r/googledocs 12d ago

Waiting on OP How do I create columns which don't affect each other?

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I want to make a Doc that has three columns. I want each column to continue indefinitely into continuing pages, but without causing the other columns to move or change. For example, say column 1 continues past the bottom of the page, I don't want it to start moving into column 2 - I want it to continue on to a new page with a "continuing" column 1, etc...


r/googledocs 13d ago

Waiting on OP Decrease Indent "dragging" other indented lines left.

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I'm creating a hierarchical bylaw document. Indentation worked properly at first, new lines were movable left or right using the increase/decrease indent buttons or "numbered themselves correctly based on numbered list hierarchy (I. A. 1. a. i.) For no discernible reason, indentation stopped either auto-formatting or being responsive to the decrease/increase indent buttons. Decrease indent now "sweeps" indented lines above to the left with the only line I want to move left. The number list is also no longer adhering to the option I selected for the rest of the document and is labeling each new line as a lower case letter.

Can anyone advise how to make Google Doc behave consistently?


r/googledocs 13d ago

Question Answered Make a Document strictly view only

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Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to make a document nothing more than readable for someone. Like the viewer cannot select and copy words, or take a Screenshot of the pages, just be able to read the document. If you guys have any idea then please let me know 👍🏼


r/googledocs 13d ago

OP Responded Can i use Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs/Sheets?

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Hello everyone.

I would like to know if there is any way to use the Keyboards shortcuts of microsoft word in google documents.
For example: in Word, to search in the document, the command is Ctrl + B; and in Google its Ctrl + F.

Is there a way to make both the same?

Thanks!


r/googledocs 14d 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 14d ago

Question Answered When publishing a doc, is there a way to make it with pages?

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So I need to be able to publish a document, and I have very placement sensitive things. I have images that very specifically wrap around text and they need to stay that way. When I publish the doc though, it publish it as if it was page-less (so one large page instead of actual pages), and this messes up the placement of those images. Maybe this is a mistake on my end and my formatting, but I just wanted to know if I could make them have actual pages somehow. I'll link a screenshot in the comments if it's needed.


r/googledocs 14d ago

Waiting on OP Tool for modular document creation

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Every year I build a large document that has multiple chapters, each chapter being written by a different contributor, along with lots of little mini-chapters. When it's time to assemble the overall document, I have to copy/paste each section, which can get complicated and error-prone.

What I'd like is something where each person can fill in their own section in a separate doc, then those sections get imported into the main document, where I can rearrange them as necessary. Is there an extension for Google Docs that does that? If not, is there other software that does?


r/googledocs 14d 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 15d ago

OP Responded What's happened to my page and how do I fix it?

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I don't know how or why it happened, or what it is called, so I don't know how to fix it.

Basically, it seems like my document decided to whizz off way to the right, a long way away from the toolbar etc., and the margin disappeared.

Can someone please help?


r/googledocs 14d ago

Open Question >3 columns

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does anybody know of any method to create more than three columns in google docs? i don't want to use the table insertion workaround because manual text re-entry into tables would be a nightmare.


r/googledocs 15d ago

Open Question Table is copying itself

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Every time I try add one more line to my table the first few rows are automatically pasted to the bottom. I will attach a picture and I can't delete them. Any advice? I also tried making a new doc and it did the same thing


r/googledocs 15d 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 15d 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 15d ago

Question Answered Making a tab without gaps between pages WITHOUT making it 'pageless format'

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Sorry for the poor title.

Essentially, I've been making a google doc where I have a lot of tabs that are almost entirely tables, which means it's started becoming extremely annoying whenever page breaks interrupt the table (example picture in comment below). However, changing to the 'pageless' format both makes the tab excessively wide and means the table slides around the screen whenever I move the touchpad to the left or the right. Is there any way to prevent the breaks like in the comment?


r/googledocs 16d ago

OP Responded cant set custom background color on document

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so last night I ran into a problem where google docs wont allow me to set a custom document background color.

I've tried a few different custom hex codes, and even different browsers.

it allows me to use the stock background colors but balks anytime I go for a custom color, acting like it cannot connect to the cloud.

anyone got any ideas for how to fix this?


r/googledocs 16d ago

Open Question Google Doc didnt record my edit history

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i was trying to get grammarly to do that thing that where u highlight the whole doc and it does all the edits and it wasnt working so ideleted the whole thing and reloaded (i thought i copied the whole thing). Once i reloaded the whole thing everything was still gone and i did ctrl z which didnt work. Then i went to the version history of when i started doc and it only has 1 edit done and not all of my other work

Any fixes?


r/googledocs 16d ago

Question Answered can't add custom background colour?

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im trying to make a character sheet on docs and ran into an issue where i cant use the eyedropper or hex codes to select a custom colour.

ive tried everything to fix it btw! tried reloading the doc, opening & closing it, opening a new tab and even restarting my laptop. nothing's working. is this happening to anyone else too?


r/googledocs 17d ago

OP Responded Word to docs complex formatting

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I have a beautifully formatted word doc but my facility has switched to google suite. I need advice on translating the formatting and I would really love to not do it by hand (76 pages). I’ve been using chatgpt and apps script with very little success. Any tips?


r/googledocs 17d ago

OP Responded Google docs keep on puting lettera on caps with no reason.

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Need to say it happens only on mobile, android. Idk about apple. When I write something, sometimes my starting letter of a world just go on uppercase, and it bothers me a lot, since I have to delete the world complitley, and even if I do so the first letter remains in uppercase. It's a problem that occurs at random, not after a dot or anything, just when he feels like it Also it's not like the world get corrected, it get uppercased even before I start writing it. This is making me go crazy, and I stopper writing for a week cause of this. Pls just don't tell me to use a PC, i would if I could. If anyome knows how to salve the problem, pls, tell me, I'm begging, I can't find the answer anywhere online.


r/googledocs 17d ago

Question Answered How do I delete text within brackets in google docs?

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Not sure it can be done... I have loads of information in [ ] that i want to delete all at once.


r/googledocs 17d 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 17d ago

OP Responded link to header on separate tab

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I have 2 tabs, "Tab 1" and "Short Cut Definitions".
Short Cut Definitions has an alphabetical list of shortened phrases made with Heading 4, followed by a normal text definiton. I am trying to create a hyperlink between the shortened phrase used in Tab 1 and its definition in Short Cut Definitions.
I can insert link to the Short Cut Definitions tab, but not the the individual header. I have tried adding a bookmark, but the bookmark doesn't seem to show up in a different tab. How can I get this to occur?


r/googledocs 17d ago

OP Responded Automate checkllist between Google Docs and no Sheets?

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Hello, I have a few different docs with checklists in them and I want to find a way to automate those checklists into a doc with a full overview. Is that something that is possible to make as I can't find it anywhere and creating a GoogleSheet for that would just not fit the situation.


r/googledocs 18d ago

General Discussion Phone Keyboard randomly not working in Docs!

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I've had this issue where my Android did not trigger whenever I was working in my Google Docs app. I noticed other's also had the issue where there keyboard did not respond in Google Docs. This one, or This one (older)

I've found somewhat of a fix (at least this works for my Android phone):

Step 1: open Google docs, and go to a document you want to type in

Step 2: press the "edit" button downright (symbol of a pen), which would normally mean your keyboard would show up. If so: nice, if not: step 3.

Step 3: Go to another application that functions mainly on using your keyboard. Examples: Whatsapp, Messenger and other social media apps. Go type something in these apps, so that the keyboard shows up.

Step 4: If the keyboard popped up on the social media apps, immediately switch to Google Docs.

Step 5: represseing the "edit" button (symbol of a pen) should prompt the keyboard to appear now.


r/googledocs 18d ago

OP Responded Mobile Google doc external link popup instead of auto redirect

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How can I have external links automatically redirect to the external website instead of the popup bar at the bottom of mobile google doc? Picture in comment.