Files & Tools

There are a handful of tools that you will find in different word processing applications like Microsoft Word or Google Docs. One of these tools can be very useful if you need to know how to check the word count in the Google Docs iPhone app. If you are creating a document for a publication, […]

There are a lot of popular document formats that you may encounter for work or school. Some common ones include .docx and .pdf, but you may find that you need to know how to download a Google Docs file as plain text. The plain text file format doesn’t provide a lot of options for formatting, […]

While many documents created in Google Docs will consist only of text, you may occasionally create a document that includes other objects as well. Whether that object is a table, a link, or even an image, it’s possible to include it within the content of the document. But if you are new to Google Docs […]

While Google Docs makes it easy for you to view the revision history and restore a previous version, you may occasionally prefer to create a copy of an existing document so that you can make some major edits. Fortunately you can make a copy of a Google Doc in a couple of different ways, depending […]

The steps in this article are going to show you how to view the word count in your Google Docs document. The word count window has an option that lets you show the word count in the document as you type. You can also see other information like the number of characters and the number […]

The steps in this article will show you how to download your Google Docs file as a Microsoft Word file. You or the person to whom you are sending the Microsoft Word file will need Microsoft Word to view it. Microsoft Word files can be uploaded to Google Docs and viewed or converted back to […]