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01:03 paste in any word to get a full definition of that word.00:56 Our next option is define, which really brings up a dictionary.00:51 If you'd like to do further exploration, you can use the search bar here.00:48 It may even bring back relevant images.00:42 within your document and find relevant topics so you can explore further online.00:37 By selecting Explore, Google Drive will attempt to look at key words.00:29 ignore the suggestion or even add that word to your own personal dictionary.00:25 You have the option to change it to it's suggestion or.00:21 It will attempt to look for words which it thinks have been misspelled.00:17 this brings up a spell-checker within drive.

00:15 The first option is titled spelling and.00:11 So next, let's take a look at the Tools menu.00:07 that we looked at when we were viewing the toolbar.00:05 The Format menu contains most of the same functions.Personal dictionary: The spell checker will ignore all the words on this list.Preferences: Change the automatic corrections that Google makes while you’re typing.Script editor: Script editing for programmers.Translate document: Create a new document with a translation of your text by Google Translate.

Voice typing: Dictate text into your microphone and Google Docs will write it in your document.Word count: Find out how many pages, words, and characters there are in your document.NOTE: Google Docs looks at the layout of your document and makes guesses about what should go in the outline, so don’t expect perfection. Document outline: Automatically generate an outline of your document.Explore: A research tool that lets Google suggest useful information about your document from the internet.NOTE: Words added to the personal dictionary will be accepted as correctly spelled from then on. When it finds a misspelled word, choose to change it, ignore it, or add it to your personal dictionary. Spelling: Run a spellcheck on your document.When you need to use any of these functions. The “Tools” menu lets you access several useful tools in Google Docs, like a spellchecker, dictionary, outline generator, word count, automatic dictation, translator, script editor, and automatic substitution.
