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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEW Google Drive Cheat Sheet p. 4-6

Google Docs Cheat Sheet p. 7-10

Google Forms Cheat Sheet p. 11-14

Google Slides Cheat Sheet p. 15-18

Google Sheets Cheat Sheet p. 19-22

Google Drawings Cheat Sheet p. 23-26

Google Drive for iOS Cheat Sheet p. 27-29

Google Chrome Cheat Sheet p. 30-32

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 Shortcut Action

↓ /j Navigate to the next item in the list

↑ /k Navigate to the previous item in the list

x Select/deselect the current item

Shift + ↓ /j Continue the selection/deselection to the next item

Shift + ↑ /k Continue the selection/deselection to the previous

Shift + a Select all visible items

Shift + n Clear all selections

Go to different views

Shortcut Action

g then n Focus the navigation panel

g then f Focus the folders view
g then l Focus the items view
g then d Focus the details pane
g then t Focus the Google bar at the top of the page

Application

Shortcut Action

?, Shift + /, or Ctrl + / Display the keyboard shortcuts pop-up

d Show/hide the details pane
 / Focus the search box

Google Drive file types (docs, sheets, slides, etc.) DO NOT count against your Drive storage space.

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Google documents, spreadsheets, and presentations

Shortcut Action

Shift + t Create a new document

Shift + p Create a new presentation
Shift + s Create a new spreadsheet
Shift + d Create a new drawing
Shift + f Create a new folder
Shift + o Create a new form
Shift + t Create a new document

Menus

Shortcut Action

c Open the create menu

u Open the upload menu
a Open the more actions menu
r Open the sort menu
t Open the settings menu

 Actions

Shortcut Action

Enter or o Open the current item

n Rename the current item
. Share the selected items
z Move the selected items
s Star/unstar the current item or the selected items
p Show document preview

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Google Docs Home Screen
docs.google.com
The home screens serve as a central place to collect your documents in Docs. From here, you can
view and edit your Docs as well as any Microsoft Word files that you own or that have been
shared with you.

Note: You must be using the Chrome browser and the Office Editing extension to edit Office
files in Google Drive.

**Learn More About Editing Office Files

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Google Docs Menu

File Menu Highlights

 Add Ons
To add more functionality to your documents and spreadsheets, you can install add-ons, tools
built by third-party developers for Google Docs. Once add-ons are installed, you can manage
each one individually, and turn them on and off at any time.

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Insert Menu Highlights

 Tools Menu Highlights

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 The Toolbar

Print

Undo/Redo

Paint Format Tool: Google documents lets you copy the formatting
you’ve applied to a specific section of text to another section using the
paint format tool.

Zoom

Styles: Create headings, titles, and table of contents.

Font and Font Size

Bold, Italics, Underline and Font Color

Insert Link

Insert Comment

Alignment

More Tools: line spacing, bullets, numbers, indent, background color, and
more.

Mode: Change the mode to use suggested edits, and viewing.

Ready for More?

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Google Forms
forms.google.com
Create a new survey on your own or with others at the same time. Choose from a variety of
beautiful, pre-made themes or create your own. Analyze your results with handy graphs and
Google Sheets.

Google Forms Menu

Differentiate with Google Forms!

Check out this blog post for more: Shut the Front Door! Digital Differentiation with Google Forms

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File Menu Highlights

Form Add-Ons!
Add-ons are now available Forms, as well as, Docs and Sheets. Add-Ons give you additional
functionality in your forms and data. Explore the Add-Ons Gallery for more information.

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Form Settings Highlights

 Adding Title, Description and Questions

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 ADDING QUESTIONS, HEADERS AND PAGE BREAKS
*Note: This can be done from the Insert Menu, or “Add Item,” in editing Window.

Respondents provide short answers (name, address, etc.)

Respondents provide longer answers (short answer, short essay)

Respondents select one option from among several

Respondents select as many options as they’d like (“check all that

apply”)

Respondents select one option from a dropdown menu

Respondents rank something along a scale of numbers (e.g., from 1 to

5)

Respondents select a point from a two-dimensional grid

Respondents use a calendar picker to enter a date

Respondents select a time (either a time of day or a duration of time)

For each section header, you can add both a section title and a section
description.

If your form is lengthy, you can add page breaks. New pages, like
section headers, can have both a page title and a page description.

Once you've uploaded the image, you can give it a title and specify
what text will appear when someone hovers over the image.
Images in forms aren't attached to or associated with form questions.

To pick a video, either provide a YouTube video’s URL, or use the

search box to search for a video. After selecting one, you can add a
title and a caption to the video. You can click and drag one of the
video's corners to resize it, and you can align the video to the left, right,
or center of the page by choosing one of the alignment options.

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Google Slides Home Screen
slides.google.com
The home screens serve as a central place to collect your presentations in Slides. From here, you
can view and edit your Slides as well as any Microsoft PowerPoint files that you own or that have
been shared with you.

Note: You must be using the Chrome browser and the Office Editing extension to edit Office
files in Google Drive.

**Learn More About Editing Office Files

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Google Slides Menu

File Menu Highlights

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Insert Menu Highlights

 Tools Menu Highlights

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 The Toolbar

New Slide

Undo/Redo

Paint Format Tool: Google documents lets you copy the formatting
you’ve applied to a specific section of text to another section using the
paint format tool.

Zoom

Select: Select objects in the slide.

Insert Text Box: Insert a text box in the slide.

Insert Image

Insert Shape

Line Tool

Insert Comment

Change Background

Change Layout

Change Theme

Add Transitions

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Google Sheets Home Screen
sheets.google.com
The home screens serve as a central place to collect your spreadsheets in Sheets. From here, you
can view and edit your Sheets as well as any Microsoft Excel files that you own or that have been
shared with you.

Note: You must be using the Chrome browser and the Office Editing extension to edit Office
files in Google Drive.

**Learn More About Editing Office Files

 Add Ons
To add more functionality to your documents and spreadsheets, you can install add-ons, tools
built by third-party developers for Google Apps. Once add-ons are installed, you can manage
each one individually, and turn them on and off at any time.

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Google Sheets Menu

File Menu Highlights

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Insert Menu Highlights

Data Menu Highlights

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 The Toolbar

Print

Undo/Redo

Paint Format Tool: Google documents lets you copy the formatting
you’ve applied to a specific section of text to another section using the
paint format tool.
Format as Currency/Format as Percent

Decrease Decimal Places/Increase Decimal Places

More Numerical Formats

Font and Font Size

Bold, Italics, Strikethrough and Font Color

Fill Color, Borders, and Merge Cells

Horizontal Alignment, Vertical Alignment, and Wrap Text

Insert Link/Insert Comment

Insert Chart, Insert Filter, and Insert Function

(Google Spreadsheet Functions List)

Ready for More?

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Google Drawings Menu

File Menu Highlights

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Insert Menu Highlights

 Arrange Menu Highlights

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 The Main Toolbar

Undo/Redo

Paint Format Tool: Google documents lets you copy the formatting
you’ve applied to a specific section of text to another section using the
paint format tool.

Zoom to Fit

Zoom

Select: Select the object you wish to edit.

Insert Line: Use the drop-down arrow to select or draw a line.

Insert Shape: Use the drop-down arrow to select and draw the shape.

Insert Textbox: Type and insert your own text.

Insert Image: Insert an image from your computer, url, from your Google
Drive, or search Google images.

 Tips!
Use Drawings to create and share images, diagrams, tables, charts, and
more!

Google Drawings is not just a stand-alone app, it is also available in the

insert menu of Google Docs, Sheets and Slides (via web clipboard), allowing
you to create and insert drawings on the fly and tweak them inline.

Ready to Use Google Drawings with Students?

Here’s an infographic to help:
10 Ways to Use Google Drawings in the Classroom

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Image Editing Menu
There are sever contextual menus that will appear depending on the objects you are editing in
the Drawing. Once you have inserted an image, you have access to some special editing
features.
Add a border: This line tool will add a border around your image.

Line Weight: Change the size of the lined border.

Line Dash: Choose from solid line or a variety of dashed line borders.

Insert Link: Hyperlink to an outside webpage.

Insert Comment: Add a comment to the drawing.

Crop: Crop your image. Use the drop-down to crop into shapes.

Reset Image: Reset the the image to original.

Image Options: Recolor your image, and adjust transparency, brightness

and contrast.

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 BONUS: Guide to Google Apps for the iPad [infographic]

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Extensions are installed in the browser, and give you added features and abilities to customize your
browser. (Ex: The Pinterest extension gives you the ability to pin images from websites your visit.)
Download extensions here. --- Be sure to get the Shake Up Learning Google Chrome Extension !

Also see Shake Up Learning’s list of Favorite Chrome

Extensions,

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Apps are usually enhanced shortcuts that optimize the
website or app within the browser. (Ex: Google Drive is a web
app that runs optimally in the Chrome Browser.)
Download Chrome Apps here.

Also see Shake Up Learning’s list of Favorite Chrome Apps.

For Mac

⌘-Shift-B Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.

⌘-Option-B Opens the bookmark manager.

⌘-, Opens the Settings page.

⌘-Y Opens the History page.

⌘-Shift-J Opens the Downloads page.

⌘-Shift-Delete Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog.

⌘-Shift-M Switch between multiple users.

⌘-N Opens a new window.

⌘-T Opens a new tab.

⌘-Shift-N Opens a new window in incognito mode.

⌘-Shift-T Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the
last 10 tabs you've closed.

Drag a tab out of the tab strip. Opens the tab in a new window.

Drag a tab out of the tab strip and Opens the tab in the existing window.
into an existing window.

Press ⌘-Option and the right arrow Switches to the next tab.
together.

Press ⌘-Option and the left arrow Switches to the previous tab.
together.

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blog posts, and educational technology resources.

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 For Windows

 Alt+F or Alt+E
orF10 Opens the Chrome menu , which lets you customize and control settings in
Google Chrome.

Ctrl+Shift+B Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.

Ctrl+H Opens the History page.

Ctrl+J Opens the Downloads page.

Ctrl+Shift+Esc Opens the Task Manager.

Shift+Alt+T Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You can then use the following
shortcuts to move around in the toolbar:
● Press Tab, Shift+Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and left arrow to move focus to
different items in the toolbar.
● Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons, including page actions and
browser actions.
● Press Shift+F10 to bring up any associated context menu (e.g. browsing
history for the Back button).
● Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to the page.

F6 or Shift+F6 Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:

● Highlights the URL in the address bar
● Bookmarks bar (if visible)
● The main web content (including any infobars)
● Downloads bar (if visible)

Ctrl+Shift+J Opens Developer Tools.

Ctrl+Shift+Delete Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog.

F1 Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite).

Ctrl+Shift+M Switch between multiple users.

 Alt+F or Alt+E
Opens the Chrome menu , which lets you customize and control settings in
orF10
Google Chrome.

Ctrl+Shift+B Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.

Ctrl+H Opens the History page.

Ctrl+J Opens the Downloads page.

Ctrl+Shift+T Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs
you've closed.

Drag a link to a Opens the link in the tab.

tab.

Drag a link to a Opens the link in a new tab.

blank area on the
tab strip.

Drag a tab out of Opens the tab in a new window.

the tab strip.

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