You can now save frequently used content as a reusable content block that you can personalize to your needs.

For example, you might create a project kickoff template to track milestones and tasks, a block of code, or a block of text that is commonly used by you. Instead of creating the template from scratch each time or searching for a template that you frequently copy/paste into a new Doc, you can save that snippet as a custom building block, and easily insert the content into other documents.

To create custom building blocks, select any part of a document that you have access to copy from > right click and select Save as custom building block > name the block and click Save.

Note: Custom building blocks are saved as documents in your Google Drive in a folder called "Custom Building Blocks (auto-generated)", where you can reorganize, edit, or delete those documents as you wish.

Availability

This feature is now available for all UNLVMail (@unlv.edu) and Rebelmail accounts (@unlv.nevada.edu)

Learn more about Custom Building Blocks.

Collaborators can now add a smart canvas that allows code to be pasted in a Google Doc and manually apply styles by highlighting syntax features. This makes it easier to format and display code in Docs with code blocks. This feature gives you the ability to visualize code with industry standards, making code readable and collaboration much easier.

Availability

This feature is now available for all UNLVMail (@unlv.edu) and Rebelmail accounts (@unlv.nevada.edu)

Learn more about Code Blocks in Google Docs.

You can now display non-printing characters in order to see how a Google Docs document is laid out. When turned on, you will see symbols or text to represent the following:

• Paragraph/Hard break 
• Line/Soft break 
• Section break 
• Page break 
• Column break 
• Tab 
• Space

Availability

This feature is now available for all UNLVMail (@unlv.edu) and Rebelmail accounts (@unlv.nevada.edu)

Learn more about Non-Printing Characters in Google Docs.