How to send an email from Google Docs

How to send an email from Google Docs

Google Docs and the Google Workspace apps are packed with features. You’ll find new features you may have never thought existed that will help your workflow. One such feature allows you to send an email from Google Docs on a PC, Mac, or Chromebook (make sure your Chromebook hasa charger that works for you).

This guide shows you how to send an email from Google Docs and explains why you may want to use the feature.

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Why you should draft your emails in Google Docs

Drafting and editing an email inside Gmail isn’t a pleasant experience. You may want to use Google Docs instead of Gmail to draft emails for easy editing, more granular controls, and features that aren’t available in Gmail. For example, Gmail’s editor cannot insert a table, but you can add a table using Google Docs and save the email as a draft.

Sending an email from Google Docs

There’s no way to directly “send” an email from Google Docs, but you’re able to share the document you’re editing via email. You can only use it in a web browser and the web app. Here’s how to draft emails and send documents from Google Docs.

Draft the email to Gmail in Google Docs

How to email a document from Google Docs

This method works well if you want the receiver to see things that generally cannot be embedded and aren’t visible or interactive in Gmail’s editor.

Sending a Google Docs document in Gmail

We’ve come full circle. If all you want to do is share a Google document, you may do so using theshare option in Google Drive. If you want to send a document with editing permissions to someone via email, you can do it easily.

Share a Google Docs file using a web browser

Email a document via the Google Docs app on Android, iPadOS, and iOS

To share the link manually, tap thethree-dot iconand then tapShare & export>Manage access. Then, change the access permission, copy the link, paste it into a new Gmail draft, and send the email.

Google Docs makes you work efficiently

Real-time collaboration is one of the selling points of Google Docs due to how easy it is to share documents. If your work involves juggling between documents, there are loads ofGoogle Docs tips and tricksyou can follow to speed up your work routine and become more efficient.

Google Docs might not be everyone’s cup of tea. While the platform has a shallow learning curve, it should be easy to get rolling if you use Microsoft Word. If you don’t like Google Docs, try one of the manyGoogle Docs alternatives.

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