Google Docs and Slides users have been reporting text formatting issues.- The issue has been identified by
Google Docs community members and a temporary solution has been marked. - Earlier, Google Docs, along with Drive, Sheets and Slides was down for some users across the world.
Now, it turns out this is being caused by a conflict with ad blockers and page script blocking extensions. Disabling those extensions fixes the problem.
It’s not clear what is the exact reason behind this issue – if it’s the extensions or Google Docs that’s causing the problem.
When it comes to Google Docs, the weird text formatting throws the text off-screen. It also prevents you from selecting the text, so you can’t copy it to a different doc either.
Interestingly, I did not face any issues while using Google Sheets or Slides with ad blocker enabled, but some users have reported issues with
Solution: disable ad blockers or use a different browser
Google’s official community page suggests disabling ad blockers or trying a different browser. The post doesn’t confirm if this is an issue with Google Docs or the extensions.
Weirdly enough, using Google Docs with a different user profile, but having ad blocker enabled does not cause this issue. Additionally, I tested this out with other browsers as well – notably Microsoft Edge and Firefox – and this issue did not crop up there.
The latest issue with Google Docs has cropped after the service – along with Drive, Sheets and Slides – was down for some users around the world, including India. Google identified the “unexpected behaviour – the issue has since been fixed and access restored for all users.
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