After A Major Redesign Of Google Docs, Smart Formatting Continues To Expand, Allowing Users To Create Custom Building Blocks And Collapsible Headings.

Now in the web version of Google Docs, it is possible to collapse and expand the menus to “check the content more easily and hide parts of larger documents.”

Editors can set the default behavior of menus to expanded or collapsed, and users with a view and comment access can zoom in and out when opening a document, and closing it will not apply the changes to the editor.

Users have requested this feature to make it easier to check the content. In the coming weeks, Google Docs hidden menus will be available for both Workspace users and personal Google accounts.

Meanwhile, Workspace users can create custom building blocks in Google Docs, including text and tables, with the ability to reuse, save, and insert into other documents.

For example, when creating a product launch checklist, you might want to create a template to track milestones and tasks or even a block of code or text used in your organization. Now it is possible to reuse the designed pattern instead of redesigning the blocks, and you can copy and paste the desired way.

Custom building blocks can also be assigned an optional name and description. They appear at the bottom of the @ menu and when searching.

• To create custom building blocks, select any part of the document > right-click and choose “Save as custom building block” > type a name for the league and click save.
• To insert a custom building block in a document, type “@” and the name of the block > hit enter or go to “building blocks” > select the building block you want.

Custom building blocks will be available in the coming weeks.

• Custom building blocks are available for Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus subscription plans, Education Plus customers, and Google Docs nonprofit accounts.
• It will not be available for Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Teaching and Learning Upgrade, Frontline plans, and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers.
• It will also not be available for users with personal Google accounts.