Here’s how to edit Google Docs in a web surfing app.

This is the best way to locate a document, especially if you made it yourself.

pick the document you want to edit.

An illustration of document editing

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If it was created in MS Word and is on your system,upload it to Google Docs.

One common task is changing font size, which you’re free to do with the number toggles.

Download it now if you don’t already have it:

Tap the document you want to edit.

Google Docs search bar and results page.

The search bar at the top is an easy way to sift through all your files at once.

By default, the document is opened in read-only mode.

To edit it, tap the pencil icon at the bottom right.

Google Docs font editing and size tool.

Use the menus at the top and bottom of the screen to edit the file.

Tap the check mark at the top left to save.

It’s tough to know what each button does because you don’t know until you tap it.

Screenshot of the Google Docs editing menu

See how toconvert a Google doc to PDF,email a document, orset up collaborationfor all the details.

Editing options in the Google Docs Android app.