Subj : Crafting your perfect Google Doc is about to get a lot easier
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Oct 04 2023 16:15:04

Crafting your perfect Google Doc is about to get a lot easier

Date:
Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:03:29 +0000

Description:
New Google Docs shortcut buttons make formatting your document much quicker, 
including your own custom building blocks.

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Google has announced a series of new building elements coming to Google Docs 
to help make formatting and creating your document much smoother. 

Google and Microsoft have been head-to-head in recent months in a constant 
race to release new AI tools for their office software , but this new 
formatting functionality will have an equally strong impact on those using 
Docs in the workplace. 

Even better, users can customize the tool to suit their exact work 
requirements, and were all getting the update free of charge. Google Docs 
formatting boost 

New shortcut buttons at the top of a document present users with the option 
to insert pre-formatted content, such as meeting notes or email drafts, 
without having to worry about setting up how the page looks. 

Selecting more allows users to pick from custom blocks of text, tables, and 
chips to build reusable components (according to Googles previous 
announcement ). 

Google says that the new row of shortcut buttons will only appear at the top 
of new documents, so existing work wont be interrupted by unnecessary 
intrusions. 

The company hopes that the addition of shortcuts will help boost worker 
productivity, but its not just Google Workspace accounts that are destined to 
see the change. All accounts, including individual users, will be included. 

Rollout for rapid release domains has already started, but it may take until 
the first few days of November for some scheduled release domains to get the 
update. 

More generally, a feature that individual users arent going to be getting any 
time soon is the $30-per-month Duet AI for Workspace subscription, which 
brings the companys latest generative AI tools and AI writers to workers 
fingertips inside many of the most popular Google Workspace apps. More from 
TechRadar Pro You'll soon be able to create all kinds of documents in Google 
Docs - here's how Looking for a Google Docs alternative? Here are the best 
free word processors Check out our roundup of the best online collaboration 
tools



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/crafting-your-perfect-google-doc-is-about-to-get
-a-lot-easier


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