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Get more done in Google Docs

A guide to Google Docs: format with tables, page numbers, and checklists, write faster with AI, compare versions, and recover deleted text.

6 articles · updated September 2, 2026

Everything you need to write, format, and manage documents in Google Docs. Start with the formatting basics, speed up your work with AI and version tools, then fix mistakes when they happen.

01

Format and structure your document

The building blocks of a clean, readable document.

  1. A businessman working on a laptopAdd a table to organize information5 min read
  2. Overhead view of a woman writing in a planner with a pen beside coffee on a white tableAdd page numbers4 min read
  3. A tidy home-office desk with a laptopBuild a checklist with clickable checkboxes3 min read
02

Write and review faster

Tools that speed up drafting and reviewing.

  1. An AI-generated science-fiction robotDraft and rewrite text with Gemini's Help Me WriteGoogle's built-in AI for generating and reworking text right in the doc.7 min read
  2. A person working at a computerCompare two versions and track every change3 min read
03

Recover and fix

For when something goes wrong.

  1. A woman working on a laptop at a deskGet back text you accidentally deleted3 min read