Save a file in 2 different folders in Google Drive

For Capstone research I have Google folders with material for over 70 topics which I happily share with students if they need some help.

Not surprisingly, there's a great deal of overlap, and some articles are appropriate for several different topics.

If you'd like to share the files among several folders without having to make multiple copies, here's how to do it.

Navigate to the file you wish to share in Google Drive; highlight it and click Shift + Z

Click on the arrow at the end of My Drive.

Navigate to the folder in which you also wish to save the file.

Click Add.

Done!

How to put Make a Footer in Word, and How to Make it only appear on One Page

How to put Make a Footer in Word, and How to Make it only appear on One Page

Frequently when I make quizzes or worksheets I print them as two-sided documents because I’m trying to cut down on our paper consumption.

However, some of my students require visual reminders that there is more work on the second side.  So I put OVER→ down at the bottom of the page, in the Footer.  (A Footer is defined as “One or more lines of text that appear at the bottom of every page of a document. Once you specify what text should appear in the footer, the application automatically inserts it.” Dynamic footers include automatic page numbering,  or the current date which changes each time you print the document; static footers include the name of the school or teacher, etc.)

If you know how to make a footer in Word, you can skip down to How to make a footer appear on one page only.

To make a footer,

Click on Insert in the Ribbon

And then click over on Footer

And type in your footer. A quicker way is just to double-click on the area at the bottom of your document, which will bring up the Footer menu. (The same is true for the top of the page and the Header menu.) In my case I made the footer right-justified, typed OVER, and on the Insert menu, went over to "Insert Symbol." I found the arrow symbol and clicked Insert. How to make a footer appear on one page only  My problem was, now I have OVER→ on the bottom of both sides of the paper, making it into one of those “How to keep a moron busy (See other side)” jokes.

The solution? Click on Page layout on the Ribbon

And then the little arrow in the bottom right corner of Page Setup

Which will bring up this dialogue box

Click Different Odd and Even and the OVER→ will vanish from Page 2! To make a packet with a cover start with Page 1 on the second page: On the Insert tab, in the Headers & Footers group, click Page Number, and then click Format Page Numbers. In the Start at box, type 0 (zero).

A 1x1 Table can clean up your Google Docs

One of the downsides of using Google docs for quizzes is that when the students start typing answers it can mess up formatting for the later questions.

Here's a neat trick for keeping things neat.

After each question, insert a 1x1 table.

Go to Table > Insert table > and choose just one block.

This will place a box under your question.

The nice thing is that no matter how much they type, the box expands and keeps everything together and from encroaching  on the next question.

Color code your Google Drive files

Google Drive makes all folders a uniform, drab gray.

Boring, eh? Not to mention difficult to distinguish.

Did you know you could color-code your folders?

Just right-click and choose "Change color."

Et, voila!

Isn't that easier on the eyes?

Hebrew Fonts in Google Docs

As you may have noticed, there aren't a lot of choices for Hebrew fonts in Google Docs. Right now, Rashi script is one of the only features keeping me attached to Microsoft Word.

Here's how to find the available Hebrew fonts in Google Docs.

Click on File > Language

Scroll past the Latin-alphabet languages until you find עברית. (This does not change the language of the toolbar or the left-to-right orientation of the page.)

When you select עברית, the following fonts will appear in the font section on the toolbar up top. The highlighted fonts work in Hebrew.

When the language selection is English, the only fonts available that will look different in Hebrew are Arial, Courier New (if you miss your old typewriter) and Times New Roman. All other fonts will leave Hebrew in Times New Roman.

There is one other choice (if you find more, please let me know!) - if you go to the bottom of the font list (when the language selection is English) and click "More fonts" - you can search for and choose Tahoma, which is a different type of sans serif font, and might be fun to use on occasion.