With Google Docs, your documents are stored in the cloud, and you can access them from any computer or device. You create and edit documents right in your web browser; no special software is required. Even better, multiple people can work at the same time, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is saved automatically.
In this course, you will learn how to open Google Docs, create and format a new document, and apply a template to a new document.
You will learn how to enhance your documents using a table of contents, headers and footers, tables, drawings, images, and more.
You will learn how to share your documents with others. We will discuss your sharing options and examine collaborator roles and permissions. You will learn how to manage versions of your documents.
Google Docs allows you to work in real time with others on the same document. You will learn how to create and manage comments and action items in your documents.
We will review a few of the Google Docs tools. You will understand how to set your preferences to suit your own work style and explore how to use tools to add value to your content.
Status: Document Control
Document Control
Status: Collaborative Software
Collaborative Software
Beginner·Course·3 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Apr 5, 2022
This is a great start. It also helps if you have a basic understanding of MS Word already. I would recommend this course to anyone who has never used Sheets or any other word processing app before.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 3, 2022
I really liked all of the skills I picked up in this course.
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 28, 2023
Very interesting course from the beginning to the end.
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 10, 2021
Great course. Simple, but with lots of things to learn. Thank you.
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 24, 2021
The best program I had engaged my self with. Thank you coursera, and Google for your help in giving me such opportunity.
4.0
·Reviewed Sep 22, 2024
There were a number of features that I could not find or do.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 5, 2025
this was a fantastic course, the explanations were clear and the activities were so helpful. I really enjoyed every part f it and learned a lot.
5.0
·Reviewed May 5, 2021
I am delighted with this course. I have learned many things from this course. Also, it helps me to improve my skills.
5.0
·Reviewed May 20, 2025
Easy to follow. Very helpful for document creation.
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 26, 2026
It was great.
I gained so much clarity on data sharing and file management.
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 30, 2024
Truely speaking I have got enough learning by using this Google doc.
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 19, 2021
Very nice for beginners, this will be helpful for the community, and I hope to share this with my colleagues.
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Chamini
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 27, 2022
Just finished this amazing course. I am planning to integrate Google workspace into my business. Looking forward to experience. Thank you Coursera and Google!
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SWIFT
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 25, 2021
The best program I had engaged my self with. Thank you coursera, and Google for your help in giving me such opportunity.
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Sylvia
1.0
·Reviewed Sep 14, 2021
This is a poorly structured tutorial that does not provide lasting knowledge or expertise. You should be able to go back and review for competency and solid understanding.
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Jan
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 7, 2024
I already had some experience in Google Docs but i didn't know some features even existed, and i didn't know how to properly and fully use the features i knew existed!
I really reccommend this course to anyone, even if they don't actively use Docs
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Carolyn
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 12, 2024
Before taking this course, I did not know anything about Google Docs. This course left me feeling confident about using Google Docs with a great understanding of details that go along with using Google Docs. Thank you!
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Kristopher
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 5, 2022
This is a great start. It also helps if you have a basic understanding of MS Word already. I would recommend this course to anyone who has never used Sheets or any other word processing app before.
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5.0
·Reviewed Aug 15, 2021
The course was easy to learn. However, it would have been way more helpful if the step by step process of accessing various tools were shown in real time alonside narration.
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Esther
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 6, 2025
this was a fantastic course, the explanations were clear and the activities were so helpful. I really enjoyed every part f it and learned a lot.
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5.0
·Reviewed Jun 28, 2025
The course thoroughly reviews all the basics of Google Docs best practices. Very interesting and easy to follow course.
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Wadduwage
5.0
·Reviewed May 6, 2021
I am delighted with this course. I have learned many things from this course. Also, it helps me to improve my skills.
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Miyanda
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 14, 2025
Great, very user friendly and videos are very detailed and short, one would prefer the videos to be a bit slower.
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Houcine
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 23, 2024
On minor update is to remove the section about Google Expore feature in module 7 as it is not anymore available.
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Dylan
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 20, 2021
Very nice for beginners, this will be helpful for the community, and I hope to share this with my colleagues.
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Matheus
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 28, 2023
Simple, but accurate. A nice quick way to learn how to do everything you need on Google Docs.
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Estefania
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 25, 2021
it is the perfect course to learn the skills of the document universe in google
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CHISOM
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 27, 2026
It was great.
I gained so much clarity on data sharing and file management.
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OGWANG
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 31, 2024
Truely speaking I have got enough learning by using this Google doc.
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CJM
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 11, 2021
Great course.
Simple, but with lots of things to learn.
Thank you.
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dawn
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 4, 2022
I really liked all of the skills I picked up in this course.
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Makouangou
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 5, 2025
Je suis très heureux d'avoir vous rencontrer merci beaucoup