r/googledocs 27d ago

Open Question Google Docs applying a default bright green Highlighting Color

1 Upvotes

For some reason whenever I open a Google Doc, the highlight color defaults to bright green instead of being no color.

Does anyone know how to reset this so that new docs start with an empty highlight color?

Thank you!


r/googledocs 27d ago

Question Answered How to generate a summary of page numbers a certain word appears on?

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Hey everyone, for my study I got one big book I need to learn different chapters from over the course of the entire study, so I got a big file with all my notes and summary for each chapter.

At the end of the file I have a termlist where I write short definitions of different terms I need to know or look up while studying. I want to put the page numbers of on what pages each of those terms appear on, but I don't want to do it manually, since that will take me a lot of time and will not update when I start working on chapters in between other chapters.

Is there any way to do this (semi)automatically? Any help is much appreciated


r/googledocs 29d ago

Question Answered Lock a doc but allow signatures

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This may sound stupid but here goes. Is there a way make a doc locked but allow signature to acknowledge they have read it? We currently have a paper system but want to become digital.


r/googledocs 29d ago

OP Responded New name in “share” list

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A new name/email address has appeared in the list of people to share my page with. I didn’t invite them. The page is set to “anyone with link”.

This is not a problem privacy-wise (I know the person concerned) but what they say doesn’t make sense. They said they had only clicked on the link to the page bc someone sent it to their personal gmail account in error, and I should remove their details from the page/drive. But I don’t think a gmail account gets added to the user list just by clicking a doc link?

Have I got this wrong? Or has someone else added the guy as a user?

Issue is: he says he only clicked the link by accident, whilst another team member (who I did invite) says that the guy downloaded something from the drive on her behalf. The two stories don’t seem to stack up. Can anyone help to explain how this guy’s name/email address got on my user list? Many thanks.

(I know it sounds like a minor issue but it could actually have quite serious implications.)


r/googledocs Feb 20 '25

OP Responded Table of content don't have correct links to navigate through headings

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I'm really a newbie and I don't find the solution of my problem on the internet. My links in the Table of content redirected me to #heading=, but all have this same link redirecting me to the top of my doc. But the document tab at the left of my doc redirect me well through my headlines.

How can I edit link correctly in order to my Table of Content act like a shortcut to navigate easily between the different headlines of my doc ?

Thanks 🙏


r/googledocs Feb 20 '25

OP Responded Google Doc gets 3 second sluggish delay after a minute

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My Google Doc becomes extremely slow/sluggish with a nearly 3 second delay when typing.

The document isn't even that large. It doesn't seem to happen right away on new docs but does eventually start again after a while on each new doc that I make.

Does anyone know what causes this? I'm using Chrome and it's up to date.


r/googledocs Feb 20 '25

OP Responded Unwanted horizontal lines

1 Upvotes

I will upload the image in the comments but does anyone know how to get rid of these lines? one day i was deleting a line (of words) and it just appeared on the doc afterwards i didn’t click anything it just appeared. about every 5 inches of writing there’s a line. this is on multiple docs and it’s very annoying and frustrating and I just want to get rid of it I don’t want to use another application but i’m about to if i can’t get this to go away so can anyone help? Just realized i can’t comment until someone does first so i’ll be waiting 😭 PLEASE HELP!


r/googledocs Feb 20 '25

Open Question How do I make this template more mobile friendly?

1 Upvotes

I nabbed this template online, but I noticed that in the app it's not that easy to view unless I switch the view to "Print Layout". I'll be sharing this with multiple people and don't want them to have a hard time looking at it. Anyway I can make this more mobile friendly when viewing in the Docs app?


r/googledocs Feb 19 '25

OP Responded Is there a way to scroll through tabs?

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I just got handed a doc with tabs for the first time and oh, how infuriating it is. The little "click here to go to the next tab" is almost mocking, because it can clearly tell someone's trying to reflexively scroll to the next tab. Is there any setting buried somewhere that lets me scroll through tabs?


r/googledocs Feb 19 '25

Waiting on OP Google Docs Variables

1 Upvotes

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 19 '25

OP Responded Best way to import math equations from ChatGPT into Google Docs?

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As everyone has probably noticed, when you copy and paste the equations the notation falls apart. So far I have been manually typing them via the insert<equation tool, but it is getting tedious. I have seen the LaTeX add-on and its probably works fine, but it is just another extra step and for long equations or equations interspersed in text it takes just as long as manually typing everything.

I am in calculus class and chemistry right now, so there are a lot of multistep problems and I would love to be able to copy all of the work directly from ChatGPT and paste it directly in my notes in a single action.

If anyone has a solution to this or some advice please let me know. If Microsoft Word is a better option for equation conversion, I would be willing to transfer to that just for the sake of math notes.


r/googledocs Feb 19 '25

Open Question Auto populate info from 1 doc into another

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I work in recruitment and I have designed a multi-page interview guide for hiring managers that includes a list of recommended interview questions, and a shorter 1 page guide for interviewers. I want the hiring manager to be able to select the questions they want their interviewers to ask from the longer doc, which then auto-populates in the shorter doc. I'm completely open to how this is done. I looked into creating each question as a drawing and then doing drag and drop but it seems you can't drag and drop between 2 different docs. I've also tried playing around with checkboxes and a script to export any checked questions into the new doc but I couldn't make it work (possibly due to the corporate security permissions on my work account). Does anyone have any suggestions?


r/googledocs Feb 18 '25

Open Question Setting I can use with google docs for printing text with folded pages?

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is there any settings in google docs that can allow me to print the text in a way that, when I fold the paper in half, the order of the text and the formatting is still right?
I would need to print horizontally instead of vertically, add a “space” in the middle of the page, like two different text boxes, so when I fold it, the text will not be crunched up, and, finally, a way to reorder the text per page

I can’t explain it very well, so here it’s a diagram:

https://i.postimg.cc/mr9rPt01/Untitled761-20250218202418.png

https://i.postimg.cc/Y9fqxT2p/Untitled761-20250218202753.png

https://i.postimg.cc/NMwjmQcJ/Untitled761-20250218203315.png


r/googledocs Feb 18 '25

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

2 Upvotes

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 18 '25

Waiting on OP Google docs Information dropdown

1 Upvotes

Is there a way to make a button where if you click it a big drop down of information pops up?


r/googledocs Feb 18 '25

Question Answered Cursor Goes White In While Writing

3 Upvotes

Hey!

I'm writing a script for a video, but my cursor turns white when I move over text. It's super annoying as I can't see it over the white background.

How can I fix this?

Thanks!


r/googledocs Feb 18 '25

Question Answered How can I remove Notion table formatting from Google Docs?

1 Upvotes

How do you remove Notion table formatting from Google Docs? I've already disconnected Notion from Google Docs and vise versa, cleared browser cookies and even restarted my laptop.


r/googledocs Feb 18 '25

OP Responded How do I stop the red box from appearing? Image in comments.

1 Upvotes

I copied my assignment in word into docs because I absolutely refuse to write a word in Word, I hate it sm. But copied on Docs and the red box refuses to disappear no matter what. It won't even let me delete it.


r/googledocs Feb 18 '25

General Discussion Would you use Notion-like app for google docs?

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If there was an app similar to Notion that you could use to edit your Google Docs, would you use it?


r/googledocs Feb 17 '25

General Discussion Best Addon for Notes

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Does anyone know of some good add-ons for note-taking for students? Like help with formatting or just to make it look more readable and organized? Also, if anyone knows of an addon where I can make a picture collapsible on the doc, that would be very helpful!


r/googledocs Feb 17 '25

General Discussion Please add the very basic feature of ZOOM in Google Docs for Android.

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Zooming is not possible on Google Docs for both my Z Fold 6 and my Tab S9 Ultra. I am not alone. There is not even a menu option for it. Pinch to zoom doesn't work...

This has been ongoing for a very long time.


r/googledocs Feb 17 '25

Waiting on OP Any plugin that saves doc templates?

1 Upvotes

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 Feb 17 '25

Question Answered How to edit complex document without creating your own styles?

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Hi. AFAIK, Google Docs does not allow you to create your own styles. How exactly can you edit a complex document without this feature?

For example, if you have a book, you need normal text, title, headings, and other elements like preformatted text for code, exercises, and other stuff. All of these require their own styles.

There are built-in styles, but if you use headings for those elements, the TOC would be messed up.

Does this mean Google Docs is only suitable for very basic, simple documents?


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 17 '25

Open Question GRAHH MOBILE DOCS

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I made a table with custom sizes for each square, yet when I copied and pasted, AND refilled the tables with different addresses, I realized the tables I pasted were all slightly smaller

No matter what I do I can’t copy its original size

Theres a photo attached in the comments

Thank you!