How to Make a Cookbook Using Google Docs

With so many exciting dishes worth making, it gets harder to memorize a wide range of

food recipes and cooking steps. Thankfully, you won't have to fret about forgetting how

to make certain meals when you have a recipe card or cookbook brochure. And if you

want to save lots of recipes, did you know that you can compile them all in your Google

Drive? More so, Google Docs has a digital cookbook template to list all your recipes. So

hold on to your cooking equipment and relax as we guide you on how to make a

cookbook using Google Docs.

SUMMARY:

Besides common word processors like Microsoft Word, Google actually promises a lot of

tools as well from Google Sheets and Google Slides. But in this section, we will focus on

Google Docs since it lets you design your own cookbook with a recipe template. And you

can manage it in a cinch with the following steps:

1. Open your browser and log on to Google Docs, or to be more specific,

https://docs.google.com. Just remember that you cannot access it without your own

Google account yet so be sure to sign up first.

2. Once you have logged in, head to the top right section and click the Template

gallery. That automatically lets you choose a bunch of templates that Google has to

offer. You can even transform any template into a recipe card template, tri-fold brochure

document first. So from the top left side, you need to change the title into a more

specific one. To do that, simply highlight the default title which is "Recipe" and change it

into "Cookbook."

5. Next, start changing the default image and texts in the template. One exciting thing

about making cookbooks is you can customize them according to your creativity,

convenience, or personal preference. So be sure to name your first recipe until you can

insert the list of ingredients and the cooking steps arranged in chronological order.

Simply click parts you want to edit and you can start typing texts.

Note: Make sure you have enough data for reference on what to insert into your recipe

cookbook. That way, typing the ingredients, steps, and other details will get easier rather

7. After you are through adding content and editing the format of your recipe, insert

more recipes too. A cookbook contains a collection of recipes anyway, so having one

recipe means you are still far from over. And don't forget to organize all your files, which

would vary depending on your preference. Others compile them in one folder while each

document is named according to their specific recipe name.

8. Once you are done making all the recipes, your cookbook or recipe binder is ready to

be shared and printed. And you won't even have to worry about saving your document

from time to time because Google Docs has an auto-save feature. Thus, you just made a

virtual cookbook with Google Docs. It's cooking time!

Note: Do you want more premade cookbook templates rather than Google Docs' default