Getting started with Papr Docs

Papr Docs is a word processor that runs in your browser tab. This guide covers the first document: naming it, typing and formatting text, how it saves, and how to export it.

Step by step

1.Name the document

Papr opens a blank document, or the one you had open last. Click the title at the top of the screen, type a name and press Enter. To start another document, click New Document in the toolbar.

The title field at the top of Papr Docs, with a new name typed in and an arrow pointing at it.

2.Type your text

Click in the page and type. Press Enter to start a new paragraph. The text wraps to the width of the page, and a longer document continues on the next sheet.

A document with three paragraphs of typed text under the title.

3.Choose a text style

Put the cursor in a line and open the Text style list. Choose Heading 1 to make the line a heading. Normal turns it back into body text. The list also has headings 2 to 6, Quote and Code Block.

The first line of the document set to Heading 1, with the Text style list outlined in red.

4.Make words bold or italic

Select a word, then click Bold, Italic or Underline in the toolbar. The keyboard shortcut for bold is Ctrl+B (⌘+B on a Mac). The button is pressed while the cursor is in bold text.

The first word of a paragraph in bold, with the Bold button outlined in red.

5.Let Papr save for you

Papr saves the document about five seconds after your last change. The status bar at the bottom shows Unsaved changes while it waits, then Saved at and the time. To save straight away, press Ctrl+S.

The status bar with the Saved at message outlined in red.

6.Find your documents in the sidebar

The sidebar on the left has two tabs. Documents lists the documents saved in this browser, with the time each one changed. Click a document to open it. Outline lists the headings of the open document, and clicking one moves to it.

The Documents tab of the sidebar with the open document listed, outlined in red.

7.Change the zoom

The percentage in the status bar shows the zoom. Use the − and + buttons beside it to make the page smaller or larger. Click the percentage to go back to a zoom that fits the screen.

The zoom percentage at the right of the status bar, outlined in red.

8.Export the document

Click Export as DOCX to download a Word file, or Export as PDF to download a PDF. Both files are made in your browser and downloaded to your device.

The toolbar with the Export as DOCX and Export as PDF buttons outlined in red.

Keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl+S saves now. Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y undo and redo.
Ctrl+F finds text, and Ctrl+H finds and replaces it.
Ctrl+/ lists every shortcut. On a Mac, use ⌘ in place of Ctrl.

Try it on your own file

Papr Docs runs in your browser. Your documents are saved in this browser and never uploaded.

Open Papr Docs