The dark theme is a very useful addition, particularly in low-light atmospheres. After turning on the dark mode, you commonly get a black background, which is easier on your eyes. If you love dark mode and your workflow comprises using Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides, then here a good news for you because Google has recently rolled out a new feature that brings out theme support to its Docs, Sheets and Slides apps. There are several advantages of the dark theme. The dark mode saves your device’s battery, and along with this, it also easy on the eyes so that whenever you look at the screen, it does not feel discomfort.
Once Google said Dark Theme could “reduce power usage by a compelling amount”, but it also varies on the screen tech your device uses. The search giant has launched out an update for its Docs, Sheets and Slides. Google says that we’re enhancing Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on Android with Dark mode support. But with few steps, you can also boost Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on iOS and Web with Dark theme support. You can also turn this mode on or off for Docs, Sheets or Slides separately. There may be the question in your mode that how to enable dark mode in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. So here we highlight steps to turn on dark mode on your device.
Steps To Enable Dark Mode In Google Docs, Sheets And Slide On Android:
To enable dark mode in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides on your android device, you must follow these steps. The dark mode feature is a recent launch so there is a chance you might not see it right away on your android device, but rest guaranteed that you will acquire the feature soon.
- Open Google Docs, Slides or Sheets on your android device. The method to turn on dark mode on all these apps is the same.
- Click the hamburger icon, then go to settings and click on Choose Theme.
- Select Dark to enable dark mode for the apps
Although, if you want to preview a specific file in light theme without turning off the dark theme for the app, there are some steps to so that as well.
- Open Google Docs, Sheets or Sides on your android device
- Conceding dark mode is already on, then open file, click the vertical three dots and then select View in light theme.
Steps To Enable Dark Mode In Google Docs, Sheets And Slides On iOS:
By changing some setting on your iPhone or iPad, you can enable dark mode on Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
- Go to the App Store and download Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets on your iOS device, if you have not already.
- Before opening the Google apps, you will require to enable Smart Invert on your iOS device.
- To enable smart invert to go to Settings, then Accessibility, Display and Text Size and last toggle on Smart Invert.
- Exit settings and open any of the Google apps, whether it is Docs, Sheets or Slides, then you will notice that app would be running on darker mode.
By applying these steps, you can preview your documents in dark mode on Google Docs, Sheets and Slides but when exit the app there are colours and elements in iOS that do not play well because the Smart inverter is not an ideal dark mode solution. So after you are done using Google apps always turn-off Smart Invert. This may be a monotonous process, so make it easy and faster by using these steps.
- Go to settings, then Control centre, scroll down and add Accessibility Shortcuts.
- After then go back click on Accessibility scroll down to the bottom and click Accessibility Shortcut and check Smart Invert.
With these steps rather than going through the Settings menu, you can easily access the Control Centre on your iPhone and iPad and enable or disable Smart Invert with only one click on the Accessibility Shortcut.
Steps To Enable Dark Mode In Google Docs, Sheets And Slides On The Web:
Like iOS, there is not a proper process to turn on dark mode for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides while applying these services on the web. But by changing some setting in Google Chrome, you can make these apps run in a dark theme.
- Open Google Chrome on your computer and enter Chrome://flags/#enable-force-dark in the address bar.
- After then you will see Force Dark Mode for Web Contents as disabled. Enable this option and relaunch Google Chrome.
By applying these steps, you can now run Google Docs, Slides and Sheets on Google Chrome in dark mode.
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