Word+Processing


 * Creating a New Google Document File[[image:google_docs_logo.jpg width="135" height="130" align="right"]]**

** Step #1: ** Sign in with your Google Account **Step #2:** Click the **"Create"** button, located on the upper left-hand side of the screen. **Step #3:** From the dropdown menu, select **Document.** **Practice Documents:**


 * ** Practice Word Processing Document #1: ** Document with addresses
 * **Practice Word Processing Document #2:** Word Processing Document Practice

**How To Format Documents for Use in Word**
 * Google Documents can't be cut and pasted into Microsoft Word—without the formatting getting all messed up, along with the font, size of the letters, and a lot of other stuff.
 * Excellent Workaround--instead of copying, go to **File** in the menubar and select **"Download As--> Word."** This will preserve your formatting and save the document in a Word format.

**Getting a Word Count**
 * Word count feature is located in the **FILE** drop down menu
 * Word counts are slightly different in Google Documents than in Word
 * Google is a bit more lenient on what constitutes a separate word
 * Most schools and jobs will go by what Word says, so be sure to **export to word** if word count is important!

**Changing Fonts, Sizes, Styles, etc.**
 * The default font is Ariel, 11pt. Fonts can be changed using the **Format** menu or by highlighting the text to be changed and then making selections in the formatting toolbar located at the top of the document. (See the Toolbar below)




 * Previous versions of Google docs had a document settings selection under FILE. That feature has disappeared in the most recent versions.