Monday, January 14, 2019

Please Fix Google Docs!!!!

Google Docs is arguably one of the best (at least by value - it's free) word processors out there.  But there are a few things it's missing that really drive me nuts!!  Below I have a small list of (very simple) changes that would take this product (I think) way past the next level.

  1. CSS: Or any basic editable style definitions!  Lets say that I want to have a specific look for text from a terminal, or code (maybe a gray background, paragraph border, and courier font)  Right now I only get H1, H2, and H3.   I want to be able to set my own.  Bonus points: Let me save that style sheet/style template so I can reference it from multiple docs!  (Imagine all those government folks who could now use this because it met their weird formatting requirements.)
  2. Table of Contents: Yea, I know... there are plugins that you can add to, but I just want a TOC that works like with google sheets.  Nice and simple, and auto-updates.  
  3. Paper!?!?: Why do I only get stuck with a view where everything is formatted to some random paper sheet?  Who does paper anymore?!?  Can't I say that this doc is for a screen, and then don't worry about the 8x11" page formatting?  
Fix this stuff and then your migration to your new sites pages will be sooo much easier!   



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