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Google map has IVR (Interactive
Voice Response). It keeps guiding
Subject: Access Google Maps on Smartphone
you on the route.
You can save the route map for To access Google Maps, tap on the Maps app
icon on your smart phone Type any place in
a journey you will be taking, by
the Search box.
creating Custom Travel Maps.
GOOGLE DOCS
Google Docs is a free online word processing program. It is similar to Microsoft Word. The
only difference is that this is a cloud-based program. So, the program does not reside on your
computer. It was started by Google in the year 2006, as part of its complete office suite. The
other programs in the cloud-based suite are Sheets which is similar to Excel and Slides which
is similar to PowerPoint. You can access Google Docs from all devices and platforms, all you
need is an Internet connection and a web browser. In case of a smartphone, the applicable app
which your phone needs for google docs to work. It works for both individual files and folders.
You can also use the free templates available with Google docs.
Follow the below steps to open a new document:
1 Click on the Google apps button.
3 Click on the Blank document.
2 Click on the Docs icon from the
drop-down menu. The Start a new
document page appears.
Opening/Importing an Existing Document for Editing
You can easily open/import your Word documents in Google Docs. It might not support more
advanced features and formatting of some Word Documents. When you import/upload a Word
document, you can use either Google Docs (docs.google.com) or Drive (drive.google.com) to
upload your files. Both methods let you transfer files from your computer directly into the web
browser for easy uploads.
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