hey, do you want to see something cool that makes writing things on google docs a lot easier?
Google Docs Add-ons.
All you gotta do is open ‘Add-ons’ in a document and select ‘Get add-ons’.
You can then click on any add-on on the opening page to install it in your Google Docs account, as well as search for more to install in the “search add-ons” bar.
It will have you confirm your account and will then return to whatever document you had open. Typically, add-ons will install in seconds and then notify you that the installation process is done.
To access an add-on, open the ‘Add-ons’ tab and find the add-on you installed.
For an example, let’s say that I just installed the EasyBib add-on, which would let me open EasyBib (a bibliography/citation creator) directly in Google Docs and would save me a lot of time whenever I wrote research papers. To access the Easy Bib add-on, I would go to the ‘Add-ons’ tab, select ‘EasyBib Bibliography Creator’, and click on “Manage Bibliography”.
This sidebar would open.
I could then select what sort of media I am citing and what format I want to cite it in, just like on easybib.com, only so much more conveniently. If you’re like me and prefer to hyperfocus on content in one tab instead of content in five separate tabs, this can help you stay on task.
There are also add-ons for accented letters, speech-to-text, Google Translate, formatting shortcuts, clip art, and more.
In conclusion, I am a slut for Google Docs add-ons.
We got asked if this is cute and okay. I can very happily say yes, this is stupid cute and those are happy porcupine noises.
One of my favorite things about doing zoo work was all the noises you never realize the animals make when they’re excited or interested in a new thing. Coatimundis squeak and snuffle, and giant porcupines make that sound.