Insert section breaks and view section breaks in Docs
You can now insert a next page or continuous section break in Google Docs by going to Insert > Break. From here, you can select next or continuous. Note both types of breaks will start at the place of your cursor location.
To easily view where section breaks are located in your document, you can use the new show section breaks tool by going to View > Show section breaks. When Show selection breaks is enabled, you’ll see a blue dotted line where each section break is located.
To easily view where section breaks are located in your document, you can use the new show section breaks tool by going to View > Show section breaks. When Show selection breaks is enabled, you’ll see a blue dotted line where each section break is located.
Adjust margins per section
It’s now possible to use the ruler to adjust the left and right margins by section. Previously, it was only possible to adjust the margins for the entire document.
If you don’t make a selection, the ruler will adjust the margins for the section that corresponds to the cursor location. Or, you can highlight multiple sections of your doc to be adjusted.
You can also adjust margins per-section by going to File > Page Setup.
If you don’t make a selection, the ruler will adjust the margins for the section that corresponds to the cursor location. Or, you can highlight multiple sections of your doc to be adjusted.
You can also adjust margins per-section by going to File > Page Setup.
Update all linked content with one click in Docs and Slides
The Linked objects sidebar gives users the ability to quickly access all linked content to see if anything is outdated and update all the content with a single click.
To update the data in a multiple charts or tables:
To update the data in a multiple charts or tables:
- In Docs or Slides, at the top click Tools > Linked objects.
- A sidebar will open on the right, at the bottom click Update all.
- Note: Click Update next to specific objects to update them individually. If you don’t see Update or Update All, your charts, tables, or slides may not be linked.
Helpful links:
Update charts, tables, slides or drawings in a document or presentation.
Link a chart, table, or slide to Google Docs or Slides.
See changes in Google Docs over time with Compare Documents
It’s now easier to compare two Google docs. This feature will show you the differences between the docs as “Suggested Edits” in a new document.This feature makes it easy to see changes between two docs over time. For instance, educators can use this tool to compare essays and track revisions, saving them time when grading.
To compare Docs:
- Open any Google Doc — this will become your ‘base’ document.
- From the toolbar, select Tools > Compare Documents
- In the dialogue, click on Choose document to select the second Google Doc to compare against.
- In the “Attribute differences to field”, enter the name of the user who will be labelled as the author of the suggested edits in the comparison output file.
- Select Compare.
A new document will be generated that shows all existing suggested edits from both docs as accepted. Users will be able to see the differences between both documents as suggested edits labeled with the name defined in the Attribute differences to field.
Helpful link: See what's changed in a file.