Some notes on google docs

When using Google Docs, there are a few tricks. 

• Use Paperpile for references.
• Follow Practical Typography where possible.
• Margins larger than 1 inch. Narrower text columns are easier to read.
• Never use Arial, use Helvetica Neue instead if Arial is required.
• If Arial not required, use Source Serif Pro and Source Sans Pro.
• Use Serif for the body text, Sans for headers and figure legends.
• Use the Text Styles menu to style each paragraph by typeface, margins, type weight, and paragraph spacing.
• Main text paragraphs should have no space before, and a space afterwards.
• Paragraph headers should have no spaces before or after.
• Text Styles allows you to auto-generate a Table of  Contents. 
• Use 200-300 dpi PNG files for figures.
• When discussing a project, use Basecamp. When discussing the details of a manuscript, use the Docs Comment function. I admit there is a lot of overlap between the two.
• Try to avoid using email to discuss either.