Hover over the Share button to see a description on the file's current visibilitysettings.Click the Share button to edit the file's sharing settings. You can share your file with others, modify visibility, or create a link to the file.
Converting a Google Document into an Adobe Acrobat Document, which is called a
PDF file, can be especially useful when you no longer wish to make changes to it. A PDF file retains
the document's originalformatting, allowing someone else to view the file, but not make any
changes. This might also be helpful when attaching a document to an
email or posting it as downloadable link on a website
Click to open the file that you want to convert.
Locate and select the File drop-down menu.
Hover the mouse over the Download as option and select your desired
conversion format from the drop-down menu. Here, we will select PDF.
The file will convert and download. When finished, the Downloads dialog box will appear. Double-click to open the file.
[h=3]Printing Google Docs
If you are creating and editing files in Google Docs format, you can also print those
files directly from your browser. Printing from Google Drive should feel familiar if
you have ever printed a file using Microsoft Office. Google Drive offers a print preview option, which
allows you to see how the file will appear on the page before printing. You can also change the
printer settings to modify the page layout and formatting before sending the file to the printer
There are several ways to print a file:
Clicking the Print button .
Using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P (Windows users) or Command+P (Mac Users).
Clicking the File drop-down menu and selecting Print.
Print preview will vary depending upon which type of Google Doc you
are viewing. Sometimes it is available as a menu option, other times
When printing a Google Document, you will download it to your computer
as a PDF file. You will then need toopen the PDFfile to print it
[h=4]To Print a Google Document:
Locate and select the Google Document that you want to print.
The Google Document will open in a new tab in your browser.
Click the Print button. Google Drive will automatically download a PDF file of the document to your computer.
When the download is complete, the Downloads dialog box will appear.
Double-click to open the PDF file.
Navigate to the File drop-down menu and select Print to open the Print dialog box.
In the Print dialog box, set your print options for number of copies, page size, orientation, and more.
Click Print to send the PDF file to the printer.
If you use Google Chrome as your internet browser, the process will be slightly different. Clicking
Print will make a Print dialog box appear rather than a PDF file to download
When printing Google Spreadsheets, the process will be slightly different from printing
Google Documents. You will not download a PDF file. Instead, you will select your print settings
and then a print preview of your document will appear in the Print dialog box
To Print a Google Spreadsheet:
Select and click the Google Spreadsheet that you would like to print.
Click the Print button.
The Print Settings dialog box will appear.
Select the Options you will use to print the spreadsheet:
Choose the sheets you wish to print. If your spreadsheet has multiple sheets, you may choose to print only the current sheet, all of the sheets, or only a highlighted selection from a sheet.
Select other options to appear on the printed copy like gridlines, the title, and page numbers.
Choose the desired Layout for the printed copy like Fit to width, Actual size, Portrait, orLandscape. If you have many columns you may wish to print on a single page using Landscape orientation.
Click OK to continue.
The Print dialog box will appear with a preview of your spreadsheet. Select the
number of Copies you will print, and then click Print to print the spreadsheet.
Printing Google Presentations will require you to select the number of slides you would
like to print on each page. You will also need to choose whether or not to leave room for
the speaker's notes. Once you have made your selections, Google Drive will automatically
download a PDF file to your computer for preview and printing
To Print a Google Presentation:
Select and open the Google Presentation that you would like to print.
Click the Print button.
The Print Preview dialog box will appear. Set the print options you would like to use for printing the presentation:
In the Layout drop-down box, select the number of slides to print on each page.
Deselecting Show background will display a white background on your printed copy.
Selecting Speaker notes will add space next to each slide on the copy, and it will also adjust the number of slides that are able to be printed on each page. You may need to go back to the Layout drop-down box to change the number of slides you would like to show on each page.
Click Print to continue.
Google Docs will automatically download a PDF file of the presentation. When
the download is complete, theDownloads dialog box will appear
Double-click to open the PDF file.
Preview the presentation and then click the Print button to print.