{"id":1545,"date":"2021-09-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2021-09-08T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T13:20:19","slug":"five-google-docs-features-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1545","title":{"rendered":"Five Google Docs features to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adapted from https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/5-google-docs-features-you-might-not-know\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of late July 2021, all of these features are available when you use Google Docs in Chrome on a computer. Where specifically mentioned below, you also may access these features in Google Docs mobile apps. Everything you need to know is covered below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. How to @ add smart chips in Google Docs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Type the @ key into a Google Doc while in Chrome on the web and a list of\u00a0smart chips<\/a>\u00a0options displays (Figure A<\/strong>). The list might include people, files, dates or upcoming calendar events. Type one or more additional characters and the displayed items list changes as you home in on the item you intend to @ include.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each smart chip displays relevant data when selected and offers a link to the included content. A contact smart chip displays additional information about the person (See How to connect to people within a Google Doc<\/a> for more details). Files similarly shows a mini preview pane, with a few details about who owns the files and recent changes. Dates display and provide access to a calendar and a Book Meeting option. Event chips link directly to the event on Google Calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figure A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a Google Doc on the web, type @ to add smart chips, which let you insert a link to people, files, dates or calendar events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. How to create checklists in Google Docs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Google Docs now supports checklists<\/a>. Select the icon (Figure B<\/strong>) to add a new checklist in your document, then enter individual items, each on their own line. An empty box displays next to each item. Check the box to mark a task complete and strikethrough the line’s text. Uncheck the box to remove the strikethrough formatting and check. In the Google Docs mobile app on Android<\/a> or iOS<\/a>, while editing a Doc, the Checklist icon displays as an option to the right of the left- and center-text icons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figure B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select the checklist icon, then add one or more items. Select the checkbox to mark off an item.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3. How to control paragraph placement between pages in Google Docs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, you want to make sure that document text remains together<\/a>\u2013that you don’t have a heading without a paragraph, that you don’t split a paragraph, or that you don’t leave a single line from a paragraph by itself (Figure C<\/strong>). Select the text you want to keep together, then select Format | Line & Paragraph Spacing, then select from the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n