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Google Drive & Docs
Vocabulary about Google Drive and Google Docs
Term | Definition |
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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 |