Checklist - for Skills STEM Digital Tools

Sep 11, 2026

A multi-level skills checklist guiding learners through progressively advanced Google Docs capabilities, from beginner essentials like opening, saving, selecting text, using ribbon tabs, and formatting (fonts, color, bold/underline/italics) to basic productivity features such as zoom navigation, undo/restore, special characters, alignment, spacing, print preview, find-and-replace workflows, and table creation. It then expands into productive and advanced design and collaboration tools, including templates/themes, navigation, synchronous scrolling, print and PDF workflows, styles, headers/footers, bookmarks, hyperlinks, add-ons, translation, macros, and document security.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages1

AccessFree to download

Level 1—Beginner

Open and Save Docs

Select text and Identify ribbon tabs

Format text and Use editing basics

Level 2—Basic

Menu/toolbar functions and navigation

Edit, highlight, align, and use spacing

Find/replace, review statistics, and print preview

Tables and row/column operations

Level 3—Productive

Navigation pane and display modes

Print parameters and download/open PDF

Predefined styles, titles, and advanced formatting

Templates/themes and page layout tools

Track changes and automatic corrections

Table styles and cell merging/splitting

Level 4—Advanced

Download/share formats and macros

Multi-level lists and title formatting in body

Page numbering and cover/watermark/footnotes

Advanced table of contents, bibliography, bookmarks, and links

Notes, add-ons, translation, and object tools

Level 5—Expert

Compare documents and create scripts

Protect and secure shared documents

Edit document templates and manage sections

Advanced page breaks, columns, section jumps

Link between text zones and customize ToC/list styles

Level Up Your Google Docs Skills with NAME: Teacher: Level 1—Beginner 􀀀 Open and Save Docs 􀀀 Select text 􀀀 Identify ribbon tabs 􀀀 Change font size, color, bold, underline & italics 􀀀 Cut, copy & paste text 􀀀 Use bullets 􀀀 Convert from lowercase to uppercase 􀀀 Insert picture, shape and table Level 2—Basic 􀀀 All from “Beginner” 􀀀 Identify common menu/toolbar functions 􀀀 Select all text in a doc 􀀀 Use the zoom & move within pages 􀀀 Undo & restore an action 􀀀 Make text subscript or superscript, & highlight text with colors 􀀀 Use left, center, right & justified alignment 􀀀 Insert special characters, use duplicate formatting, insert images & resize and position 􀀀 Change line and paragraph spacing 􀀀 Use print preview 􀀀 Use the “find” feature & accept or reject errors & review doc statistic 􀀀 Create table, insert text, move around table, & insert, delete, and move rows & columns Level 3—Productive 􀀀 All from “Beginner” and “Basic” 􀀀 Use navigation pane, different display modes, display two docs side by side & use synchronous scrolling 􀀀 Set print parameters, download & open PDF 􀀀 Apply a predefined font style, enhance titles 􀀀 Use indent, tabs, borders, shading and text effects 􀀀 Use templates and themes 􀀀 Change orientation, margins, columns & use page numbers, headers & footers, endnotes, page breaks, auto table of contents 􀀀 Track changes, find & replace text 􀀀 Create simple automatic corrections 􀀀 Use table styles, formatting, merge and split cells, change borders and alignment and insert a caption Level 4—Advanced 􀀀 All from “Beginner”,“Basic” and “Productive” 􀀀 Download a doc in various formats, share a doc, run & record macros 􀀀 Manage multi-level lists 􀀀 Edit styles & use titles in body of text, make drop caps 􀀀 Use different page numbering options 􀀀 Insert a cover page, watermark and edit footnote 􀀀 Use advanced table of content features, create a bibliography, add bookmarks, cross-references & hyperlinks Insert notes, find & install add-on, translate a doc 􀀀 Rotate objects, delete background, restore original size of an image 􀀀 Group objects, use text wrapping, enter text in a shape & use image positioning tool Level 5—Expert 􀀀 All from “Beginner”,“Basic”,“Productive” &“Advanced” 􀀀 Compare docs, create a script, & protect and secure a shared doc 􀀀 Edit doc template 􀀀 Create and format sections with different headers & footers 􀀀 Expertly use page breaks, columns, sections jumpsand multicloning options & create links between text zones 􀀀 Customize table of contents, create list styles, manage retouching tools 􀀀 Master graphic object anchors & drawing area Notes: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________

FAQs

What skills are covered in Level 1—Beginner for Google Docs?

Level 1 focuses on opening/saving documents, selecting text, identifying ribbon tabs, applying text formatting (font size, color, bold/underline/italics), basic editing (cut/copy/paste), bullets, case conversion, and inserting picture, shape, and table.

Which capabilities are included in Level 2—Basic?

Level 2 adds common menu/toolbar functions, selecting all text, zoom and page navigation, undo/restore, subscript/superscript, highlighting, alignment and spacing controls, print preview, find feature with reviewing document statistics, and table creation and row/column management.

What advanced and expert features are introduced in Levels 4 and 5?

Level 4 covers downloads in multiple formats, sharing, macros, multi-level lists, advanced page numbering, cover/watermark, bibliography, bookmarks, cross-references, hyperlinks, add-ons, translation, and object manipulation tools. Level 5 expands to comparing documents, creating scripts, protecting and securing shared docs, editing template documents, section management, advanced page/column behavior, customization of table of contents and list styles, and working with graphic object anchors and the drawing area.

Sep 11, 2026

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