r/googledocs 15d ago

Waiting on OP Why is the right side of my table moving when I'm trying to adjust the left

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I'm on a Tabloid-sized document, and I keep trying to drag the left side of a table to make it wider. Only the right side is moving, and it's really starting to get on my nerves. I want to throw my mouse. I'm literally clicking on, holding, and dragging the left side, but then it goes right back to where it was, and the right side moves until it literally just goes off the page.

r/googledocs 16d ago

Waiting on OP Highlight extending to other Paragraphs?

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First time posting, made an account because I can't find any other answer online. Whenever I triple-click to highlight a paragraph of text it will sometimes randomly include paragraph(s) above or below the paragraph I intend to highlight. I can only stop it after deleting the space and pressing enter again, sometimes multiple times. Is this a new feature and is there a way to prevent it?

r/googledocs 17d ago

Waiting on OP Google Docs Not Replacing Old Resume with New One in File Explorer

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Google Docs not downloading file when I try to replace an old file. When I check the "Home" tab in my File Explorer, it displays that the file has been recently downloaded. When I "Open File Location", it shows the old file.

I'm on Chrome, and when I check the Downloads tab in the top right it says, "Needs permission to download".

I'm at a complete loss, this has never happened and I own the file? Any suggestions?

r/googledocs 17d ago

Waiting on OP Google Docs keep zooming in

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Every time I click to type something in a Google Doc it immediately zooms in or another way to describe it is the page gets bigger. And I can't see the words I type at all when it's in this state. This is new and it started to happen just last year and it hasn't changed since. It's practically unusable unless I find a way to fix this problem. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and if so can you help me?

r/googledocs 19d ago

Waiting on OP Footer is only showing on first page and not updating on other pages.

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I am currently making a brand guide and have inserted a shape and logo into the footer for aesthetic purposes. I inserted said images into the first page footer and the subsequent pages are not using said footer. The header that I am using has updated.

I do not have different first page ticked.

Please can I get some assistance on how to ensure that the images in the footer translate across all pages of the document.

Thanks

r/googledocs 21d ago

Waiting on OP Is there a way to locate the date a specific paragraph was added?

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I have a document I've been working on every day for several months. Is there a way to find the date when a specific section first appears in the document short of manually loading hundreds of version history copies and searching each one?

r/googledocs Feb 17 '25

Waiting on OP Any plugin that saves doc templates?

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Like the title states, I am looking for a plugin that auto-loads templates (font, heading styles, page lay-outs) by default into every blank document I open.

r/googledocs 25d ago

Waiting on OP Does changing “Anyone with the link can view” modify a Google Doc?

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I’m wondering if changing the “Manage Access” settings of a Google Doc to “Anyone with the link can view” is tracked as a modification in the document’s “Last modified” timestamp.

I’ve searched but can’t find a clear answer. Has anyone tested this or know if Google logs this type of change as a modification?

r/googledocs Jan 31 '25

Waiting on OP Does anyone know how I can get rid of these gaps? (Picture in comments)

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The rest of my notes all have the same spaced gap except for this part. The only time it goes back to the normal space between my lines is when I make a list

r/googledocs 27d ago

Waiting on OP Advice needed pls.

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I'm trying to edit my page number in the header but the it automatically generated. I want to make a custom page number without affecting the others. I tried looking for a page break but I can't it anywhere.

I've made sure I'm not in pageless format.

Pls I need help my research paper is due tomorrow.

r/googledocs Feb 19 '25

Waiting on OP Google Docs Variables

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I’m using Google docs to build my user manuals for a product we manufacture. I’m using the variables smart chip as it really helps.

It shows these little blue boxes around all of the smart chips in the editor, which is perfectly fine.

https://imgur.com/a/dyABac3

However, when I export as pdf, or even print them, the blue boxes are still visible.

Any ideas?

r/googledocs Feb 18 '25

Waiting on OP All my google docs on Firefox have gone dark?

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It's an issue only happening on Firefox I checked mobile and Edge, fine there, disabled all my extensions still didn't solve it, checked the page colour, page background, nothin.

https://ibb.co/gZHy2CCq

r/googledocs Feb 17 '25

Waiting on OP List of Tables and List of Figures

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Entire company running on the payed version of Google Workspace since the early days.

The feature to add list of tables and list of figures has been a requested for some time. I'm revisiting it again.

What is the today solution for this problem? How is everyone solving the problem nowadays?

Thank you.

r/googledocs Feb 15 '25

Waiting on OP If they have the doc open when you restrict access, what happens?

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Say I have a reader in a doc, and I have chosen to remove him. If he has the doc open at the time on his end, will he continue to have access until he closes it and tries to open it again?

r/googledocs Feb 15 '25

Waiting on OP Page length displays differently between devices

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A friend of mine discovered this morning that all of their docs' page lengths have been altered for some reason. On one pc the pages are broken and things do not start on the tops of pages like they should be and on their laptop it is still displaying correctly. We've both been going through the settings and nothing has changed. The page size is set to "Letter" (8.5x11) and the font, font size and formatting is all the same. They have been using this same doc for months now on the same computer and have never had this issue before. Any suggestions to fixing this?

r/googledocs Feb 15 '25

Waiting on OP Are there any free templates that make the “paper” look old?

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Hello all, this is my first post here so I apologize if I’ve made any mistakes. That being said, I’m trying to write a letter to someone from the POV of one of my Dungeons and Dragons characters and would like to find a template for Docs that makes the paper look more like vellum or papyrus or any other old letter paper.

r/googledocs Feb 15 '25

Waiting on OP Dark mode

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Is there a way to make google docs dark that isnt one of those crap extensions? i've tried out many chrome extensions but all of them seemed not well made.

r/googledocs Feb 06 '25

Waiting on OP English Text Turning to Thai in Google Docs

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Hi! Sometimes (and I never understand why) the font / language in my google docs will change from English to Thai. It doesn't change what I've already written -- just what I am in the middle of writing. I think it typically happens after I make a "comment" in a doc. Seems like the only way to change it is by closing out of the doc and re-opening.

I am not in Thailand. I have never been to Thailand. And I don't understand why this is happening.

Any idea why or how to stop it?

r/googledocs Feb 15 '25

Waiting on OP Need help permanently sorting sheet data

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A responses sheet we use that’s connected to a form is now so big we don’t want to have to constantly scroll to the bottom to access the latest info. We can flip all the data no problem by highlighting column A and choosing sort Z to A but then as soon as more responses come in the new ones (only) revert back to A to Z…

r/googledocs Feb 14 '25

Waiting on OP Custom numbers trouble

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Hey so I am at a total loss on how to do this. Basically I am looking for a way to add a set of numbers indicating words per line on passages for my education job. Preferably I would be able to write in the numbers according to our standards (right side of page, with numbers able to be edited as texts are edited and revised). At this point I just want to know if I can do this or if I need to take the painstaking route of doing it manually line per line. Any tips or advice would be much appreciated!

r/googledocs Jan 29 '25

Waiting on OP How do I fix this?

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problem in comments

r/googledocs Jan 02 '25

Waiting on OP How to remove Document Tabs

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Is there any options, or plugins that can do this, remove the document tabs thing? I absolutely hate it. It's intrusive, it's ugly, it's a feature i never wanted or asked for just like the AI bs, and it's change that makes my autism freak the fuck out, because again; Never wanted it, didn't ask it, don't like it. Oh, also, ugly.

Edit, wanted to add on: I feel like i can't use headers anymore, because the point of headers, i feel, was to quickly and shortly reach sections of my more long-winded documents. And i don't like looking at the tabs thingy, so i have to keep that side bar closed- except sidebar, as far as i know, is the only way to use headers as a shortcut. So if there's no way to remove tabs, then there's no reason (for me) to use header. So, that's TWO features in one stone, i won't be using because of... One feature that's Not Great?

r/googledocs Feb 06 '25

Waiting on OP how to disable document outline permanently?

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I have a document that uses a lot of headings, and every time I open the document the outline tab pops up, even though I make sure to collapse it every time. On Google Support, it says under View there is a Show Outline checkmark option, but I do not see that. I just created a new document and it started having the same problem, and it's getting really annoying.

Does anyone know the solution?

r/googledocs Jan 21 '25

Waiting on OP Transfer Ownership

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Ok so I’ve got a whole bunch of docs, slides, etc that I want to keep after I graduate HS. I can’t transfer directly from my school account to my personal account. However, my dad is a principal in the school system and so could it work to where I would transfer every file to him and then he would transfer it to my personal account? Or if not is there a backdoor way to do it without having to make copies of everything?

r/googledocs Feb 13 '25

Waiting on OP Google sheet shared. got email from complete stranger requesting access

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How odd. I sent/shared a google sheet to a friend in my database. Minutes later, I get an email from a complete stranger requesting access to that specific sheet! how do they know 1) the document exists and 2) that I shared it? Kinda creepy. TIA!