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Google Docs & Slides Tip

Happy Homecoming week everyone!

Today’s tip is a helpful hint for Google Docs and Slides.
If you are creating a new document or editing an old one and you need more information or want to easily add images, you can select the Explore option under the Tools menu inside the Google apps.
This will open up a small sidebar where you can search the web, search images, and search your personal Google Drive.  You can do all this while never leaving the document you are working with.
The image search is powerful because you can just drag and drop images straight into your document from the Explore bar.

Watch this video if you want a visual explanation.  
If you have any other questions, have items you think need to be shared as tips, or you want me to help figure out a way to do something, feel free to send the questions my way. Thanks for all you guys do!

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