Re-size your images in the new document editor

A few weeks ago we introduced a new version of the document editor in Google Docs. While the new editor is in preview, we will continue adding features you miss like drawings, the web clipboard, and table of contents.Today we’re adding the ability to re-size images right inside the document. After you insert an image into a document, click on the image to bring up controls that let you scale the image’s size in any direction.Once you’re happy with...

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Spotlight: Google Sites templates

In November, we launched site templates, making it easier to get started when creating a Google site. We've enjoyed watching the gallery grow. We have been particularly impressed by some of the recent templates created by Over the Top Marketing, including the Mom's club, travel journal, wine club, PTA, daycare center, bible study, and home project site templates.SADA Systems has also created some great templates to help businesses get started on...

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A rebuilt, more real time Google documents

It’s been almost 4 years since we launched Google Docs. Back then people were excited about being able to access their documents from anywhere and edit those documents collaboratively online. But as Google documents became more mainstream, we started to hear more and more of you asking for features like margins, tabs, and floating images that were only available in desktop word processors. To make these features possible, we started working on a...

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Preview the faster, more feature rich Google spreadsheets

On Monday we launched a preview version of the new Google spreadsheets. We completely rebuilt the user interface to be faster, stabler, and more feature-rich, while maintaining the real-time collaboration that has made Google spreadsheets a powerful tool for the past four years.In this new version you will find a host of highly requested new features, as well as performance and usability improvements. The new UI also gives us engineers a better...

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Introducing Google Docs drawings

As we announced yesterday, we just launched a new tool for making drawings in Google Docs. You can use Google Docs drawings to make charts, diagrams, designs, and more. We’ve been using this tool at Google to create everything from project timelines to launch plans. Here are some examples of what you could make:Create a drawing now!Many of you previously tried the Insert Drawing feature in Google Docs and said you wanted to be able to collaborate...

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A new Google Docs

They say a house is only as good as its foundation, and we believe the same holds true for web applications like Google Docs. With our old foundation, we could continue delivering most features you wanted quickly, but over time it became clear that some just weren’t possible. So we decided to rebuild the underlying infrastructure of Docs to give us greater flexibility, improved performance and a better platform for developing new features quickly.Today,...

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Upload and store anything in the cloud with Google Docs

In January, we added the ability to upload and store any file in Google Docs, and in response to your feedback, we increased the maximum file size to 1 GB a couple weeks later. Based on the overwhelming response to this feature, we're happy to announce a big update. Starting today, you can upload and store anything in Google Docs. With this change, you'll be able to store items in the cloud and access them from any computer - all you need is an Internet connection and a Google Account. As with documents, spreadsheets, and files, you also share...

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