18 - Chrome OS tips and tricks
C
HROME
OS
TIPS
AND
TRICKS
Your Chromebox is a new type of computer that works somewhat
differently than what you may be used to, so you might like to know
how easy and useful things are when using it. Here are some tips and
tricks.
Documents
How to create documents
1. Press the
Search
key
on your keyboard or select the
Launcher
icon
.
2. Click
to select
All Apps
(or type "Docs", "Sheets", or "Slides"
depending on the type of document you want to create) Create word
processing files with
Docs
, spreadsheets with
Sheets
, and
presentations with
Slides
.
3. Select
Docs
,
Sheets
, or
Slides
.
That’s it. You’ve just created a new document in a few seconds.
With your new document, you can add text, insert images, change
the font, make it bold, underline it, italicize it – you get the gist. Most
of the formatting and other stuff you might be familiar with from other
productivity suites like Microsoft Office you can do with Google
Docs.
Finding your documents
All documents you create are saved to your
Google Drive
where they
are online and accessible to other devices, such as your smartphone
or tablet. To find your documents, do the following:
1. Select the
Launcher
icon.
2. Click
to select
All Apps
(or type "Google Drive").
3. Select the
Google Drive
icon.
Note
For an alternative method of creating documents,
see Creating a new
document on page 14
.
