Google Docs Extension Explained

This extension powers up Google Docs with Surfer, allowing you to use your Content Editor guidelines directly in a Google Document.

With the Content Editor extension for Chrome, you can use Google Docs as your main writing program and share your guidelines with a copywriter through the Google Docs link while your content is saved directly on Drive.

Download the extension here!

How to install and use?

First, download the extension from the above link Make sure not to confuse it with the other extension we have, Keyword Surfer.

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Once the extension has been installed in Chrome, you will see a new option in your Content Editors. You can find it under the purple Share button - the Create New Google Document option. Using it will automatically create a new document in your Google Docs library.

Alternatively, you can open a document from your library and click the extension icon to load Surfer (even if Auto-loading is enabled). From there, you can either choose one of your already existing Content Editor queries or create a fresh one using one of your credits!

You can now start writing your article in the Google Document and keep an eye on the guidelines at the same time!

This integration is not bi-directional, meaning that only the guidelines are transferred between the tools, but the content itself is not. So if you already have some parts of your article written in your Editor, you must copy them manually (and vice versa).

Once a Google Document is connected with your Editor, the Google Doc link will override your Surfer shareable link, and you will not be able to use the Surfer shareable link for this draft. To reenable the shareable links, you will need to unlink the Editor and the Google Document.

To unlink your Editor and your Google Document, you will need to go to your Content Editor draft » Share » and Disconnect from Content Editor.

How to share my Google Documents?

Your copywriters, colleagues, or clients don't need a Surfer account to open the Google Docs enhanced with Surfer Guidelines. However, anyone with whom you want to share the document with visible Guidelines will need to have the extension installed, so first, make sure that they are aware of that and instruct them on how to do this.

As soon as you confirm that they have the extension added to their Chrome, you can share the Google Doc with them just as you would be doing with regular Google Documents - make sure to review the privacy & editing permissions.

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You can also copy the link directly from your Content Editor draft.

Troubleshooting

If you came across an error or if something is not working as it should, please check out this article.

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