Ive worked and written in Google docs enough to where when I watch videos like this, I already know everything they have to say. I actually learned something in this video and it's been great info.

I couldnt agree more about the Outline view and it's capabilities. Its a game changer for sure. I've used it for years and am always surprised that not more people are aware of it.

ah man I'm on google docs so much that I already knew all this. I hope this makes it more accessible to others! Extra tips: •Break page shortcut helps me: ctrl+enter •Header format: If you have a specific formatting that you want for all your headers, you can change the document settings. Type out your header in the format you want (font, size, color, etc), then highlight the text, click the "Normal text" drop-down menu, and hover over whichever level of header you want. If you click "Update '(header level)' to match," all future headers of this level will have the specific font, size, color, etc. that you highlighted. Literally revolutionized how I use the document outline!

Page breaks before every chapter by updating the 'Heading 1' style instead of manually adding it to every heading: (Note: every word processing application has this functionality in one form or another. Learn how to do this.) (Assumption: all of your chapter titles are of style "Heading 1".) Adding the page break to your first heading: - click on a chapter title to move your cursor there - click on "Format" at the top - hover on "Line and paragraph spacing" - click on "Add page break before" That will add a page break before that one chapter heading. Now, to have it percolate throughout the entire document (add the page break to all the other headings): - make sure you are still clicked on (cursor is on) the chapter heading you just changed and … - click on the dropdown arrow on the "Heading 1" button near the top of the screen - hover on the right arrow - choose "Update 'Heading 1' to match" BAM! All of your chapters should now be page-broken correctly. This "Update 'some text style' to match" for each style is how you percolate changes in your document and not have one-off weird stuff going on. Format the styles, not the text directly: spacing, indents (like she demoed), font, breaks, … etc. Cheers. -t

It is calming to watch writer videos. Thank you so much.

When composing academic documents, I utilize blue blocker glasses to alleviate ocular strain. These glasses are designed to filter blue light, which can cause discomfort and distract from the task at hand. As such, I find that blue blocker glasses allow me to maintain focus and productivity over extended periods .

Noelle, thanks so much for this. clear, precise, informative, and fun.

Amazing tips- I have been writing in Google Docs for over a year now, and it is super useful.

Very helpful. Thanks! I'm finally canceling my Word subscription (old habits die hard 😂), and the immediate lack of formatting on Google Docs drove me crazy. I love how you got straight to the point!

The add notes into the outline headers tip was really helpful. I've used Docs for years so I'm familiar with all these great features but I still learned something new. So thank you 😃

Thanks for this information. Im in the beginning stages of writing my books and I didn’t know about google docs. Save time and money for me is a great way to start out. Blessings to you

The chapter outline was so helpful!

This was such a helpful video! I love Google docs and plan on using it for my Nanowrimo book. Thank you for sharing!

This was explained so easy for a beginner. Thank you! I learned a lot.

This video was wonderfully made. It was greatly edited and it broke down each aspect of Google Docs writing tips. ❤ You even added in the nighteye at the end which I was very pleased with especially since I also use nighteye extension! 😂 I get a lot of really bad eye strain on the Internet and I have to have everything dark mode because my eyes are terrible. I discovered nighteye a few years ago when I wanted to read fanfiction with dark mode 🤣🤧 and stay up really late reading Harry Potter drarry smut crack fanfiction on my laptop in my bed. Idk that’s just funny to me that you recommend Nighteye because of the silver lining that I also use that SAME extension but I originally used it for reading instead of writing and am only now using it to write my own books about two years now. Thank you for breaking down the process in google docs though! ❤ I hope it helped others the way it has me.

THANK YOU for the practical tips immediately into the video! More please!!! Thank you thank you!

This really helped me. Thank you SO much!

ONLY 493 SUBS! MAKE THAT 494 ;). this channel; is absolutely fantastic. as a young 10-year-old year in Michigan who wants to be an author and writes all of her stories in google docs this video is so helpful and amazing. Keep up the good work!

This is perfect for beginners

Thanks that was awesome.

Thanks for this. I write on an old iPad and a old Mac and I can’t afford Scrivener. I use google docs because it’s free and syncs across devices. This really helped me level up my experience and get more out of the program.

Great video thank you

Those are indeed fantastic tips; I am learning how to write an ebook on my own and find your videos very helpful. Could you create a detailed step-by-step tutorial series on how to create an ebook, and what tools will be used?

Thank you for these tips as a google docs user for my books as well. This helps so much. 😁

Very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you! I used it for my Nanowrimo book and finished two days early! Being off grid word can't keep up and it wasn't saving my new content so it's a life saver 🙌 😌 🙃 🙂 😅

You can change page color for eye protection. I using dark blue and white text. All menu area still white tho.

That outline feature is great. I am starting to hate scrivener nowadays and that is really make me think about my next project being in google docs. If I have a large chapter in scriv and go from one folder to another I have to find where I previously was, where as with this I can label everything.

Thanks you. 😊 I been writing in Google docs for years and never know any of this tips.

Great ideas! When the lockdown started, I was going our on my front porch and riding Mt exercise bike. And I starred using Google docs' speech to text with my phone as a diary. I had actually forgotten about it until now! It has been quite a while now so I'm sure I will need to relearn how to do it.

Thank you

Definitely new sub here! Liked the peace and format of the video ❤❤

GREAT information!

Useful tips. Great Job

Do you have a checkmark key on your keyboard or something? Where do I get the tick? Wingdings?

This is very helpful

This was helpful!

It's weird but the dark mode (black screen, white text) actually hurts my eyes much more than the normal mode (white screen, black text). Everytime I try to use the dark mode, I end up with a feeling as though the text is permanently burned into my retinas.

Do you recommend having only one file to write your book, or if the book keeps adding up pages to have a file per chapter?

I'm starting to like adding comments instead of putting things in [brackets]. I use brackets when I start using a placeholder name (for instance). Then I can find a placeholder name. After I find the first one inside the brackets I can then do a find and replace with that name. I've also been color coding my text color. Blue is new stuff, Purple is stuff I am going to share or have shared with my writing club, Red is stuff that needs to be fixed, Black is all fixed and good.

Can you please kindly assist , i followed the outline steps like you did, but it doesnt only show Headline 1 as per your example put everything in the outline summary

I use Aeon Timeline 3 for outlining. Brilliant if you ask me.

I hope they add collapsible outline subheadings. It can get real messy while world-building :(

How do you set one inch margins in Google Docs? Thanks!

Yeah, this is a game changer, indeed.

What is a good document program to use for Windows to format your manuscript before self-publishing? 😊

I love-hate writing. I dont wanna place a format, but this video said "nu-uh, write that format"😮‍💨

Alternatively you can just press ctrl+enter to add a page break!

Does anyone know how to add gutters to my doc? Ove reached that point in my editing ans i cant figure anything out. (If you know any tricks that work the same as a gutter please let me know! Im probably overreacting but i feel like my life is slowly unraveling because of this 😅)

How to print the title on the side of every page, continue from 1st to last? my doc is about 50 pages but it is page-less.

Do you have any tips for using the Google Docs app .

As soon as Google announced that they were going to incorporate AI I removed all my visual and written work. I suggest you do the same.

This is tough to do on the app

How do you create an image directory in Goggle Docs ?

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I am a writer. I'm looking for a business partner. Unfortunately, I live in the Republic of Belarus. Belarusians refused to publish my book “Life without problems.” I have one book in English, “Cosmic Laws and World Domination.” Maybe you will agree to become my co-author and publish this book in England.

For tip #3 I just insert a comment to myself. Select heading, right click then comment. I’m still playing around with it. 🙂

00:30 I never understood why people who write in GDoc don't Space out their paragraphs making their work look like 1 long ass paragraph. If you're going to write a book, SPACE OUT YOUR PARAGRAPHS!