WORKING WITH GOOGLE DOCS

Google Docs is a free, web-based alternative to a standard office software suite. It includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and form application. All documents you create in Google Docs are saved to their servers, meaning that they can be accessed at any time from any computer — or device — with web access.

In order to start working with Google Docs, you need a Google account, which, of course, you already have. You can create new documents on your computer by going to http://docs.google.com. You will need to log in with your Google username and password, at which point you will be taken to the main Google Docs page. On the left-hand side of the page, you will see a Create new button that presents you with a menu of choices of which kind of document you wish to create. If you select Document, a new tab will open in your browser, allowing you to create a document in Google's word processing application. Although not as fully featured as something like Microsoft Word, the Google application allows you to type your document and apply most of the common formatting you are familiar with, such as changing the font, size, and color of text. You can save your document at any time by clicking the Save now button in the top-right corne....