Things have moved in Google Docs and Slides!

Google has been busy re-arranging the menus in Google Docs and Slides. Everything is still there, just in a different place!

Google analyzed usage data and feedback to re-organize the menu options to be more user-friendly. (Click the

found in Google apps to give feedback.)

Where are the tools now?

Tables:

If you have looked for the Tables menu option in both Slides and Docs, you may have noticed it is gone! The Table tools are now separate:

Add a Table: Insert>Table

Note that the Insert menu has been reordered slightly.

Edit a Table: Format>Table:

Text Formatting Menu:

Text formatting options like bold, italics, and underline now appear under the Format heading as a submenu. These tools still appear on the toolbar found beneath the Format tab, and can still be accessed using the appropriate keyboard shortcuts.

Google Docs Only:

Separate Text & Highlight color tools added to the Toolbar:

I am personally celebrating this change. I have accidentally highlighted text when I meant to change the color so many times!

Add Image option added to the Google DocsToolbar:

Google Slides only:

Align Vertically & Align Horizontally have been added to the Arrange>Align submenu.

Coming Soon!

Google Slides will create a Move submenu under the Slides tab to easily rearrange your slide deck order.

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