Google Docs Low Vision: Shortcuts Tips and Tricks

Hi, my name is Vikki Vaughan, and in today’s workshop we’ll check out some cool tips and tricks that make Google Docs even more fun to use.

Who doesn’t like a shortcut, right? If you’ve watched other workshops in this series, you know I’m a big fan. I’m not the only one, as the folks at Google have included loads of keyboard shortcuts in each of the Google Suite. Let’s have a look!

One of my favorite shortcuts creates a new document. Starting from our Chrome browser, we type “Doc dot New” in our address bar.

When we press Enter, it opens a new Google Document. This same trick works for the other applications in the Google Suite. Sheet dot New opens a new Google spreadsheet, Slide dot New creates a new Google presentation, and Forms dot New creates a new Google form.

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