How To Create Google Docs

Introduction

Google Docs is a very useful and convenient tool made by Google. It is used mostly for web based storage as well as data storage. Google Docs is entirely free and was introduced back in 2010. It has data storage for up to 10GB. Google Docs is expecting an upgrade in this year, 2012 and is expected to be even bigger, better and more efficient. When using Google Docs, it's pretty easy to create your documents.

Step 1

In order to create a Google Doc, you'll need to go directly to the Google Docs home page. The home page is located at: http://docs.google.com. Once you're on the page, you will then need to sign into Google Docs by using your free Gmail email address and password.

Step 2

Once signed in, you'll want to begin making a new document. In order to do this, you'll need to hit the 'new' tab. From there, click 'document'. After you've began making a new document, you'll need to name the document, before you can progress any further. To name the document, go to 'file', followed by 'rename'. When naming, make sure you try to use something similar to the project title or your first and last name, that way you can remember and locate the document easily.

Step 3

Your next step is to add whatever it is you need to into your document, or also known as editing your document. You can begin working on your document by clicking the white space below the toolbar
and enter your content. You can also change your fonts size and type with Google Docs. You also can add bullets, numbering or whatever you'd like to list something. There is also a spell check feature available to users.

Step 4

Once you've created your Google Doc, you can then begin to share the document if you choose to do so. To share your newly created document, you'll need to click 'share', followed by 'share with others'. After you click 'share with others', you'll need to lastly, click 'invite collaborators'. Once you've invited your collaborators, they will receive an email knowing you've sent them an invite to your Google Docs.

Step 5

After you're all done editing, sharing and etc, you'll want to make sure your Google Docs is completely saved, so that you can get to it when you need to. All you need to do to save a Google Doc, is to click the 'save' button in the upper right hand corner and make sure it's re-saved under the file name you picked previously.

Tips

In order to use Google Docs, you'll need to have a free Gmail email address. You can simply sign up for one of these, by visiting Gmail's official website. The sign up process is fairly simple and it will allow you to have full access to any of Google's free services, such as Google Docs.

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