How to create a new Google document with a shortcut in your browser on Android

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Google announced in October last year the creation of a shortcut to create a Google Doc, Whether text documentos, forms, websites and everything supported through your office environment in the cloud of Google Docs. To work, just type in the address bar of your browser a very useful and easy to remember command. It's compatible with Android, even if the app by Docs. Created files are automatically saved to Drive.

The idea of ​​using a shortcut to create a Google Document is still present in the development of the Mountain View ones, and it is that this Thursday they have added two new shortcuts with the aim of creating forms (form.new and forms.new).

To use these shortcuts when creating Documents, Forms or Tables in Google Docs, all you have to type in the address bar of the browser is'doc.new'in case what you want to open is a new untitled text document. The same goes for any other Google Docs utility, namely; doc, docs, documents, form, forms ...

The utility works with browsers on Android, even if the Google Docs app is not installed. Of course, if you do not want to operate on the browser itself, the Android device will invite you to install the app through the Play Store.

What are the shortcuts to create Google Docs with the browser

Through an animated gif on its official Twitter, Google Docs announced the following commands to type in the address bar to open new documents:

  • docs. new
  • documents.new
  • form.new
  • forms.new
  • sheet.new
  • sheets. new
  • spreadsheets.new
  • site.new
  • sites.new
  • websites.new
  • slide.new
  • slides.new
  • presentation.new
  • deck.new

How to use the shortcut to create a Google Doc in a browser on Android

Exactly the same as in any other browser on another device: just type the specific address of the shortcut in the browser's address bar on Android and the session will be created under your Google account and a pop-up will invite you to edit from the app Official Docs.

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