How to setup and use Google Docs for Academic Writing + Addons

Dear Scholar,

I recently worked with three co-authors on a paper and was eager to try Google Docs for collaborative academic writing. Initially, the experience was disappointing; for example, figures could not be numbered automatically, and reference management was excruciatingly slow...

After much trial and error, I finally found the right add-ons and workarounds for most issues, and Google Docs became my best friend. In this article, you can learn how to avoid sending endless Word document drafts by email and move to collaborative writing in Google Docs.

​Mastering Google Docs for Writing Academic Papers (30 min read)

This article uses a series of techniques to make Google Docs more suitable for academic papers. It introduces drop-downs for progress tracking, the Cross Reference add-on for automatic figure numbering and more strategies to make collaborative work more pleasant.

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Note-Taking Course update coming soon.

Note-taking is a secret weapon for every academic. Not only does it extend your memory, but it also can be used to organize your big scientific projects and small day-to-day activities. The one tool you will need is Obsidian; if you have never used Obsidian seriously for academic note-taking, check out my note-taking course:

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I am currently working on expanding and updating the note-taking course. Everyone who has completed it previously will get a free update, so if you want the free upgrade, get started soon. After writing almost 400.000 words in notes, I can confidently tell you that it will 100% change your academic career.

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Ilya Shabanov,

The Effortless Academic​

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