Google Docs: The New Beast in Town
Lo! An exciting new word processor enables you to compose from any machine.
Screen shot of Google Docs
Google Documents – the new wave for writers What is Google Documents? In a nutshell it is a free word processor that you can use from any computer It allows you to -
- Write documents
- Compose spreadsheets ( great for the home budget! )
- Write for Triond anywhere and anytime
Microsoft Word Shall Fall! Google Documents allows any person the power of the word processor simply by signing up to a Google account. You will find it from the Google Homepage. It is located in the drop-down menu, next to the list of functions, already available from Google 
Screenshot of offeringsAdvantages of Google Documents
- It frees you to write articles from any computer
- You no longer need Microsoft Word
- It speeds up publishing on Triond, Bukisa and Constant-Content
Disadvantage of Google Documents
- You need to sign up to a Google account
- You need a bit of time to get used to it
- You might experience withdrawal symptoms from Microsoft Word
Features of Google Docs
- It has most of the features of Microsoft Word
- I have yet to explore the full range
- It has a beautifully simple format
Screen shot of the toolsGreat tools…
- Spell checker and word counter
- Hyperlinking
- Many new fonts
I don’t want to rabbit on. This is my first Triond article written on Google docs. Go and explore – you will find the wave of the future freeing you from our reliance on Microsoft word. Have Fun!
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January 23rd, 2009 at 4:45 am
a very interesting and informative article.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:07 am
great article man!
CHEERS.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:35 am
Nice work James. I have a question. How did you first of all save a screen shot and second of all embed it into your article? Something I have never quite figured out.
RJ
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:19 am
Hi RJ – Don’t ask a Micrsoft Paint Junkie that!
1. Go to Accessories
2. Open Microsoft Paint
3. File > New
4. Open Web site you need to Screen shot
5. Hold Shift + Pnt Screen or on some machines Print Screen
6. Go back to Microsoft Paint and Do Paste
7. The Sceen Dump will now appear as a New Paint file
8. On the Menu Bar to the Left choose the Select Tool – it is a square
9. Choose the Area that you want to capture. You won’t want all of the screen just the pertinant area
10. Select Cut – the area that you have selected will disappear
11. Close the Paint file – you will be promted to Save – Select No
12. Don’t fret – that which has disappeared is on your Clipboard
11. Select New in Microsoft Paint
12 A new Paint doc will appear as a big white square
13. Toggle the white square to a smaller size than the area that you selected or you will have too much white space around your selected Screen shot or dump
13. Select > Paste
14. Your Screen Dump will appear as a New PaintImage
15 Save onto your Drive or Desktop or in you Folder
16. You might want to add words, spray paint or color have fun be creative or just leave it
17. There you have it – a beautiful screen shot that is now a .jpeg file that you can upload into Triond
This is a handy Web designers tool because you can capture any image and use Microsoft Paint to alter it. I actually prefer Paint to Photoshop doin all my image work with the wonderful accessory.
I hope this helps you – I can feel a Microsoft Paint article coming on!
Ha ha
Stay cool man . j
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:58 am
Great post! Very handy and helpful. Will be waiting for that Paint article James and thanks for the step-by-step guide on the screen shot i have always wondered how it’s done. Will be bookmarking this one.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Good review. I think it could be good to have some back up of your docs online too.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
Good post, but your answer to RJ would make an even better one! I’m printing that reply off!
Thanks,
Clay
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
great artcle
January 24th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Thank you, James. I really had no idea of this Google docs thing. I will check it out.
January 25th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Great article. I will definitely be checking out Google Docs. Also looking forward to your Paint article.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:35 am
Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 28th, 2009 at 5:31 am
Great article. Google docs seem to be worth a try.
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:29 am
Thanks James for sharing this information. It sounds interesting and I will give it a go, just as soon as I have a little extra time to spend tinkering with the full range of functions.
God Bless,
Nelson Doyle