Thao tác với ảnh
Chèn ảnh từ đường link (URL)
Bất kỳ chương trình soạn thảo văn bản nào cũng có thể cho phép bạn chèn ảnh từ ổ cứng. Google Doc là ứng dụng nền web, còn cho phép bạn chèn ảnh từ địa chỉ liên kết.
- Insert > Image
- chọn By URL và nhập vào liên kết
Google Doc sẽ save image vào trong văn bản, vì vậy ngay cả khi ảnh gốc đã bị xóa, vẫn còn ảnh trên văn bản của bạn (Cũng có thể sử dụng cách này với các ảnh trong Google Drive).
2. Tìm kiến ảnh ngay trong ứng dụng
Nếu cần chèn ảnh mà chưa có được đúng ảnh cần chèn, bạn không cần phải thoát google Doc mà sử dựng công cụ "Research" ngay cạnh bên của gia diện
3. Chỉnh sửa ảnh
A secondary click on the image or a click on "Image Options" in the toolbar with the image selected will bring up a few features specific to an image file, including the crop and edit functions. The tools here are pretty basic, but Google Docs allows you to edit the image’s transparency, brightness, and contrast from the "Image Options" sidebar.
4. Add Image Alt Text
"Alt Text", located in the menu bar's "Format" dropdown, adds an alternate text title and description to the image. This text won’t usually appear in your document, but it comes into play when someone has accessibility features turned on, or when the reader's connection is too slow to load images.
5. Insert Maps
Maybe it’s not a traditional image you need, but a map. Again, the "Research" tool is your friend: Performing an “Everything” search for an address or location will yield a map result. Scroll down for more information about the location, or insert map the image into your document. Hit Edit on the map result to change how the location is displayed before adding it to your Doc.
41. Automatically Import or Export Docs
Maybe you rely on Google Docs, but prefer another cloud-storage app like Dropbox, Box, or Onedrive for your files. No worries, you can still do your word processing in Google Docs even if you're uncommitted to Google Drive.
Using app intergration service Zapier again, you can start automatically sending files from one cloud-storage service to another. For example, take Dropbox and Google Drive: create a Zapier integration to automatically copy new Dropbox files to Drive or utilize an integration that copies Drive files to Dropbox. When setting these up, you can select specific folders in your cloud storage provider, too, and use multiple Zapier integrations to keep the two services in sync.
42. Take Advantage of Offline Editing
Offline Editing allows you to save a copy of your document on your device to edit wile you aren't connected to the internet, and your document will sync when you’re back online. Offline editing may be old-hat for some users, but it’s a pretty big deal if you don’t have a 24/7 internet connection.
You’ll need to use Chrome to make offline access work, and it’s best to only use one Google account per Chrome profile. In the Chrome menu, sign in to your Google account. Offline access will automatically be turned on the next time you visit Google Docs.
Share and Collaborate
6. Publicly Share a Doc
The Google Docs veterans out there are saying "well, duh," but the ability to share documents is one of the word processor's biggest assets. Though you may already be an old pro at sharing documents with colleagues and friends, public sharing can also be really useful if you’d like to embed a document on a website or just give anyone access.
7. Publish or Embed a Doc on the Web
One Google Doc feature that's easy for veterans to even overlook, however, is the ability to either publish a document as a webpage or embed it within a page. To do so, visit "File" in the menu bar and select "Publish to the web…". From there you'll either retrieve a public URL, which displays only the body of your document, or an embed code, which also show only the document's body. If you update the doc, the page or embed is updated within 5 minutes, too.
8. Toggle Editing Permissions
For works in progress, collaboration tools are where it’s at. Google Docs allows you to make a document visible to only a few people, and control how each person interacts with the document. To just share information internally, allow specific people to view your document and nothing more.
That’s not incredibly useful for feedback, though. For that you need the "Can edit" and "Can comment" permissions. To collaborate with another user, give them full access to edit the document, but if you’re just looking for some feedback, limit them to commenting only.
9. Utilize Comments and Notifications
Commenters can leave you notes on your work, tagged to specific locations in the document, but they can’t edit anything. You can respond to comments to discuss changes, and mark a thread as "Resolved" once you’ve decided whether to make the changes suggested. A thread can be opened to further discussion at any time—even for "Resolved" comments—by clicking the "Comments" button in the upper right.
You can also keep track of comments by changing your notification settings: choose to be notified of all comments, only replies to your comments, or no comments.
10. Tag Individuals in Comments
If you want to make sure you get someone's attention, tag them in your comment. It's simple: type an @ or + sign, then start typing the name of one of your co-workers. Google Docs will show you options based on your Gmail contacts, and notify the person you mentioned via email. If the person you mentioned doesn't have access to the doc, you'll be asked to choose permission levels for the user.
11. Email Collaborators
When you initially share a Google Doc, collaborators will receive an email, in which you have the option to compose a note. Beyond that initial email, however, the only email they'll receive going forward is either a notification when a suggestion they've made is acted upon or when they're tagged in a comment. If you'd like to email all collaborators, maybe to tell them you're ready for their final review of the doc, Google gives you that option—"Email collaborators…"—under "File" in the menu bar.
12. Email a Document
This might sound crazy, but not everyone has a Google account, or even a passing familiarity with Google Docs. Less experienced users might get bogged down in the functions of shared documents, but you may still wish to have their feedback or provide them with access to your completed document.
That’s where "Email as Attachment"—accessed under the "File" dropdown in the menu bar—comes in. Enter your contact’s email address, and add a message before sending. You can select a file type, including PDF, DOCX, and RTF, or just let Google Docs paste the document into the email.
13. Download a Document as a PDF, Word Doc and More
If you're creating a resume or writing an assignment in Google Docs, you'll want to send the recipient a finished copy rather than an editable document. To do so, download your Google Doc as a PDF. You'll find this option under "File" in the menu bar, where you'll select "Download as…". There you have the option to export the doc not only as a PDF but as five options: Microsoft Word (.docx), OpenDocument Format (.odt), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Plain Text (.txt) and Web Page (.html, zipped).
14. Change Viewing Mode to Review Final Draft
You can allow others to view your document without editing, but there are times you’d like to do the same. This will likely come at the last stage of the draft, after you’ve ironed out all of the errors. Choose "Viewing" from the toolbar dropdown in the upper right to read through your document without making any changes. No accidental keystrokes will inadvertently change your document, nor will cats running across your lap replace all of your hard work with random gibberish.
15. Track Edits with Suggestions
Rather than editing a document, try "Suggesting". Similar to Microsoft Office’s Track Changes, "Suggesting" allows you or a collaborator to edit a document without committing the changes. All suggestions are marked in a secondary color and tracked in the right sidebar. From there you can accept or reject the proposed changes. If you have any questions about changes made by a collaborator, return to the comment feature to discuss the changes before making them permanent.
16. Backtrack with Revision History
From the "File" menu, select "See Revision History" for a list of changes made in the document, all the way back to when it was first created. Unfortunately, the revisions list isn’t very descriptive, giving only the date and time of the revision and the name of the editor. With "Show Changes" selected, however, you can take a look at how the document was edited for each revision, allowing you to easily revert to or compare with a previous version if necessary.
Shortcuts and Tips to Speed Up Editing
17. Learn Keyboard Shortcuts
There are a ton of keyboard shortcuts in Google Docs to speed up editing. While the basics—like Control + I in Windows and Command + I in OS X to italicize text—are all included, there are a bunch of Google Docs-specific shortcuts designed to cut down on mouse clicks.
Google provides a list of all of its Docs shortcuts, accessible from the "Help" menu. Shortcuts are broken out by operating system (OS), so you won’t need to figure out the various keystrokes from Mac to PC to Chrome OS.
18. Access Menu Items with the "Search the Menus" Shortcut
There really are a lot of shortcuts available in Google Docs, but this is one of my favorites. It's the "Search the Menus" shortcut, accessible via the Alt + / or Command + / keystrokes. This shortcut opens the "Help" dropdown and places the cursor in the search field. But you’re not going to search the FAQs: Instead, you can search all of the menus in Docs.
By typing in what you want to do, you can accomplish a lot without bothering with any of the actual menus. Quickly change fonts, apply paragraph formatting, insert special characters, run a spell check, and a lot more.
19. Quickly Add a Link
Any editor will let you link a string of text to a URL, but Google Docs makes it a bit easier to link to exactly the page you want. Of course, you can link text by selecting it and then clicking "Link" from "Tools" in the menu bar, but if you’re not sure of the URL you need, enter a search term into the "Insert Link" field. Google will do a quick search and provide you with the top results, including search results from your other documents.
22. Create Your Own Shortcuts
Google Docs allows you to create your own shortcuts with "Automatic Substitution" in "Preferences," found in the "Tools" dropdown. Use personal keyboard shortcuts to automatically fill in words or phrases you use repeatedly, mimicking popular text expansion applications. Another great use is to add frequently misspelled words, allowing Google Docs to autocorrect your errors without running a spell check.
23. Adjust Auto-Editing
Also located in your "Preferences" options are three formatting features that are worth considering for your work. First, "Use smart quotes" gives you the option to employ the quotation marks that indicate the opening and closing of a statement rather than the vertical lines. "Automatically detect links" will instantly change https://zapier.com/ to https://zapier.com/. And "Automatically detect lists" will indent your text when you
- create a
- list
- with hyphens.
24. Manage Your Personal Dictionary
The "Personal Dictionary" is similar to "Automatic Substitution": it lets you whitelist names or uncommon words to prevent Google Docs from questioning your spelling. You can add red-underlined words that Google has already flagged by secondary-clicking on the word and choosing "Add to Personal Dictionary," or open your "Personal Dictionary" from the "Tools" menu and add words manually.
27. Dig in with Apps Script
A big plus for people who like hands-on ways to improve their workflow is Google Apps Script. Scripts can create and modify documents, streamlining how you interact with your document, or they can customize the Google Docs user interface, placing the tools most important to you in easy reach.
Google suggests you should have some familiarity with Javascript before digging into Apps Script, and suggests some free courses that will work for beginners. If you’re already comfortable with Javascript, though, Google offers a guide for making the most of Docs with scripts.
Writing Tools for Scholars
28. Get Definitions and Synonyms
We’ve already discussed the "Research" tool and how to use it to find and insert images into your document. But it can also help you find definitions, synonyms and antonyms using the "Dictionary" search. While each word’s dictionary entry is pretty small, the "Dictionary" search can save you the trouble of leaving your document to search another site, a real productivity killer.
29. Cite Scholarly Articles
The "Scholar" search in the "Research" sidebar can provide you with sources for your research paper or assignment. The results are truncated, but Google Docs will provide you with some of the most cited works on a given topic or keyword.
Select a result to read the source document and see how many people have already cited it in Google Docs. If you decided to use the source in your document, the "Research" sidebar will automatically add a citation in your preferred format, either as a footnote or as an inline citation.
30. Find Famous Quotes
Well-placed quotes can be a big help in driving your argument home, but general quotation searches can be unreliable. The "Quotes" search in the research sidebar will provide fewer but higher quality quotes results, and you can examine the sources for each quote to determine its reliability.
If you choose to include a quote in your document, select Insert from the Research sidebar. Again, Google Docs will automatically include a citation in your preferred format, this time linking back to the quote site in a footnote.
31. Add Footnote Citations
It’s likely most of your sources are going to come from books and articles you’ve found elsewhere. In that case, you’ll need to create your own citations. That’s where the "Footnote" insertion tool comes in: Google Docs won’t automatically generate your footnote citation the way it will when you add a source from the "Research" sidebar, but it does place a superscript number in your text that coordinates to an empty citation in the footer.
Tip: Along with your footnotes, your page footers can now include unique text—or no text—on the first page, and you can choose how you want page numbering to appear, both from the Insert menu.
33. Translate Your Whole Document
Google Docs will translate your document into dozens of different languages from the Tools menu. Google’s translations aren't perfect, so don't rely solely on Docs for translations, but it will be useful if you’re reading a document in another language and need some help. Translate Document creates a new, translated version of the original document, so it’s not great for inline translations. Fortunately, there’s an add-on for that.
Get More with Add-ons and Integrations
34. Translate a Single Word or Phrase
The Translate add-on, found in the Google Docs add-ons store, will translate just a word or phrase rather than the full document.
Unfortunately, the translation add-on is limited to five languages, so if you need to translate to Italian, Korean, Finnish, or nearly any other language, your best bet is going to be the built-in document translation.
35. Browse the Add-ons Store
Select "Get Add-ons" in the "Add-ons" menu to navigate to the Google Docs Add-ons store. Some of the most popular add-ons will be listed on the front page, but you can also browse by categories like Education, Business Tools, and Productivity. If you don’t see what you want, try a keyword search.
Once you’ve installed an add-on, you can access it from the "Add-ons" menu. It’s worth noting, though, that most add-ons come from third-party developers and, while some add-ons are great productivity boosters, some may not work as advertised.
36. Edit Microsoft Office Documents
One of the most useful add-ons is Office Editing by Google. It’s actually a Google Chrome extension, so you’ll be restricted to the Chrome browser, but it integrates seamlessly with Google Docs to handle Microsoft Office files. Without the add-on, you can view Office files in Google Docs, but you can’t edit them.
Editing functions are limited while in Office Compatibility Mode, but at least you get some access to your DOCX files without relying on Microsoft Office. If you need the full functionality of Google Docs, you can save a copy of your original file in a compatible format.
37. Automatically Save Email Attachments as Google Docs Files
Google Docs is all about streamlining the writing process. A big part of that is having your documents available anywhere, consolidating them in one place rather than keeping out-of-date copies in your email inbox, on a USB drive, and wherever else.
Using Zapier, an app integration tool, you can automatically copy any email attachment that hits your inbox to Google Drive, allowing you to edit it at any time in Google Docs.
40. Write In (Just About) Any Language
Google Docs isn't handcuffed to the English language. To change the default language for your document, select Language in the File menu. Sure, you’ll see lots of languages that use the same alphabet as English, but there are also lots of others that would be almost impossible to work with without a special keyboard.
