8 Ways Google Docs Will Make Your Life Easier

Google Docs has a mobile site that will work on most touch screen phones. Direct your browser to docs.google.com and sign in with your Google account to access.

If you are collaborating on a document, you can go back and track edits other users have made. Click File then See Revision History to view.

You can translate text in Google Docs by clicking Tools, Translate Document, and selecting the language you want. It's not perfect, but you or the person you're sharing the document with will get the gist.

You can upload most major video file types to Google Docs including .WMV, .MPEG4, .MOV, and .AVI. Click Upload at the top of the left hand column in the main screen. You can also view your video within Google Docs after it has uploaded and processed.

You can click and drag files and folders in Google Docs as if it was your PC's desktop. Use this feature to quickly organize your documents.

You can keep your bookmarks backed up using Google Docs. Launch Chrome click Set Up Sync from the file menu (PC) or Chrome Menu (Mac). Log in to your Google Account and you'll see the option to sync your bookmarks.

Google has several premade templates for charts, resumes, graphs, and presentations. You can view them all here.

Google Drawings gives you a variety of shapes, icons, and figures that can be used in Google Docs presentations. Select Drawings from the Create New menu and select the shapes you want to use in your presentation. You can then save them to the Google Docs clipboard and paste into your presentation. It's a great way to create flow charts and info graphics.

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