Google Docs vs. Google Drive

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  azscvgs · Member · May 13, 2015 at 11:00 pm

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  The support page on Google Docs is here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/google-docs/
  It clearly shows how to use the menus in Google Docs to generate HTML which one then copies and pastes to one’s WordPress blog.

  But as I understand it, Google Docs has now been merged with Google Drive, and looks quite different. There is no File menu with a Publish to Web item, in either Google Docs or Google Drive. The mechanisms described in the support page are not available.

  I can put a link to a Google Drive document on a page. The user who clicks on it goes to Google Drive to view the document. But that is not what the old embed of a Google Docs document used to do; it showed the document as part of the blog page itself. (That’s why they were called “embed codes.”)

  Is the old functionality no longer available, or am I missing something? Thanks.

  (I searched the forums and several recent questions about Google Drive have been closed with no reply. I hope that doesn’t happen to this one.)

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  shawnajroberts · Member · May 13, 2015 at 11:08 pm

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  Hi there! The File menu does still exist if you open a specific document. Can you make sure that you have a specific document open from your drive in the Google Docs web app?

  I do see that the step about clicking “Start Publishing” is slightly different now. You’ll need to open the drop down for “Published content & settings”. Then you’ll want to grab the “Embed” code, not the link.

  Let me know if you’re still having trouble!

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  azscvgs · Member · May 13, 2015 at 11:50 pm

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  Hey Shawna J,

  Thanks for the prompt and accurate reply. Sorry if I sounded like a grumpy old man.

  I can share the document without opening it. But I have to open it for editing (not just view it) in order to get “Publish to web.” (grump: Poor design on Google’s part. /grump)

  Love that Irish hair. Thanks again!

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  shawnajroberts · Member · May 14, 2015 at 4:03 pm

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  Glad I could help! I agree, I’m not sure why Google has that ‘publish to web’ section separate from the sharing options.

  Let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you. :)

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  greenspun · Member · May 14, 2015 at 6:16 pm

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  (Was reading your blog. You’re too much.)