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Apps For Academics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cut | Removes the selection to be pasted somewhere else on the document |
| Word Processing | Create, format, edit, share and print documents. |
| Default Font & Font Size | Arial: 11 |
| Single Spacing | The standard line spacing, which is a minimal vertical distance with no extra space between lines of text |
| Double Spacing | a formatting setting that creates a full blank line between each line of text, effectively doubling the standard spacing |
| Make a Copy | Make an exact duplicate of a Google Doc. It will say “Copy of….” in front of the copied document. |
| Download | Convert your Google Doc into a compatible Microsoft Word document and Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF cannot be edited or changed. |
| Version History | Allows you to access previous edits and changes made to doc. |
| Move | Move your document to a new location (folder) in your Drive. |
| Underline | Creates a line under the selected text |
| Italicize | a text formatting style where characters are slightly slanted to the right, used to emphasize words, denote titles of major works (books, movies, etc.), or indicate foreign terms. |
| Copy | Duplicated the selection to be pasted somewhere else on the document. |
| Paste | Add the content that has been cut or copied onto your document |
| Paste Without Formatting | to insert text from another source into your document while ignoring the original text's styling, such as font, color, and hyperlinks |
| Share | Give others access to edit, comment, or view your Google Doc |
| New | Create a blank doc |
| Open | Retrieve a doc from Drives |
| Increase Font | To increase the size of the selected text. |
| Print & Print Preview | Print is the command to send your document to a printer, while Print Preview is a feature that shows you how the document will look before it's printed, allowing you to check formatting, layout, and page breaks |
| Rename | click on the current title at the top left of the screen and type in a new name |
| Decrease Font | To decrease the size of the selected text. |
| Page Color | the feature that allows you to change the background color of your document from the default white |
| Font Color | the color of the characters in the text |
| Capitalization | To make the text all uppercase |
| Highlight | select the text, click the highlighter icon (a pen or marker) in the toolbar, and choose a color |
| Superscript | a formatting feature that raises text or symbols above the normal baseline, making them smaller and positioning them higher than the surrounding text |
| Subscript | a character, letter, or number that is printed slightly below the normal baseline of the text, often used for scientific or mathematical notation like the "2" in |
| Strikethrough | a text formatting option that adds a horizontal line through selected text to show it has been deleted, marked as completed, or is outdated without removing it completely |
| Bold | applying a typographic style that makes selected text thicker and darker to emphasize it, catch the reader's eye, and improve readability |
| Bullets | symbols (like a dot or circle) used to mark items in a list |
| Numbering | the function of automatically adding numbers to lists or lines of text |
| Share | the process of granting others access to a document you own, which can be done by sending it directly to specific email addresses or by creating a shareable link |
| Viewer | a feature that allows you to preview documents directly in a web browser without needing to download them |
| Commenter | a user with permission to view a document and add annotations or suggestions without making direct edits to the main text |
| Editor | a user with permission to view a document and add annotations or suggestions without making direct edits to the main text |
| Left Alignment | the default setting that lines text along the left margin, creating a straight, even edge on the left side of the page while the right edge appears "ragged" |
| Center Alignment | the default setting that lines text along the left margin, creating a straight, even edge on the left side of the page while the right edge appears "ragged" |
| Justified Alignment | the default setting that lines text along the left margin, creating a straight, even edge on the left side of the page while the right edge appears "ragged" |
| Right Alignment | a formatting option that positions selected text or elements along the right margin, creating a ragged left edge |
| Shading | the act of applying a background color to a specific area of the document, such as a paragraph, table cell, or text box |
| Borders | a line or graphic that surrounds a document, section, or image to visually separate or highlight it |
| Find & Replace | Find a word or phrase in your document and replace it with another word or phrase |
| Select All | Select all content in the document |
| Table | A table is a grid of rows and columns that organizes complex information so that it is easy to find and understand. |
| Rows | a horizontal line of cells within a table |
| Columns | Change your document to one, two, or three columns. |
| Cells | the individual rectangular box where a row and a column intersect in a table or spreadsheet |
| Word Count | a tool that displays a summary of the text in a document, showing the total number of words, characters (with and without spaces), and pages |
| Image/Online Pictures | the ability to insert images into a document from various online sources, such as the web, or to add a caption to a photo |
| Word Art | a type of art that uses words or text as a primary visual element, combining language with imagery |
| Shapes | pre-designed graphical elements like rectangles, arrows, and callouts that can be inserted, resized, and customized to organize information, create diagrams, or visually enhance a document |
| Drawing | Insert a new Google Drawing or a Google Drawing from your Drive. |
| Charts | A chart is defined as a diagram that illustrates and compares data |
| Hyperlink | a clickable link that navigates you to another webpage, a specific part of the same document, or another file |
| Headers | a section at the top of every page or styled headings for document sections |
| Footers | a section at the bottom of a document's pages that automatically repeats information, such as page numbers, author names, or dates, on each page |
| Page Numbers | a feature that automatically adds a sequential number to each page of a document |
| Text Box | a rectangular area on a screen that allows users to input, edit, and display text |
| Page Orientation | the setting that determines whether the page is displayed vertically (portrait) or horizontally (landscape) |
| Special Characters/Symbols | symbols and icons that go beyond standard letters and numbers, allowing you to add elements like emojis, math symbols, currency signs, arrows, and accent marks to your documents |
| Margins (default size) | margins are the blank spaces between the document's content and the edges of the page. The default size is 1 inch (or 2.54 cm) on all four sides: top, bottom, left, and right |
| Landscape | a page setting where the content is displayed horizontally, across the longer side of the page |
| Portrait | the default vertical page orientation, where the page is taller than it is wide, similar to a standard letter or essay |
| Spelling/Grammar Check | an automatic tool that identifies potential errors as you type, underlining spelling mistakes in red and grammar issues in blue |
| Undo | Removes the action just done. |
| Redo | Adds the last action that was deleted back into the document |
| Zoom | a collaborative document tool from Zoom designed to compete with Google Docs, Notion, and others |
| Format Painter | a feature that copies and pastes the formatting of selected text to another part of the document |
| Clear Formatting | a feature that removes all styling from selected text, reverting it to the default font, size, and color, and removing things like bolding, italics, and hyperlinks |
| Help | Use this search menu to type in any command and apply it in your document |