Create Google Docs the Easy Way
Instead of going into Google Drive and clicking through the process to create a new document, just type: doc.new into the browser’s address bar and hit Enter.
You will be taken directly into Google Drive and be staring at a fresh new document. If you’re not logged into your account, you will be prompted to log in first. However, once you are logged in, you can simply type in the .new domain shortcut for whatever type of file you want to create.
You can use the .new domain to create Slides, Sheets, Sites, and Forms. Although “site.new” only works with Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, it works on any browser. You can even bookmark domains to use as shortcuts so that you can get to a fresh document with one click. Or you can create desktop shortcuts or even send them to the Quick Launch bar on Windows. For example, here, I created shortcuts in Microsoft Edge to each of the .new shortcuts that were announced.
Google actually announced this shortcut on Twitter this past Thursday that displays a GIF you can play, which shows what you can type in to create a new file. It also shows you variations on the commands like spreadsheet.new, for example.
— Google Docs (@googledocs) October 25, 2018 By the way, lots of users are asking for even more shortcuts like “email.new” to open up Gmail to compose a new message. However, that doesn’t work – I tried. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if Google were to add it and other domain shortcuts for its other services in the future. This is a welcomed new trick if you work out of Google Drive all day or just want an easier way to start a doc. Comment Name * Email *
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