To open a Microsoft Word document from your computer, click Ctrl + O, and use the arrow keys to navigate to the Upload area.

To open a document, press ‘O’ or Enter.

(If you've switched to grid view, you can also use the right and left arrows.)

Use the up and down arrows to navigate through the most recently opened list.

Type the new name for the folder and press Enter.

To rename a folder, select the folder and press ‘N’ to open the rename dialogue.

Otherwise, type a new name for your folder, then press Enter. If you decide you don't want to create a new folder, press Esc to dismiss the dialog. The Name folder dialog opens, and your cursor is in the text box. A blank document, named Untitled document, opens in a new tab. The following keyboard shortcuts create new items in Google Docs:

Select Turn on screen reader support (Enter).

In the Tools menu, select accessibility settings (Alt + a).

The first time you use the Docs editors with a screen reader, you need to turn on Docs screen reader support.

You will need to provide your name, a username, and a password. Google Docs is free, but to access it you will need to set up a Google account. Translate documents to different languages easily.Save in different formats easily: PDF, RFT, Text, Word, HTML and of course, DOCs.Autosave: Google Docs automatically saves changes every couple of seconds.

Revision history: you can view previous edits to the document.Multiple people can edit the same document live, so you can collaborate online in real time and chat with other collaborators.

It is completely cloud based, so you can jump in and out of the document wherever there’s an internet connection, you don’t need to be in front of your computer.

Benefits of using Google Docs over Microsoft Word: Google’s version of Excel is called Sheets and Powerpoint is called Slides.Īccess Google Docs here. Google Docs is just one of the free options in the Google office suite, called Google Drive. To access Google Docs, all you need is an internet connection, a computer or device and a Google account (which you can obtain for free here). If you’ve ever used Microsoft Word, the interface is almost exactly the same. Google Docs is a free, web-based word processor.

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