Shaping & Formatting Documents in Google Docs 2020

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Making your title stand out in Google Docs 2020
  4m 22s
  You can use Word Art to make your title stand out and set the tone for the document. We’ll first look at inserting text as Word Art and then further customizing it to suit your needs. Once we’ve inserted the title, we’ll see how to add and customize a border. FREE ACCESS
• 2.  Creating a numbered list in Google Docs 2020
  4m 13s
  Numbered lists are extremely useful if you want to organize items in chronological order in your document. We’ll also look at how numbering updates automatically and how you can create a hierarchy with numbered lists. FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Creating a bulleted list in Google Docs 2020
  3m 26s
  Bulleted lists are a great way of breaking up a block of text into more digestible bite sized items. We can also use bulleted lists to create a hierarchy. Once inserted, bulleted lists can still be customized. FREE ACCESS
• 4.  Formatting your document in Google Docs 2020
  4m 3s
  To ensure your document’s legibility, it’s important you know how to format it. We’ll look at how you can improve legibility by changing margin size and default page settings such as page orientation, size and more. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Inserting page and section breaks in Google Docs 2020
  3m 43s
  A document is composed of different parts: a cover page, table of contents, sections, etc. We’ll look at how you can organize these different parts by adding page and section breaks. You will also see how to create sections to add structure tyour text. FREE ACCESS
• 6.  Organizing your text into columns in Google Docs 2020
  4m
  Google Docs allows you to automatically put your text into columns. This can be particularly useful if you are creating a magazine or newspaper article. You can choose the number of columns used, modify your column widths, and even adjust the spacing between your columns. FREE ACCESS
• 7.  Adding page numbers to a document in Google Docs 2020
  4m 1s
  If you want to keep track of the content in your document, you can add page numbers. These are crucial if you're working on a long document, especially if it's a collaborative one where multiple people are editing. As with headers and footers, you can also hide page numbers on your first and last pages if you want to insert a title or end page into your document. FREE ACCESS
• 8.  Inserting headers & footers in Google Docs 2020
  4m 15s
  In Google Docs, headers and footers are very useful to include supplementary but not directly relevant information relating to your document. We’ll look at adding headers and footers, and then configuring them once they’ve been inserted. FREE ACCESS
• 9.  Creating a table of contents in Google Docs 2020
  4m 33s
  A table of contents is a great way of showing the overall structure of your document in Google Docs. Table of contents can be created automatically from the document outline which is based on differently applied text styles. We’ll look at setting up a document in this way, and then inserting & customizing various table of contents. FREE ACCESS
• 10.  Adding a bibliography in Google Docs 2020
  4m 1s
  If you regularly cite the same sources in your document, Google Docs gives you the option to add and save your citation sources. If you know the author, title, or publication date, you can add this information to use and easily cite your sources. You will also learn how to insert a bibliography by using these citations sources. FREE ACCESS