Author: Ogechukwu Anthony

Google Drawings is a tool for simple graphics, while Google Slides is a web presentation tool. We can call them the PowerPoint and CorelDraw of Google. They both lack some features and capabilities, but they allow you work collaboratively with others and store your documents in Google Drive along with the rest of your content. Google Slides by default does not allow users to insert a Google Drawing into Google Slides. However, there is a special process to insert drawing from Google drawings into Google slides. Lets delve into it! Method #1. Publish to the web If you already have…

Google Slides is a presentation web app developed and maintained by Google. It was introduced on March 9, 2006, after Google acquired Writely, and was formerly known as Google Presentations. It has all the features of a traditional presentation program like the Microsoft PowerPoint. In this article, we will be telling you all you need to know about  Google Slides; its functions and its features.  Features of Google Slides Here are the features embedded in Google Slide: How to create presentations in Google Slides Alternatively: Go to the URL https://slides.google.com/create. You can also create new presentations from there. On Android:…

Google drawing is a virtual board to enables you to create content on the board by drawing images, pasting images, linking videos and websites, inserting text, shapes, tables, and other content onto a page linked with Google Drive. One can also create various flow charts, diagrams, concept maps, visual storyboards, original art. Features of Google Drawing How to Use Google Drawings To be able to use Google Drawings, one needs a Google Account. If you do not have a Google account, you can create one by: If you already have a Google Account: Alternatively: What can I use Google Drawing for?…

Google Sheets is a web based spreadsheet application developed by Google. The application enables users to create, update and modify spreadsheets, share the data and collaborate in real time. On Google Sheets, users can access typical spreadsheet features; they can add, delete and sort rows and columns just like Microsoft Excel. However, Google Sheets enables collaboration as multiple geographically dispersed users can work on a spreadsheet at the same time and chat through its built-in instant messaging program. Also, users can upload spreadsheets directly from their computers or mobile devices. The application works both offline and online, and also saves…

Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets are very popular spreadsheet applications widely used today for data management purposes. They share certain similarities especially when it comes to formulas and calculations, however there are notable differences between the two. In this article, we will review and compare Google Sheets vs Microsoft Excel, highlighting the key differences and similarities between Excel vs Google Sheets. Overview of Google Sheets Google Sheet is a spreadsheet program created and maintained by Google. Google Sheets is in form of web applications, desktop applications, and mobile applications. It is used to perform functions that have to do with…

In this article, we will be detailing step-by-step process to cancel a Google One subscription. You can cancel your Google One membership plan if you no longer want to use their services. Also, you can change your current plan, upgrade to a higher one, or downgrade your plan. When you cancel Google One plans, you will be losing the benefits that comes with a Google One subscription. You will no longer make Google One payments in the future. You will also lose access to extra member benefits , access to additional storage; including your family members that share the plan…

MongoDB is a non-relational database service available that allows you to store a wide variety of data. In this article, we will be detailing how to access structured data stored in MongoDB Atlas via its API, as well as how to connect MongoDB to Google sheets. How to connect MongoDB to Google Sheets Follow these steps judiciously to successfully connect MongoDB to Google Sheets: Step #1. Retrieve API key from the MongoDB Atlas database Step #2. Prepare the Google Sheet The second step after retrieving the API key is to prepare your Google Sheets. Create and prepare the spreadsheet and…

If you have used Google Docs for a long period of time, you would know that Google Docs has no built-in way to add line numbers to your document. So when you need to reference specific lines in your document, or you want to use line numbers to pinpoint specific areas of a document that you need to work on. Or, you need to add a bit of structure and organization to your document, you might need a line. In this article, we will be discussing how to add line numbers in Google Docs. In Google Docs, there are two…

There is a place for comments in Google Docs, other collaborators can drop their opinions and suggestions in a document section. However, by default, when you print a document on Google Docs, it doesn’t print your document’s comments. You might want to be able to print those comments alongside the document itself. In this article, we will show you a workaround to enable you to download and print your Google document with comments. These are a few creative ways to enable you to print a Google doc with comments: Method #1. Export the Google Document to Microsoft Word One of…

If you are using Google Chrome as a web browser, you can set up different profiles for different uses. In this article, we will be highlighting step-by-step guides on how to create Google Chrome profiles for different uses. Different Chrome profiles are useful if you share a computer with different people, if you need to keep work and personal profiles different, if you want to limit what others can see when you share Chrome. It is very easy to create different profiles on Chrome to serve different purposes. Either for work or for personal use. Each Chrome profile you create…

What is Google Chrome Parental Controls? Parental controls enables you to restrict what content can be downloaded or purchased from Google Play or Chrome browser. As the name parental control entails, the Google Chrome parental control feature allows you as a parent to restrict your kids internet activity. What they can view, download, or subscribe to, purchase from the internet, etc. The main aim is to keep them from viewing explicit content on the internet. The internet is unfiltered with its content, and your child might end up on the wrong site. There are some browsers that allows for parental…

Google One is Google’s subscription service that allows users to expand their cloud storage for a monthly fee. Google one is also an all-inclusive service beneficial to Google app users.  What is Google One and why Google One? Google account owners are entitled to 15 gigabytes free cloud storage space  shared across the apps – Google Drive, Google Photos, and the Gmail app. Some users tend to exhaust their space quickly and might need extra cloud space, that’s what Google One is for.  The beautiful thing is that this space can be shared with family and friends, plus other benefits…

If you are creating a document that involves fractions, there are a few ways to make fractions in a Google Docs document. In this article, we will go through ways to make fractions in Google Docs. but the easiest way is to use special characters. In Google Docs, the way certain characters are presented are different, especially those that are mathematical. To make fractions in Google Docs, you would need to change how the fractions are displayed to make them appear correctly. To make fractions in Google Docs, here are different methods to do so. Step #1. Make fractions in…

You might have heard severally of Google Doc. This article focuses on telling you everything you need to know about Google Docs. What is Google Docs? Google Docs is a web based word processor released in 2006, it was initially known as Writely. Google Docs allows users to create, update, edit, and store documents for free. Google Docs is part of the Google’s cloud-based productivity platform which includes: Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drawings, Google Forms, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Sites and Google Hangouts. What is Google Docs used for? Google Docs is used to create, edit, and share…

People use the block quote to highlight a quotation in a document and make it stand out from the remaining parts of the document, the quote in question is indented and begins on its own line breaking away from the rest of the text. When users quote content from other sites or influencers, they use the block quote option to highlight it. The block quote formatting in Google docs adds a lot of whitespace around the text making the document look much more breathy as a result. Steps to Create a Block Quote in Google Docs There are several methods…

Columns are used to create a well organized document as they structurally divide texts and figures vertically. Columns usually have even-sized width and height, but most times, users can decide to use uneven columns for their documents. In this article we will be discussing how to make uneven columns in Google Docs. How to make uneven columns in Google Docs Uneven columns are found in newspapers in detailed sections, in step-by-step documents, reports, brochures, and in documents where the text runs through a series of narrows. It is also used in medical reports; it is used to create different sections…

A Venn diagram is a pictorial representation of the relationship between two or more things, you can also use it to facts just like you’d have done in a table or bar chart, or to compare different solutions for a problem. In Google Docs you can create a Venn diagram by using the built-in drawing tool. How to Make a Venn Diagram on Google Docs 1. Use Google Drawing Tool Google has not yet provided a simple Venn diagram shape for users to quickly insert into their documents.users have to make one using the drawing tool to create multiple overlapping…

It is really important to add word art in a Google Doc as it is a great way to make your document visually appealing. In this article, we will be showing you how to do word art in Google Docs. How to do word art in Google Docs These steps are easy and do not require many steps to complete. How to select and format shapes in Google Docs When you create your word art in your Google document, you can format the art to suit your taste. Here are a few formats you can add to your word art;…

Do you need to add a line in your Google documents, but not sure how? Here’s how to add horizontal line in Google Docs. Lines are important in a document because they are used to construct a particular flow. If you want to separate sections, and organize your content, or just want to add to the design of your document, inserting lines will help you do all that. How to add horizontal line in Google Docs Adding a horizontal line is easy; simply follow these steps: Alternatively you can use the paragraph styles to add horizontal line in Google Docs:…

Double underlining texts involve highlighting certain parts of a document, especially if you need to quickly reference a text/passage again, double underlining it makes it easy to find without searching through the entire document. In this article, I will show you how to double underline in Google Docs. How to double underline in Google Docs There are two methods in Google Docs by which you can use to double underline texts. You can either do that with the “Equation feature” or with the “Drawing tool” built into Google Doc. Using the Equation feature The equation method is the simplest method…