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Google Drive & Docs
Vocabulary about Google Drive and Google Docs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 15 Gigabytes | The amount of free storage available in Google Drive |
| Sharing | the ability for more than 1 user to collaborate on a Google Application at any given time |
| Google Docs | word processing software that allows you to create text based documents |
| Google Sheets | spreadsheet software that allows you to organize information, manipulate data by using functions and formulas, and represent data visually using charts and graphs |
| Google Forms | software that allows you to collect information in the form of surveys and export the results into Google Sheets for more in depth data analysis |
| Google Slides | presentation software that allows you to create slides for presenting information |
| Google Drawings | software for creating simple vector graphics or diagrams |
| Google Drive | free service from Google that allows you to store files online and access them anywhere using the cloud |
| Cloud Computing | a way to store and access files/folders from any computer that has internet access |
| Template | pre-designed file you can use to quickly create new documents |
| File Management | method of organizing your files into folders so that you can find your documents easier |
| Search Bar | allows you to search for a specific file in your Google Drive |
| File | any document created including saved pictures and videos |
| Folder | allows you to keep like files in a group/collection |
| Document Title | located in the top left corner allows you to name your document |
| Menu Toolbar | list of tools that allow you to edit features within a document |
| Shortcuts Toolbar | toolbar of most used tools for editing documents |
| Page Setup | allows you to change features of the page like page orientation, margins, paper size, etc. |
| Landscape | page orientation where the longer edge of the paper is at the top |
| Portrait | page orientation where the shorter edge of the paper is at the top |
| Margins | how much white space is around the edges of a printed document |
| Insertion point | blinking vertical line that tells you where text will be inserted into a document |
| Ctrl + C | copies selected item to the clipboard |
| Ctrl +V | pastes copied item from clipboard into your document |
| Ctrl + X | cuts the selected item out of the current document and stores it on the clipboard |
| Spellcheck | checks your document for misspelled words |
| Formatted Text | ways you can make your text more attractive and draw attention to parts of your message |
| Font | the typeface used to type words in the document |
| Font Size | the point size of an individual letter of text |
| Bold | makes text wider and darker than surrounding text |
| Italics | slants the selected text |
| Underline | creates a line under selected text |
| Hyperlink | a link in a document that takes you to a separate part of the document or another webpage |
| Alignment | the way lines of text are lined up with the margins |
| Left Align | aligns text at the left margin |
| Center Align | aligns text an equal distance from the left and right margins |
| Right Align | aligns text at the right margin |
| Justify | text is equal on both sides and lines up equally to the right and left margins; many newspapers and magazines use full justification |
| Line Spacing | amount of space between lines of text in a document |
| Single Spacing | no space between lines of text |
| Double Spacing | 1 line of space between lines of text |
| Before and After spacing | adds extra space before and after a line of text |
| Indent | spacing the first line of text in a paragraph a few spaces to the right of the left aligned text |
| Tabs | pressing the tab key indents text a predefined amount of spaces |
| Header and footer | located in the margin space at the top (header) or bottom (footer) of a document and contains extra information like footnotes and page number |
| Soft Page Break | when text automatically rolls onto the next page of a document |
| Hard Page Break | when you press Ctrl + Enter to force text to start on a new page in a document |
| Table | grid of cells arranged into rows and columns |
| Rows | information placed horizontally in a table |
| Column | information placed vertically in a table |