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# Google Docs: 2 Hidden Templates that Save You Time
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/newsletter-195/
- Published: 2025-02-20T13:00:17.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T12:46:36.000Z
- Description: #195
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Docs

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Hey friends - Since Google Docs introduced [Building Blocks back in 2022](https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-28/), they've been quietly expanding their template library to streamline document workflows.

Today let’s go through two templates that deliver immediate value for project documentation!

## Project Assets Table

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2025/02/CleanShot-2025-02-20-at-12.44.59@2x.png)

The Project Assets table solves a common project management challenge: scattered documentation. By centralizing all relevant links, files, and URLs in one location, you maintain a single source of truth for your project resources.

### Instructions

1. Type "@" anywhere in your document
2. Search for "Project assets"
3. Select the template

## Decision Log

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2025/02/CleanShot-2025-02-20-at-12.45.31@2x.png)

For projects involving multiple stakeholders and approval layers (read: bullshit bureaucracy), the Decision Log template provides documentation of who approved what and when.

### Instructions

1. Type "@"
2. Search for "Decision log"
3. Select to insert

## Pro tip #1

Create a dedicated "Pinned" tab for these templates. This separation achieves two goals:

- Keeps project documentation easily accessible
- Maintains clear boundaries between meeting notes and administrative records

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2025/02/CleanShot-2025-02-20-at-12.49.58@2x.png)

## Pro tip #2

**Font Consistency:** Building Block templates inherit your document's default font settings.

For a guide on setting up professional default styles (or using my preset configuration), see [my detailed walkthrough](https://www.jeffsu.org/newsletter-172/).

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