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12.14. Using the Explore Tool

Use Explore in Google Docs

On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
At the bottom right, click Explore .
You might see files, images, or information you can use to help finish your work, in these categories:
- - Quick Access: Google Drive files related to your document. To open a file, click the title.

On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
At the bottom right, click Explore .
At the top, search for a document, presentation, image, chart, or webpage. Search results will show in categories:
- Web: Info from the web related to your document.
- Images: Images from the web related to your document.
- Cloud search: Items from Google Drive and Gmail. To filter by type, click Filter . Your administrator may turn off this option, in which case you can search with Google Drive.
- Drive: Documents saved in your Google Drive.
Add an item from your search:
- Add an image or chart: Click the item you want to add. At the top, click Insert.
- Add a footnote: Point to your search result. Click Cite as footnote .
- Add a link: Point to your search result. Click Insert Link .

Tip: To see more charts or images from a document, click "See more content" under the presentation or document.

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