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  • How can I make a Google doc look more professional or academic?

  • To achieve this?

  • Think about the information you could add to the headers and footers of your documents.

  • Some comment options include page numbers, document details, company names and more.

  • Not every document requires info to be typed in the header or footer, but in this lesson we'll talk about what is ordinarily put in these margins.

  • Looking at the top margin, let's insert a header by double clicking it.

  • Another way is to go to insert hover over headers and footers, then select either header or footer.

  • Type the information you want to include.

  • Click the escape key on your keyboard to close out of the header or click below it.

  • Now, looking at the bottom margin, let's insert of footer by double clicking it.

  • Let's add page numbers to this document.

  • Goto insert hover over page numbers, then select the style that you want.

  • As you can see the page.

  • Numbers show up in the footer.

  • Now will include the page count type of next to the page number, then go to insert hover over page numbers, then select page count.

  • The total number of pages appears next to it.

  • What is typed in the header and footer will show up on every page unless you check different first page.

  • Your header and footer now appear on the following page.

  • Since most professional and academic documents follow similar formatting for the header and footer, check with your manager or teacher about what they'd prefer there.

  • The process is a little bit different on a mobile device.

  • You'll need to have downloaded the Google Docks.

  • Mobile app.

  • We can't see the margins.

  • Tap the three dots, then select print layout.

  • The margins.

  • Air now visible.

  • Double tap the top margin.

  • The insertion point appears in the header.

  • Type the information you want to include.

  • Tap the check mark one.

  • Done.

  • Let's add page numbers to the footer.

  • Double tap the bottom margin.

  • The insertion point appears there.

  • Tap the plus sign on the toolbar.

  • Scroll down to select page number, then select the style you want.

  • Tap the check mark one.

  • Done.

  • There are some limitations when using the Google docks Mobile app.

  • Currently, the page count in different first page features do not exist on a mobile device.

  • We recommend using a desktop computer in order to use them.

  • Headers and footers help frame your document.

  • Depending on the type of Google Doc you are creating, it is up to you if you want to add information to these sections or omit them entirely G c f global creating opportunities for a better life.

How can I make a Google doc look more professional or academic?

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