Google Docs Adds Research-Friendly Sidebar

The popular Google Docs online app, which provides a word processor and spreadsheet program for free in your web browser, has just added a new feature. The new “Research” sidebar feature may be especially handy for educators and students who use Google Docs. It provides a quick place inside the app to look up terms and other information, without leaving the document you are editing.  It allows for easily adding links, quotes, and citations from online sources to a document as well.

To enable this new feature in your account:

1. Go to Google Docs.
2. Click “Tools,” and then click “Research.”