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10. Create new documents fast

Here's a trick from the Official Google Docs Blog [googledocs.blogspot.com]. Drag the following link to your browser's bookmark bar:

New Document [http://docs.google.com/?action=newdoc]

Select the bookmark to make a new Google Doc.

11. Open MS Word docs in Google Docs with Firefox

Download the Google Toolbar for Firefox. Go to the installed Toolbar's options and choose "Tools". Tick the box labelled "Google Docs" and click "Edit". Tick the box labelled "Double-click a file icon". Save the changes and Microsoft Word docs will now open in Firefox.

12. Take it to the limit

Google Docs files can be up to 500k in size with a limit on embedded images of 2MB. There's a combined limit of 5,000 documents.

4. Batch upload files

Click the "Upload" button, then use CTRL-Click to selectively highlight multiple files or SHIFT-Click to select a continuous list. Google Docs will put them in a queue and upload the lot.

5. Back up Google Docs

You can export multiple documents to a ZIP archive.

6. Synchronise documents

The free personal edition of back-up tool Syncplicity [www.syncplicity.com] enables you to connect your Google Docs account with a designated folder, which in turn can be synchronised with a folders on your computer.