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3.4. Editing Text Documents

The following options exist:

Note: In order to edit a document, you need to have edit permissions for the Drive folder containing the document.

How to edit a text document:

  1. Create a new text document or open an existing text document.

  2. To edit the document, use the common techniques from the familiar Office applications:

    • To format characters or paragraphs or to edit cells, use the functions in the Format toolbar.

    • To use the clipboard functions, use the context menu or your system's key combination.

    • To create a new paragraph style from the paragraph at the current cursor position, select Create new style from Paragraph style.

    • To insert various elements, use the Insert toolbar. Those elements can be inserted:

      • table, image, text frame, comment, hyperlink

      • tab stop, line break, page break

      • header, footer

      • fields with automatically created contents like author name, file name, date, time, page number, number of pages

        In order to edit a field's content, click into the field. Depending on the field, different editing possibilities are available.

    • To check the spelling, track changes or manage comments, use the Check toolbar functions.

    Tip: Many functions can also be activated in the context menu.

    Note: All changes are immediately saved.

  3. To search and replace text elements, click the Toggle search iconon the right side of the Office menu bar. Control elements for searching and replacing will be shown.

  4. To rename, save, download or print the text document or to send it in an E-Mail, use the functions in the File toolbar.

  5. To finish editing and to close the text document, click the Close document icon on the right side of the Office menu bar.

User interface:

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