You can enable dark mode in Google Docs

Google Docs defaults to a lite theme in most cases, but there's an easy mode to enable dark mode on Android, iPhone, iPad, and even in Google Chrome while writing on your calculator. We'll show yous how.

While we'll be focusing on Google Docs, you should know that the steps are exactly the same for Google Sheets and Google Slides.

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Enable Dark Mode in Google Docs on Google Chrome

Google Chrome on desktop (Windows, Mac, and Linux) allows you to enable dark mode in Google Docs (but do remember that this method forces dark mode on all websites). Follow these steps, but beware that, at the time of writing, it'due south hidden behind a Chrome flag.

Alarm: This feature is not bachelor to everyone for a reason. Flags may non piece of work correctly and can negatively impact your browser'southward performance. Enable flags at your own hazard.

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In the address bar at the top of your Google Chrome browser, type chrome://flags.

Type chrome://flags in the address bar

Employ the search box at the top to look for "Force Dark Mode."

Find Force Dark Mode under Chrome flags

Click the drop-down menu next to Force Dark Manner for Web Contents and select "Enabled."

Click the drop-down menu on the right and select Enabled

Chrome will show you a prompt asking you to relaunch the browser to apply these changes. Brand sure that you don't take whatsoever unsaved work in the browser, and and then click "Relaunch."

Hit Relaunch

Open the Google Docs website and you'll come across that the page color is now black and that the font color is now white.

Enable Dark Mode on Google Docs for Android or iPhone

The Google Docs app on Android and iPhone lets you lot speedily switch between low-cal and dark themes. If you've enabled systemwide dark mode on Android or iPhone, Google Docs will accept it enabled past default. Even so, if you want dark style on Google Docs just, here's what you lot demand to practise.

Open Google Docs and tap the three-line menu icon in the top-left corner.

Tap the three-line menu on the top-left in Google Docs

Next, select "Settings."

Tap Settings

Now, cull the "Theme" choice, which will let you to pick night manner. This option is called "Cull Theme" on Android.

Tap Theme

Select "Dark."

Tap Dark

All documents in Google Docs will at present open in nighttime mode. Withal, y'all tin can view documents in light theme if you wish. To practise that, open up whatever document in Google Docs and tap the three-dot menu icon in the superlative-right corner.

Tap the three-dots button on the top-right

Toggle on "View in Calorie-free Theme."

Tap View in light theme

This volition switch all documents in Google Docs to its light theme while still keeping the app in dark mode.

Now that you've started using Google Docs, you should find out how to view contempo changes to your documents. While you're at it, you should also bank check out how to apply voice typing on Google Docs.

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