of the time we can do most formatting with the
toolbar.
If you find yourself using the toolbar more than the
menu, you can click on the hide menu button. This
comes in handy if you have a computer with a small
screen and need more space for text. The same button
can be used to show the menu again.
The mouse isn’t the only way to select items. When a
list of options is displayed in the menu, you can use the
up and down arrow keys to highlight the option and
press the enter key to run the selection.
Shortcut keys are another way to avoid using the
mouse. In this example we see a list of shortcut keys
that can be used to execute the option. The ‘command’
plus ‘shift’ plus ‘E’ keys can be used to center-align text.
On Windows computers this would be ‘Control’ plus
‘Shift’ plus ‘E’. You would press all these keys at the
same time.
Some people like shortcut keys while others don’t care
for them. I personally like them because they are a
time saver. People that don’t like them usually don’t
like them because they can’t remember the keys and
because it requires some finger acrobatics.
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