Google Docs cheat sheet: How to get started

Google Docs is a powerful word processor that you use through your web browser. It’s integrated with Google Drive to store your documents in the cloud. In addition to the Docs web app, there are mobile apps for Android and iOS.

Anyone with a Google account can use Google Docs for free. It’s also available with Google Workspace — Google’s subscription-based online collection of office apps that also includes Gmail, Google Slides, Google Sheets, and more — with more advanced features.

This guide will get you started with the Google Docs web app and show you how to share and collaborate on your documents with other people.

We’ll also cover a few Gemini (Google’s generative AI assistant) features that are now integrated with Google Docs. Gemini tools are available in Google Docs with a Google Workspace Business Standard or greater plan, a Google AI Pro or greater plan, or if you sign up for Google Workspace Labs with your Google account.

[ See more Google Workspace tips and tutorials ]

Create or open a document

To start a new document or open one you’ve already saved in Google Drive, you’ll need to sign in to your Google or Google Workspace account. If you haven’t signed in yet, you’ll be prompted to do so when you click either link below.

Create a new document

From the Google Docs home screen: To start a new document, click the Blank thumbnail or select a template to the right. To see more templates that you can insert into your document and customize to your needs, click the Template gallery button in the upper-right corner of the screen; click any thumbnail to start a new document in that template.

The top of the Google Docs home screen, with templates across the top and stored documents listed below.Howard Wen / Foundry

From the Google Drive home screen: To start a new blank document, click the New button at the upper-left of the screen and then click Google Docs. If you want to select a template to start a new document, click the New button, then move the cursor over the > to the right of “Google Docs” and select From a template. The Google Docs home screen will open, showing its full template gallery.

Creating a new Docs document from Google Drive.
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From your browser’s address bar: You can immediately launch Google Docs with a new blank document by simply typing docs.new in the address bar of your web browser. (This works if you’re already signed in to your Google or Google Workspace account on the browser.)

Open a document

Documents that are already in your Google Drive storage appear on the Google Docs and Google Drive home screens. Double-click a document, and it will open in Google Docs.

You can use the search box at the top of either home screen to search for your document’s file name or text that is in it. On the Google Docs home screen, you can also click the folder icon on the right above the documents list. This opens a simplified version of your Google Drive inside a panel.

To open a document that someone else has shared with you via Google Drive: On the Google Drive home screen, click Shared with me in the left column, and then double-click the document to open it in Google Docs.

Upload a document for editing in Google Docs

If you have a document on your PC that you want to edit in Google Docs, you have to first upload it. Google Docs supports common text formats such as Microsoft Word (.docx), OpenDocument Format (.odt), Plain Text (.txt), and Rich Text Format (.rtf).

To upload via the Google Docs home screen: Click the folder icon on the right above the documents list, then click the Upload tab on the panel that opens. You can drag-and-drop the document onto this panel or browse your PC’s storage drive to find and select the document. The file is saved to your Google Drive in Docs format and opens immediately in the Docs web app.

To upload via the Google Drive home screen: Click New > File upload and select the document from your PC’s drive. The document retains its original formatting.

Working with Microsoft Word documents in Docs

Google Docs supports the ability to edit Word .docx files in their native format. You can edit and collaborate on a Word file right in Docs, with all changes made by you or your collaborators saved directly to the Word file.

To retain the Word format, though, you must upload the file through Google Drive. When you upload a Microsoft Word document through the Google Docs home screen, it is automatically converted to the Docs file format.

When you upload a Word through the Google Drive home screen, on the other hand, it is not automatically converted to Docs file format. So a Word document will retain its format and .docx file extension. In the documents list, Word docs are designated with a W icon instead of the usual Docs icon.

The top document shown here is in Word format.
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If you would rather have Word (and other document format) files automatically converted to Docs format when you upload them via Google Drive, click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the Google Drive home screen and select Settings from the drop-down menu. On the Settings page, scroll down to “Uploads” and check the checkbox marked Convert uploads to Google Docs editor format.

Converting PDF and image files to Docs format

Through Google Drive, you can upload a PDF or image file of a scanned document, then convert it so that you can edit it in Google Docs. The accuracy of this conversion depends on how readable the text is in the PDF or source image.

From the Google Drive home screen, click New > File upload and select the PDF or image file on your PC.

After the file is uploaded, right-click its filename on the Google Drive home screen and select Open with > Google Docs.

Converting a PDF to Google Docs format for editing.
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Drive converts the PDF or extracts the text from the image file and opens the result in Google Docs for you to view and edit. This converted version appears listed on your Google Docs and Google Drive home screen as a new Docs document. Note that only the text from the source file is converted; if your PDF has images, those will not appear in the new document.

Work in a document

When you open a new or existing document, the document’s title appears at the top left. To change the title, place the cursor in the title and start typing.

The Google Docs compose/edit screen with a new, blank document.
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The menu bar below the document’s title includes the following drop-down menus:

File: commands for taking action on the whole document, such as Make a copy, Share, Rename, Page setup, and Print

Edit: copy, paste, undo, redo, find and replace, and similar

View: lets you change your view of the document and how you interact with it (more on that in a moment)

Insert: insert items into your document, such as an image, table, special character, header or footer, or watermark

Format: format text, paragraphs, and some other elements in your document such as tables

Tools: extras such as getting a word count and translating your document into another language

Extensions: find third-party apps that integrate with Docs and other Workspace apps

Help: search for commands or get help for specific tasks

The toolbar below the menu bar has buttons for the most common word processing functions, such as formatting text and paragraphs, inserting links and pictures, running spell check, and printing.

Note that there is no Save command; Docs automatically saves any changes as soon as you make them.

Tools to help you start writing

When you start a new, blank document, buttons appear along the top of the document area, as shown in the previous screenshot; they’re shortcuts to tools to help you write. (They don’t appear when you load a document that already has content on it.) You can ignore these shortcuts if you want; just start typing and they’ll disappear.

If you’re using Google Docs under a free Google account or Business Starter Workspace plan, you’ll see these shortcuts at the top of a blank document:

Templates: This button opens a pane listing a subset of popular templates from the template gallery you can call up when creating a new document, as covered earlier in the story. To access this pane elsewhere in Google Docs: On the top menu bar, click File > New > From a template.

Meeting notes, Email draft, and More: These buttons all lead to “building blocks,” which are table templates that you can insert into your document. Some also have interactive elements, called “smart chips,” in them. See “How to use smart chips in Google Docs and Sheets” for in-depth information about smart chips and building blocks.

Clicking Meeting notes lets you extract information from an event scheduled on your Google calendar and set it in your document as a table.

The Email draft building block appears as a basic email composition window in your document. Inside each capsule to the right of “To,” “Cc,” and “Bcc,” you enter or select the email address or name of someone in your Google Contacts to insert as a People chip.

Clicking the More button opens the “Building blocks” panel along the right that lists several other building blocks you can insert into your document. There are building blocks for meetings, project management, contact management, and more.

To access building blocks elsewhere in Google Docs: On the top menu bar, click Insert > Building blocks and from the menu that opens, select the building block that you want to insert into your document. Or select View more on this menu to open the “Building blocks” side panel.

If you’re using Google Docs with a paid Workspace plan that includes Gemini, such as Business Standard, then you’ll see these buttons at the top of a blank document:

With a paid Workspace plan, the quick-start buttons for a blank document include the AI-powered “Help me write.”
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Help me write: Clicking this opens a pane over your document. You type inside it to prompt Gemini to generate text that you can insert into your document. For details about using Help Me Write, see “How to use Gemini AI to write (and rewrite) in Google Docs and Gmail.”

To access Help Me Write elsewhere in Google Docs: Look for the vertical mini-toolbar along the right of your document. Clicking the Help me write icon at the top of this toolbar will open the “Help me write” pane over your document.

Templates and Meeting notes: These buttons work the same as described above under a free or Business Starter plan.

Cover image: You can embed an image, such as your business logo, that runs along the top of your document as a banner. Clicking this button opens a menu that lets you insert an image file stored on your PC, Google Drive, or Google Photos account, or you can search a stock image repository or enter a link to an image file online. You can also use Gemini to create an image: Select Generate an image and describe what you want it to create.

To access this tool elsewhere in Google Docs: On the top menu bar, click Insert > Cover image.

More: This button works the same as described above under a free or Business Starter plan, opening the “Building blocks” side panel.

The Gemini sidebar

There’s another way to interact with Gemini in Docs: Click the nova star icon at the upper-right corner (next to your Google account profile headshot) to open a Gemini side panel along the right. (If you’re using a free or Business Starter plan, this side panel will show an ad for Gemini and a button you can click to start a trial.)

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You can use the Gemini sidebar for a variety of tasks, including brainstorming ideas, generating text, summarizing documents, creating lists, and more. See “Google Workspace: 7 great ways to use the Gemini AI sidebar” for detailed instructions and use cases for the Gemini side panel.

Editing, Suggesting, and Viewing modes

When you create or open a document, it is presented in Editing mode, in which you compose or edit your document normally. You can switch to two other modes:

Suggesting mode: Changes to your document appear as colored “suggestions” that can be accepted or rejected. This mode mostly comes into play when you’re collaborating with others; more on that later in this guide.

Viewing mode: You can’t edit the document, only scroll through and read it. Viewing mode can help you focus on reading through a document without being tempted to stop and edit it. You can also share a document with others in a way that limits them to Viewing mode; we’ll cover that in the sharing section of this guide.

To switch among these modes: Click the Editing mode pencil icon at the far right of the toolbar and make your selection. Alternatively, you can select View > Mode from the top menu bar.

Switching to Suggesting mode.
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Document tabs

Along the left is the “Document tabs” side panel. (If you don’t see it, click the Show tabs & outlines button at the top left.) It’s a unique feature that lets you build interactive documents in two ways.

Heading links

Your document (whether it’s blank or already has content) is listed in this side panel as “Tab 1.” Click Tab 1 and it will expand down to list any headings that are in your document. When you click a heading in this side panel, your view in the main window will jump to that heading in your document.

You’ll find shortcuts to each heading in your document in the “Document tabs” side panel.
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To add a heading to your document: On the toolbar above your document, click Normal text and from the drop-down menu, select a heading level (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) and type in your heading.

In the “Document tabs” side panel, you can rename “Tab 1” by clicking the three-dot icon to its right.

Multiple tab links

You can also add more tabs, where each tab represents a separate section of the document that has its own content and formatting, and switch among them.

For instance, you could have a project management document where one tab shows the project overview and goals, a second tab lists team members and their responsibilities for the project, a third tab is a timeline table, and so on. You could create a separate document for each of those items, but the tabbed setup keeps them more tightly tied together while allowing each section to retain its own unique purpose and formatting.

A document starts with just one tab, called “Tab 1” by default. To add a new tab (“Tab 2”), click the + next to “Document tabs” in the side panel. Your view in the main window switches to a new blank document area that you can put content on.

When you create a new tab, it feels like you’re starting a whole new document, but it’s still part of the same larger document. When you look at the top of the screen, you’ll see that the document title remains the same.

You can click back and forth between these two tabbed sections of the document using the tab links in the “Document tabs” navigation. You can add and navigate to additional tabs the same way.

You can switch between tabs in your document using the left navigation panel.
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You can also add a subtab underneath another tab. In the “Document tabs” side panel, hover your cursor over the tab you want to attach a subtab to, click the three-dot icon that appears to its right, and from the menu that opens, select Add subtab.

You’ll quickly realize as you add tabs and subtabs that using the default names (Tab 1, Tab 2, etc.) isn’t very helpful. To rename any tab to something more meaningful, click its three-dot icon, select Rename, and type in a new name.

Links to headings across tabs

You can insert a link in one tab that goes to a heading that’s in another tab in your document. For example, a link in Tab 1 takes you to a specific heading in Tab 3.

To create this type of link: Select a tab in the “Document tabs” side panel. In the main window showing the document, right-click on a heading. From the menu that opens, select Copy heading link.

Now select another tab in the “Document tabs” side panel. In the main window, paste the link somewhere in the document. A long URL appears with a bar next to it that contains the title of your document. Click this bar or press the Tab key on your keyboard to insert the link in your document; it will appear as a capsule with your document’s title in it.

When you (or anyone you’ve shared your document with) click the capsule you inserted, a small bar opens showing the heading. Click it, and the view in the main window will jump to this heading in this other tabbed document.

Click the MILESTONES link in the main document window to go to that heading on Tab 1.Howard Wen / Foundry

Share your document

Through Google Docs or Google Drive, you can share a document for others to view or edit.

From the Google Docs screen where you’re editing your document: Click the Share button at the upper right. Or, from the Google Drive home screen: Right-click the filename of your document and select Share > Share from the menu that opens. Either way, the Share pane opens.

Sharing a document in Google Docs.
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Google lets you share your document privately by inviting specific people to access it, or publicly, which means anyone with the link to it can open it. In most cases, business users will want to share their documents privately with specific colleagues. But there may be a few times when you need to share it publicly, such as when you’re seeking public comments on a document.

Note: In managed business environments, your administrators may limit your sharing options. For example, you might not be allowed to share a document link publicly — or even share it privately with people outside your organization.

Share your document privately (only certain people can access it)

On the Share pane, type in the names or email addresses of the people you want to collaborate with on the document. The Share pane changes to a new view where you can add more people and change their access permissions for the doc. You can also type in a brief message to them.

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By default, every person you add is given Editor access to your document. You can change this by clicking Editor at the right of the invitees’ names and selecting another option from the dropdown that opens.

Editor means they can change your document, add comments to it, and reshare it with other people.

Commenter means they can view your document and add comments to it, but they cannot change it.

Viewer means they can view your document, but they cannot change it or add comments to it.

Keep in mind that this setting applies to everyone you’re currently inviting to the document.

When you’re done, click Send. Everyone you’ve added will receive an email with a link they can click to access the document.

Change, limit, or revoke permissions

You can change anyone’s permissions for a document at any time by reopening the Share pane for the document. It will list everyone who has access to the document. Click the dropdown next to their name to change their permission level or remove their access entirely, then click Save.

You can also limit the overall permissions for a document somewhat by clicking the gear icon in the upper right of the Share pane:

Unchecking the first box prevents others at the Editor level from resharing the document or changing other collaborators’ permission level.

Unchecking the second box prevents anyone with Viewer or Commenter status from downloading, printing, or copying the document.

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Set an expiration date

Under a Google Workspace plan, you can also deny access to a person you’ve shared your document with on a specified date.

Click the down arrow to the right of a collaborator’s name and select Add expiration. Then, to the right of “Access expires…,” click the pencil icon and select an expiration date (and time if you want) on the pop-up calendar. It can be within one year of the current date.

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Share your document publicly (anyone can access it)

At the bottom of the Share pane is a Copy link button that you can click to copy the link to your document. By default, this link is restricted to those you invite to the document.

To change it to a public link: Click Restricted and select Anyone with the link from the dropdown menu.

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By default, this link has Viewer access assigned to it. To allow anyone with the link to comment on or edit your document: Click the Viewer dropdown to the right and then select Commenter or Editor.

After you’ve made your above selections, click the Copy link button. You can now paste this link to your document into an email, direct message, or document, or post it on a public forum or social media. Remember that anyone who sees and clicks this link will be able to access your document.

To turn off the public link to your document, reopen the Share pane and click Anyone with the link. From the dropdown that opens, select Restricted. Then click the Done button.

Status of your shared documents

On your Google Drive or Google Docs home screen, your documents that are being shared either privately with others or as public links are marked by an icon of two silhouetted heads. (If you have the home screen of Google Drive set to “Grid layout,” this icon won’t appear with the thumbnail or filename of a shared document.)

The double silhouette icon to the right indicates that this is a shared document.
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Collaborate on your document

The people you’ve shared your document with can collaborate with you on it if they’ve been designated as an Editor or Commenter. See “How to collaborate on a document” in our Google Drive collaboration guide for step-by-step instructions on how to add and review comments, edit a document, and collaborate on a document in real time.

One thing that can’t be stressed enough is how helpful it is if you and your collaborators use Suggesting mode. (Commenters will automatically be in Suggesting mode when they open the document, but Editors need to turn it on by clicking the pencil icon at the upper right and selecting Suggesting.)

If multiple people make changes to your document in Editing mode, it can become difficult to keep track of who did what. Under Suggesting mode, though, each collaborator’s text additions appear in a different color. So if they add an image, the border of that image will be the same color as their text color. Anything they delete will have a strikethrough in their assigned color.

Suggesting mode makes it easy to see who made each change to a shared document.
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Note cards will appear to the right of your document; each shows a suggested change made to your document (and by whom and when the change happened). To accept the suggestion on a card, click the checkmark; to reject it, click the X.

To view your document with or without all the edits suggested by your collaborators: Click Tools > Review suggested edits from the top menu bar. A box will open at the upper-right corner. To view your document with the suggested edits merged in, click the Show suggested edits dropdown and select Preview “Accept all.” To view without the suggested edits, select Preview “Reject all.”

Reviewing suggested changes.
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If you want to accept or reject all suggestions at once without going through them one by one, you can click the Accept All or Reject All buttons on this pane.

Whenever your document gets a suggested edit by a collaborator, an updated tally appears next to its filename, or on the upper-right of its thumbnail, on your Google Docs or Google Drive home screen.

Recover older versions of a document

Mistakes happen, and you may want to undo changes you or others have made to a document. To look up older versions of an open document, click File > Version history > See version history.

A panel opens on the right that shows a list of older versions of your document, organized by date and time. To see what an earlier version of the doc looks like, click its date or version name in the list. That version will appear in the main window.

Viewing an earlier version of a document.
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If you want to use this older version to replace the current version of your document, click the blue Restore this version button at the upper-left of the screen. This restored version will then appear at the top of the version history list.

If you want to give an older version a unique name, click its date. You’ll be prompted to type in words to replace the date. The version’s date and time will then appear in smaller type underneath its new name.

Download and export your document to Word or PDF

You can download a document and convert it to PDF, .docx (if it’s not already a Word document), or another text format such as OpenDocument Format (.odt), Plain Text (.txt) or Rich Text Format (.rtf).

With the document open, select File > Download from the top menu bar and choose a file format. The document will be saved to your PC’s storage drive in that format.

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Alternatively, you can select File > Email and then pick either Email this file or Email collaborators. This action will open a panel that lets you email your document as an attachment. PDF is the default, but you can click the PDF dropdown and choose Word or another format.

A third option under File > Email is Email draft. This inserts the Email draft building block discussed earlier in the story.

Use the Google Docs mobile app

The Docs mobile apps for Android, iPhone, and iPad have a simplified interface to accommodate small touchscreens. Except for version history, the same features described in this guide are in the mobile apps.

For example, through the Docs mobile apps, you can share documents (see “How to use Google Drive for collaboration” for instructions) and work on them with other people. This includes doing so under Suggesting mode.

Toolbars along the top and bottom of the app let you take actions such as formatting text and inserting images or tables. Clicking the three-dot icon at the far right of the top toolbar opens more options including turning on Suggesting mode, running spell check, and sharing your document.

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It can be tedious to work on a document on a small phone screen, but the Docs mobile app is handy for making quick edits or keeping up to date on changes to your document made by other people. Any changes you make to a document through the mobile app are automatically saved to your Google Drive. They will show up the next time you open the document from the Google Docs or Google Drive home screen in your PC’s web browser.

Use keyboard shortcuts

Save time in Google Docs by using keyboard shortcuts to execute tasks. Below are some of the most useful shortcuts. For more, select Help > Keyboard shortcuts from the top menu bar in Google Docs, or see Google’s extensive list of Google Docs keyboard shortcuts.

Handy Google Docs keyboard shortcuts

BASICSActionChrome OS / Windows shortcutmacOS shortcutCopyCtrl-C⌘-CCutCtrl-X⌘-XPasteCtrl-V⌘-VUndoCtrl-Z⌘-ZRedoCtrl-Y⌘-YInsert or edit linkCtrl-K⌘-KOpen linkAlt-EnterOption-EnterFindCtrl-F⌘-FFind and replaceCtrl-H⌘-Shift-HSelect allCtrl-A⌘-AInsert commentCtrl-Alt-M⌘-Option-MCheck spelling and grammarCtrl-Alt-X⌘-Option-XOpen dictionaryCtrl-Shift-Y⌘-Shift-YPrintCtrl-P⌘-PTEXT AND PARAGRAPH FORMATTINGActionChrome OS / Windows shortcutmacOS shortcutBoldCtrl-B⌘-BItalicizeCtrl-I⌘-IUnderlineCtrl-U⌘-UNumbered listCtrl-Shift-7⌘-Shift-7Bulleted listCtrl-Shift-8⌘-Shift-8Align text leftCtrl-Shift-L⌘-Shift-LAlign text rightCtrl-Shift-R⌘-Shift-RCopy text formattingCtrl-Alt-C⌘-Option-CPaste text formattingCtrl-Alt-V⌘-Option-V Source: Google

This article was originally published in May 2019 and most recently updated in June 2025.

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