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Documents

Documents laid out in pages.

Writer has page layout, headers and footers, and opens Word files.

How it works

  • Real pages

    Choose the paper size, orientation, and margins, or switch to pageless. Rulers set indents and margins. What you print is what the pages show.

  • Headers, footers, and page numbers

    Add a header and footer, with a different first page or different even pages if you need them. Page numbers fill themselves in.

  • Styles, tables, and pictures

    Use headings and named styles, lists, tables, and pictures. Change a style once and every paragraph that uses it follows.

  • Word and other formats

    Import a .docx, Markdown, HTML, or text file. Download as Word (.docx), PDF, plain text, HTML, or Markdown.

  • Text files too

    Open plain text files in Writer's text mode. It keeps the file's encoding and line endings, so a config file or a log comes back the way it went in.

Getting started

  1. 1

    Create or import

    Start a new document in Drive, or open a Word file you already have as a Chebu document.

  2. 2

    Write together

    Share it with your team. Everyone types at once, and comments sit next to the text they're about.

  3. 3

    Print or download

    Print it, save it as a PDF, or download a Word file for someone who needs one.

FAQ

Common questions

Can I open Word documents?

Yes. Open a .docx from Drive as a Chebu document, or import one into a document you already have. You can download any document as a .docx too.

How do I make a PDF?

Choose Download, then PDF, or print the document. Both use the same page layout you see on screen.

Does Writer work offline?

A document you have open keeps working if your connection drops. Your changes are kept on the device and saved when you're back online.

Can I edit plain text files?

Yes. Text files open in Writer's text mode, with find and replace, line numbers, and word count. Downloads keep the file's encoding and line endings.

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