Creating+a+Document+with+Google+Docs

 **Creating a Document**  //**Creating and Working with a New Document**// Now that you have created a Google account and are able to access Google Docs you can begin creating or adding documents to your account. In this lesson you will learn how to **create a new document, save it,** and **rename it.** You will also learn how to **upload an existing document.** We will be working with word processing files but the same steps can be utilized to create and upload spreadsheets and presentations.  //**Create and share your docs**//  **How to create and share docs** **To create a doc:** **To share a doc:**  **Saving and Renaming a New Document**  **Uploading a Document**
 * 1)  From your Docs list, select "New" from the upper-left corner.
 * 2)  Select which kind of doc you'd like to create: document, spreadsheet or presentation.
 * 3)  A brand new version of the doc type selected will open for you, ready to be edited and shared.
 * 1)  From within the document you'd like to share, click the "Share" tab, in the upper-right corner.
 * 2)  Enter the email addresses of whomever you'd like to add and select the button next to "As collaborators:" or "As viewers", depending on what kind of access you'd like them to have.
 * 3)  Click "Invite collaborators."
 * 4)  If you'd like, in the window that appears send an email to your collaborators explaining a little about the doc. Whether or not you send this email, your doc is now shared.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> In order to save your document you just need to click on the **Save** button. (You can also use the **Save and Close** button if you are finished working with the document.)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> You can also chose **File** on the Menu bar and then **Save** . In either case it will save the file using the text at the top of the document as the file name.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> If you would like to rename your file you can go to **File** on the Menu bar and choose **Rename**.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Type in the new document name and click **OK**.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> In order to upload an existing document you just need to click on the **Upload** button on the Menu bar.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> Then you will need to click on the **Browse** button and find the document that you would like to upload.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> The path to your document will appear in the form field next to the **Browse** button. If the file is not on your computer but can be accessed via the web you can also type in the URL in the second form field. The third form field allows you to change the name before uploading. When you have completed these steps you will click on the **Upload File** button.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Your file should now appear in your main window.