I had to go back to Google Docs the other day. Almost cried writing a doc with some headers and bullet points. 

How do people survive without markdown shortcuts?

Technowatermelon. Elder Millenial. Building Farcaster. 

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I think you can turn them on 

Tools > Preferences
Check the box next to Automatically detect Markdown

The Farcaster formerly known as Kchamp. Books, beats, bodybuilding, bright ideas and beautiful things.

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https://support.google.com/docs/answer/12014036?hl=en