| How do I change a doc back to the "classic" look? Logging in today, all of my docs have been switched automatically. |
farysprance |
10/31/11 10:03 AM |
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epicjudgeme6 |
10/31/11 11:57 AM |
Yesss, the same thing is happening to me too, and I didn't switch to the new look. I switched back through the 'help' button as soon as I found the option as I much prefer the classic look. Can someone please tell me how to fix this, or google, ca |
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stitcherdragon |
10/31/11 12:06 PM |
I am finding the same thing and I am not pleased |
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stitcherdragon |
10/31/11 12:26 PM |
I should add that the option to change back is gone from under the gear and does not appear in Document Settings anymore, nor do any of the things listed in the help sections |
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bloody_charliebeth |
10/31/11 12:41 PM |
I'm having the same problem... I'm a writer and I had all of my writing categorized and ideas organized for each section of one doc through the comments and now everything is disorganized because of the new version and they don't give us the option t |
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Teresa C. |
10/31/11 2:02 PM |
Hi - thanks for posting with your feedback! I'm sorry to hear you're not liking the new look. We've removed the option to return to the classic look in your documents in order to streamline our editors and make them look consistent. Can you explain w |
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Margaret C. |
10/31/11 2:43 PM |
I'm not clear on where the issue is -- Is this referring to the documents list or actual google documents that use the old version of the editor? I'm asking because if it's the actual documents, I'm really concerned about that. Whichever change it |
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stitcherdragon |
10/31/11 3:18 PM |
Teresa, There is NOTHING to like about it. It's harder to work with, harder to see, options have disappeared, I have to go an redo all my footnotes in my term papers because they are gone, I am not finding ANYTHING to like. NOTHING at all. As far as |
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Martin Rogers |
10/31/11 3:25 PM |
I hate it too. The new look is retro, flat, monochrome (why?), fuzzy icons... it is like Java Swing "Metal" skin from 15 years ago. Hate it, hate it. I am betting that your team was so enamoured of their 'cool new look' that you've ignored all fee |
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epicjudgeme6 |
10/31/11 5:36 PM |
Teresa The thing about this situation that isn't sitting well with me is the fact that all of my documents were upgraded without warning, causing me to have to reformat several of them, a rather painstaking process. Furthermore, when the 'new l |
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JemiRage |
10/31/11 6:45 PM |
Dear Teresa, The new documents are ugly. The bar up the top is large and unnecessary. I like the wide, full page text option. I don't like the new docs home. I like the organisation and easy accessibility and simplicity of the old one. I was very h |
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ari toronto |
11/1/11 12:38 AM |
Wow- it's the nature of modern technology mega-corps People grow comfortable with an interface and view the interface as the product- when it is changed there is an out pouring of anxiety and developers could care less other than paying lip service- |
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Felicity_BB |
11/1/11 4:34 AM |
I liked the classic look above the new, plain monochrome design too. The greyscale is ugly and clunky and the scrolling is crude and inconvenient. Other features in the older version of Google Docs that I miss were: - Fluid width/web view editing to |
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stitcherdragon |
11/1/11 10:06 AM |
Adding to Felicity's list: I miss the Bubbled footnotes, stability for footnotes ( mine go away at random); this is not user friendly and not working well on any of the computers I have access to; no matter what OS I am using or what browser...the to |
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Tiffanie B |
11/1/11 10:28 AM |
Google, it is obvious that people do not like the new look. It organizes our docs for us. We don't want that. It changes formatting. We don't want that. It looks uglier. It is harder to work with. Please leave the option of keeping the classic look. |
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Steve V. |
11/1/11 10:44 AM |
Teresa, I cannot and never will be able to use the new look. Not "refuse to", not "will boycott", but cannot. This is not due to incompatibility, load times, or any other technical issue you or any other person might care to name. Rather, the new loo |
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Adah |
11/1/11 2:17 PM |
Hi there - For those of you experiencing issues with document formatting or contents (eg. you've had to reformat, or your footnotes appear to be missing) -- if you could share your doc with docss...@google.com and share the URL in this thread, we wi |
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Margaret C. |
11/1/11 2:27 PM |
Can someone from Google tell us when this is expected to hit all users and when the old editor will be removed entirely? Honestly, I have a lot of documents in the old format and I had no plans on upgrading any of them until full-screen width suppor |
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Gill |
11/1/11 4:04 PM |
<<Have documents using the old version of the editor been automatically upgraded with no warning whatsover? >> Not for me - at least not yet. Like Margaret C, I would be very unhappy if this happened.Compared with the old editor the new one is not fi |
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epicjudgeme6 |
11/1/11 4:34 PM |
Teresa In an effort to be productive, because it seems that in this thread and another I've come across, the replies you've given regarding this issue are quite similar and don't quite address the actual issue of the instituion of the new look desp |
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Cutlass80 |
11/1/11 4:48 PM |
Teresa, Thank you for taking the time to answer questions and interact with users. One question I have not seen answered is why we can't have options? People don't like invest time in - and in many cases organize a business around - a product, get |
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Flibberty Gibbet |
11/1/11 10:57 PM |
Teresa, I agree with Cutlass80. Please just re-add the option. If you don't, I can guarantee you will lose me, and others, as users. I, for one, despise the way the documents look. I can't stare at that ugly screen every time I want to write, it's hi |
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ALICIA HEW |
11/2/11 2:36 AM |
Hi Teresa, I am new to Google Cloud Connect. Once I sync my document successfully either Auto or manual, the document will be under default folder under my Google cloud account. Is there a way that i could change the setting, for example, once I sync |
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Adah |
11/2/11 6:51 AM |
For those of you who have reported issues seeing your footnotes, can you check and see what document view you are currently in? Footnotes are only shown in paginated view, not compact view. To make sure you are in paginated view, go to the View menu |
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Sam.Pearson |
11/2/11 8:18 AM |
Google Docs has now transformed into a place to store my OpenOffice documents when I switch between home and office. Removing the view option to make the editors "look consistent" is meaningless to people who only use one editor, and liked it the way |
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farysprance |
11/3/11 5:42 PM |
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Felicity_BB |
11/3/11 5:52 PM |
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Cutlass80 |
11/6/11 6:34 PM |
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kcvalerio |
11/7/11 4:44 AM |
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kcboyd95 |
11/7/11 3:27 PM |
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Jeff Harris |
11/9/11 2:51 PM |
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Margaret C. |
11/9/11 3:24 PM |
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Gill |
11/9/11 3:46 PM |
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tp_steve |
11/9/11 6:47 PM |
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Felicity_BB |
11/9/11 6:53 PM |
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Jeff Harris |
11/10/11 7:06 AM |
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Margaret C. |
11/10/11 8:21 AM |
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Felicity_BB |
11/10/11 11:33 AM |
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Gill |
11/10/11 2:45 PM |
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NessaJ |
11/10/11 10:05 PM |
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Margaret C. |
11/11/11 7:50 AM |
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Patricia |
11/11/11 8:36 AM |
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Gill |
11/11/11 11:29 AM |
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AlexPF |
11/11/11 4:37 PM |
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goyesca |
11/12/11 8:31 PM |
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aks_12368 |
11/12/11 9:22 PM |
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aks_12368 |
11/12/11 9:22 PM |
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Jeff Hurley |
11/12/11 9:35 PM |
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Jeff Hurley |
11/12/11 9:47 PM |
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catz58 |
11/13/11 8:06 PM |
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JoelBionic |
11/13/11 8:32 PM |
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Felicity_BB |
11/13/11 9:30 PM |
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11/14/11 12:26 PM |
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NessaJ |
11/14/11 10:17 PM |
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Kayazuki |
11/15/11 4:01 AM |
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dandd123 |
11/15/11 5:28 AM |
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11/15/11 5:30 AM |
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11/16/11 2:51 AM |
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11/16/11 2:42 PM |
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11/18/11 4:38 PM |
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11/25/11 2:02 AM |
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Patricia |
11/30/11 10:16 PM |
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12/2/11 8:34 AM |
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Patricia |
12/20/11 7:10 PM |
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Felicity_BB |
7/5/12 6:48 PM |
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Felicity_BB |
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