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Google Docs page number to be 2 digits [migrated]
I've just asked about the same question for Microsoft Word here.
Now I need it to be also feasible in Google Docs.
Please help if you know how to.
Thank you.
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How can I calculate how often one string appears in a column compared to another string? [migrated]
I have a column in my Google Docs spreadsheet which contains either "OK" or "NOK" (acceptance testing).
How can I calculate the percentage for how often "OK" appears compared to "NOK".
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Previous versions of a Google Docs document no longer accessible [migrated]
How can I access a previous version of a Google Docs document when it no longer works and keeps crashing?
We are working simultaneously on some text document using Google Docs. After a week we needed ...
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In a Google spreadsheet, how can I refer to two different columns in a COUNTIF function? [migrated]
I'll try my best to explain. Say I've got a sheet that looks like this (in this contrived example, let's say I'm sending marketing emails to various people, I know their ages and zip codes, and I ...
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Will Google Docs break my Word Document [closed]
I have a word document that I want to work with in Google docs.
How can i know it will not be broken (That i cant get it back as a word document comparable to the one I uploaded, with the changes i ...
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Can I use Illustrator or InDesign to make a Google Doc look good?
I've just finished collaborating on a document in Google Docs with some colleagues. The content is perfect and the formatting is pretty good, but I'd like to tweak the formatting a little more before ...
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Google Documents keyboard shortcut to jump to editor mode and other cross-browser issues
I considered posting in webapps, but since it is partly a browser issue, I chose this forum. In Firefox, I notice that when I open an existing Google doc or start a new one, I am not automatically in ...
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Chrome and Firefox will not stop loading Google Docs
When I view any Google Docs document in Chrome, the tab will not stop loading. It loads, stops for a second, then starts loading again and as far as I can tell does not stop. The "x" button does not ...
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How can I create a PDF with form fields from a collaboratively edited source document?
I want to create a PDF document with a fill-in form. The source of the document is right now Google Docs, so that my team can edit it collaboratively with ease.
However, Google docs doesn't support ...
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Looking for a service which can replicate data from SharePoint to Google Docs?
Is there a service which can replicate data from SharePoint to Google Docs?
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App created in spreadsheet vs programming a full application - is there a middle ground?
A colleague has a home-grown application in Google Documents, that involves users filling in a form, alternative questions being asked depending on what the answers are, and then outputting a ...
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How can I edit a google doc with vi and automatically update the original doc in the cloud when I write the file?
I'm using ubuntu 11.04. I have installed googlecl which claims to allow me to edit google doc files with vim. I have a google doc "test":
google docs edit --title "test" --editor vim
opens the file ...
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Is there a Chrome browser extension for managing Dropbox files inside Google Docs?
I would like to be able to edit Dropbox files inside Google Docs web interface.
Is it possible?
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On OS X, how do I print (a web-page) directly into my Google Docs account?
Is it possible to, from the OS X 10.6 print dialog, print the web-page directly into my Google Documents account? I can save as PDF and upload it, but, well, I want to cut out the middleman (ie, me; ...
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Is there any software for uploading files in google docs
I have 100 GB of files to be uploaded in Google Docs.
My internet connection is very slow and also in my country i have too much of power failure so computer automatically restarts .
For e.g (In ...
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How to synchronize SugarSync and Google Docs automatically?
I would like to be able to edit one of my SugarSync files directly from a Google Docs interface and save it online directly to SugarSync (and then be able to go back to my home computer and have the ...
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Formula for updated currency exchange rates in Excel or other spreadsheets?
What kind of spreadsheets support a formula like the following:
=exchangeCurrency("USD"; "EUR"; 3000)
The result should be 3000 USD exchanged into Euros. Possibly a date could be provided for a ...
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How to open Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs in the same tab
I don't want to open those applications in separate tabs because it is annoying.
Anyone, knows any solution?
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Is there a clipboard manager on the cloud?
I'm looking for a service like Google Cloud Clipboard which can be used not only from Google Docs but directly from my PC (Windows 7 SP1). Is it possible?
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Does OpenOffice have anything like Google Doc's Trend chart?
Google Docs has a nice trend viewer that can be created just like any other chart:
Is there any way to get an interactive graphic like this in OpenOffice? Manually adjusting the axes is really ...
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Is there a way to mount Google Docs like a drive on the Mac?
I know that I access Google Docs from Cyberduck and add/change docs.
But is there a way to mount Google docs so I can access it like a drive?
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Mirror local directory to Google Docs
I would like to use Google Docs to backup certain directories on my local machine. Trying to do this manual however is quite tedious as I have to keep track of which files have already been uploaded.
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Stop Google Chrome opening Office files using Google Documents
How can I configure Google Chrome to stop trying to open PowerPoint and other document files using Google Documents?
I work behind a firewall, and Google Documents cannot access the files anyway. ...
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Stop Chrome from opening pdfs in Google Docs Viewer
Some time ago my Chrome started to open PDFs in Google Docs viewer. I don't really know if I did something to force this behaviour, but I would like to view it as I was before (using Foxit Reader ...
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Why don't the Google Docs CTRL + ALT shortcuts work?
I'm currently using Google Docs, but when I try to use the keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+Alt+M it gives µ instead.
Is Chrome (9) overruling Google Docs in some way?
How can I get these shortcuts ...
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How do I simplify this if statement to just add 1 every time (and possibly go with no limit)?
=if(C24 ='Ability Base'!$A$2;sum('Ability Base'!$B$2);
if(C24 ='Ability Base'!$A$3;sum('Ability Base'!$B$3);
if(C24 ='Ability Base'!$A$4;sum('Ability Base'!$B$4);
if(C24 ='Ability ...
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How to easily link a document with others
Let's say that I am writing some text document in word or whatever text editor or online wit google docs, etc. Let's say that at some part of the document I open a new one and extend there the idea. ...
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View attached pdf in Gmail using browser plugin instead of Google Docs? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to use your pdf reader instead of google docs in gmail?
If I receive an email with an attached pdf in Gmail, clicking view will open it in Google Docs. How do I make ...
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Any way to integrate Microsoft Word with Google Docs?
Is there anyway for me to edit word docs that I saved on Google Docs from Microsoft Word (e.g. read from Google Docs and save to Google Docs)?
Perhaps via some kind of bridge? Maybe there is an app ...
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Need program(prefer free) for edit csv google(google docs - like Excel) on desktop
In my website i have csv google(google docs - like Excel)) files that should contain word translation.
I need desktop windows program for edit google(google docs - like Excel) on my computer desktop.
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Autohotkey: clipboard enhancements don't work in Google Docs word processor
Came across this amazing AutoHotkey tip in an earlier question:
Clipboard enhancements
; Append to clipboard (cut)
^+x::
clipboardBefore = %clipboard%
Send ^x
ClipWait, 2
clipboard = ...
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Get automatically offline copy of Google docs in Windows, Mac and Linux
I am using Google Docs. I would like to have offline copies of my documents on my different machines—Mac, Windows and Linux—that are updated automatically. Do you know of any solution for this?
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how to save ms office documents directly to google documents
I tried this program called office sync but it does not work on ms office 2003.
It prompted me to input the username & password in google docs but when I try to look up the document that I save ...
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Dropbox like syncing for Google Docs
Is their a way (on mac osx) to sync a folder on my computer with Google Documents now that Docs supports all file types?
A lot like the functionality of DropBox.
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Is there a Mac application that lets you manage google docs from the desktop?
On my iPhone there is a program called notemaster that lets me manage Google Docs right from my phone. But I was wondering if there is a similar app for the Mac?
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See list of users who have viewed a document in Google Docs
I am looking for a way to see what users (if any) have viewed a particular document in google docs? I know that there is a revision history, but is it possible to see which users have viewed it ...
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Remove 'Google Chrome' folder on Google Docs
I used to sync my Chrome bookmark, and Chrome create a folder named Google Chrome in my Google Docs
Now I want to delete it. Is there any way to do?
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Is there a way to “pre-load” Awesomebar with all my Google Docs?
It's convenient to just type the title of a Google Doc and see it pop up in the Awesomebar, but it only works for docs I've opened in the last month or so. Is there a way to pre-load all the doc ...
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Opening local document files in Google Docs
Is there any way that I could simply double click on a document file and have it open Chrome straight into google docs?
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Google docs spreadsheet: creating graphs
How can I create graphs out of data stored in Google docs Spread sheet application? Do I have to write application for that?
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How do I automatically synchronize Google Docs with Dropbox?
I would like to be able to edit one of my Google Docs on another computer, save it online (not download it to that computer and upload it to Dropbox), and then be able to go back to my home computer ...
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Merge Vertical Cells in Google Docs? [closed]
Is there anyway I can merge vertical cells in Google Docs? Without resorting to editing the HTML code, of course.
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How to use your PDF reader instead of Google Docs in Gmail?
I prefer Foxit Reader over Google Docs, but whenever I receive a PDF file over Gmail I have to either download it or view it in Google Docs.
Is there a script (or any other way) to open Gmail PDF ...
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Google Spreadsheet: Sum of all number values in a row? [closed]
I have a google spreadsheet with people's names and zeroes or ones, like this:
ODP 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
OMG 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
MJK 1 1 1 1 0 ...
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In Google Docs, how to create a form that can store the data entered into it in an excel sheet automatically?
The title pretty much says it all.
I need to create a poll wherein I need to ask the users some questions.
How can I do it using Google Docs? How will I access the data entered after that?
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GMail as mail-in database for attachments?
I'm a teacher and I get students to submit work by email. It would be great if anything they attach could automatically be added to my Google Docs with their name or email address as a label, without ...
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Bringing Google Docs to the Desktop
Is there a stable way of accessing Google Docs (application) from my desktop without having to use a browser on Windows?
On my accepted answer...
While I did stipulate that I wanted to not use my ...
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Google Docs: How to backup periodically?
How do I periodically backup my entire online documents in Google Docs? I am looking for a tool that can download the documents to my PC. I do not need any kind of two-way synchronization, just plain ...
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How to synchronize Excel with Google Docs spreadsheet
This feature is not officially suported by Google. Do you know if is there a way or a product that allows to synchronize the changes performed in excel into a google spread sheet?
Create file in ...
