We’ve all been there before, staring at a computer screen with no idea what to do – don’t worry Understanding Google Docs is here to help. Written by best-selling technology author, lecturer, and computer trainer Kevin Wilson, Understanding Google Docs is packed with easy to follow instructions, photos, illustrations, helpful tips and video demos.

Updated to cover the latest version of Google Docs, this guide will show you how to:

Start Google Docs and find your way around navigation menus

Format text: bold, italic, underlined, strike, and super/sub script

Align, highlight and change text colour

Cut, copy, paste and using the clipboard

Use headers, footers, and columns

Insert page numbers, and contents pages

Add page and section breaks

Adjust line spacing, and tab stops, as well as bullet and numbered lists

Convert documents to other formats such as PDF or Microsoft Word

Share your documents, print them out, or email them as attachments.

Collaborate with other users and work on group projects with collaboration features

Insert wordart, drawings, charts, tables, equations and special characters

Add images, crop, wrap text and use effects

Check spelling and grammar

Improve your work with dictionary define and lookup features

Expand the functionality of Google Docs using Addons

Take Google Docs with you on your tablet and work on your documents anywhere

You’ll want to keep this edition handy as you make your way around Google Docs. Have Fun!