New Google Doc Bookmarklet
Google Docs has really grown on me. I use it for todo lists, vacation planning, notes to self and even invoices. Only, creating a new document requires you to first load Google Docs and then click “New Document”. That is, until you use one of these bookmarklets.
Drag one of these links to your bookmarks toolbar:
If anyone finds a way to create a new spreadsheet via a URL, let me know. Found out.
This also works for hosted accounts – just change https://docs.google.com -> https://docs.google.com:443/a/yourdomain.com/
Nice trick, btw.
You can also check out Gladinet (http://www.gladinet.com). It is currently in beta but it allows you to map your Google Docs documents in Windows explorer for quick upload/download/edit. You can drag an Excel file from local my document folder into the Google Docs virtual drive. I find it helpful when I want to migrate my folder-ful doc/spreadsheet into Google Docs for more serious use.
I use the Google Docs gadget (labs) from within Gmail.
It shows recent documents and lets you create any type in two clicks.
Very handy.