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See whats changed in a file

You can see changes that have been made to a document in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

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See earlier versions of a file

Note: Text that was added will be highlighted. Text that was deleted will be shown with a strikethrough.

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.

2. At the top, click File Version history See version history.

3. In the right panel, click a timestamp to see an earlier version of a file. You can see the people who edited
the file, and the changes they made in the color next to their name.

4. Optional: To name a version, click More actions Name this version.

5. To see edits in more detail, go to the right panel, choose a version, and click the Arrow .

To return to the current version, go to the top left and click Back .

Restore an earlier version

You can return to and edit earlier versions of a file.

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.

2. At the top, click File Version history See version history.

3. In the right panel, click the timestamp of an earlier version.

4. At the top, click Restore this version Restore.

Unable to see a previous version of your file?

The revisions for your file may occasionally be merged to save storage space.

Note: If you don't have permission to edit a file, you won't be able to see the version history.

Add headers, footers & page numbers

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Add dates, titles, or names to every page in a document using headers and footers. You can do this with Google
Docs, but not Google Sheets or Slides.

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Add or change headers & footers

1.Open a document in Google Docs.
2.In the top left, click Insert, then choose Headeror Footer.
3.Enter text into the header or footer.
4.To make the first page header or footer different from the other pages, check Different first page
header/footer. You cant add different headers or footers to every page.
To remove the header or footer space, change your margin size.

Insert automatic page numbers & total page count

You can add page numbers and the number of total pages to a document.

1. Open a document in Google Docs.

2. In the top left, click Insert and choose from the menu:
Page number: Choose where you want the page numbers to go, and whether you want the first
page to be skipped.
Page count: The page count will be added wherever your cursor is placed in the document.
The page numbers or page count will be added automatically.

Add a footnote
1. Open a document in Google Docs.
2. Click where you want to insert a footnote.

3. In the top left, click Insert Footnote.

4. Type your footnote.

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Search and use find and replace

You can find and replace words in a document, spreadsheet, or presentation with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
You can also search within a file using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + f (+ f on a Mac).

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Use find and replace in a document or presentation

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Google Slides.

2. Click Edit Find and replace.

3. Next to "Find," type the word you want to find. If you want to replace the word, enter the new word next to
"Replace with."
4. To see the next time the word is used, click Next. To go back to the previous word, click Prev.
5. Optional: Narrow your search by using an option below.
Match case: Matches only words with the same capitalization.
Match using regular expressions: Matches words based on regular expressions.
6. To replace the highlighted word, click Replace. To replace the word every time its used, click Replace
all.

Use find and replace in a spreadsheet

1. On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.

2. Click Edit Find and replace.

3. Next to "Find," type the word you want to find, If you want to replace the word, enter the new word next to
"Replace with."
4. To search for the word, click Find. To see the next time the word is used, click Find again.
5. Optional: Narrow your search by using an option below.
Match case: Makes your search case-sensitive.
Match entire cell contents: Searches for cells that are an exact match.
Search using regular expressions: Searches for cells that match a pattern.
Also search within formulas: Searches include formulas.
6. To replace the highlighted word, click Replace. To replace the word every time its used, click Replace
all.

Find and replace items using regular expressions

You can find and replace strings of text, including characters, numbers, words, or patterns with regular expressions.

Find words using regular expressions

1. On your computer, open a Google file.

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2. Click Edit Find and replace.

3. Next to "Find," type the expression and click Search using regular expressions or Match using
regular expressions.
4. Click Find.
When you use Find and replace, your results may change based on which boxes are checked. The examples below
are with "Match case" checked and "Match entire cell contents" (for spreadsheets) unchecked.

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Replace with regular expressions

You can replace parts of a regular expression with capture groups. You reference these capture groups in the
"Replace" string using the format "$<group number>." Note: Capture groups only work with Google Sheets.

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Regular expressions

Google products use RE2 for regular expressions. You can see all of the RE2 expressions on GitHub.

If you want to search for a character that has a meaning in regular expressions, such as $, put a backslash in front
of it. For example, to search for the $ character, you'd write \$.

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