Google Docs for Accountants 

CPE Credit: 2 hours

This course provides a concise overview of Google Docs, a cloud-based word processing application by Google. Similar to Microsoft Word, the tools allows users to create documents, add text, edit paragraphs, apply formatting, copy and paste content, incorporate headers and footers, embedded a table of contents, insert images, integrate footnotes and much more. While Word is the default tool and industry standard for most accountants, Google Docs has most of Word’s functionality and many underrated capabilities which are clearly superior to its Microsoft rival. These include online collaboration, and scores of third-party add-ons. You’ll walk away knowing how to use a whole new array of word processing features not found in word that can boost your writing powers and accelerate your communication workflow.

Topics Covered

• What is Google Docs?
• Key Start Up Steps and Apps
• Key Strengths and Weaknesses of Google Docs
• Google Docs Versions: Free vs. Subscription
• Quick Start Guide
• Things you can do in Google docs that you can’t do in Word
• Google Docs Add-Ons
• Key Takeaways

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the key capabilities and user interface of Google Docs
• Create, edit and format text and reports using Google Docs
• Highlight word processing features unique to Google Docs which are not available in Microsoft Word