Preparing a Formal Document on Google Drive

Google Docs:
1. Start on Google search page

2. Click on the DRIVE tab





3. Sign in to your account with your Email and Password

Your user name is you G-Mail address:
21lastname_firstname@dulinstudents!net

Your password should be a two-digit number a word and
then another two-digit number: 12word"#




!. "nce you are in your #ri$e click $reate
a. in the drop down window choose Document










5. Set up document:
a. %ont: &rial 'imes (ew )oman Courier (ew or Comic Sans
b. %ont Si*e: 1+ to 12
c. &lignments and Spacing: ,ine Spacing 1.5 - 2 .teacher pre/erence0
1Margins are preset to the correct /ormat










2aper
1. 3eading:
'ype you heading on your paper: 'op ,e/t Corner
a. (ame
b. Class and 2eriod45lock
c. #ate
1&/ter date click E%&ER'RE&(R% two times
2. 'itle:
a. Click &lignment and Spacing
i. 3ori*ontal: )lign &e*t $enter
b. 'ype: &itle
i. 6nderlining: highlight the title and then click 6 in the %ormatting 2alette or
highlight the title and hold command and u!
ii. 6nhighlight the title and Click the 6 again to turn o// underlining.
c. Click 7('7) +%E time
3. 5ody:
a. Click &lignment and Spacing
i. 3ori*ontal: )lign &e*t ,eft
b. 8ndent 1
st
paragraph
i. Click &)- one time .to indent0
c. Starting a new paragraph:
i. Click E%&ER one time a/ter the period
ii. Click &)- one time .to indent0
d. Spacing
i. 2eriods42unctuation .. 9 : 0 ; 2 spacear .to end sentence0
ii. Comma ; 1 spacear
iii. <uotation ; 1 spacear




















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&t any point a/ter creating your document you can share your document with others.

1! 8n the top right corner o/ Google #oc is a blue button with .2are 3with a lock4! Click on the
share button.

2. & bo= will pop up with your name as owner and an I%VI&E space at the bottom. 8n the
space type the e-mail address o/ the person you will be sharing the document with then
click done. lawrence>anne?dublinschools.net