Add instructions on setting Pageless as the default
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A message was posted to Slack reminding team members that the pageless Google Doc format is our preference:
I'm seeing more and more Google docs that are not pageless, AMA's, meeting docs, ... The Pageless format is the GitLab preferred format, as we don't intend to print our documents. This allows to optimize the space on our screens, improves collaboration and quickly hide comments to further increase the document width.
Call for action: If you see a document that is not pageless and is not intended for print? Go to the document settings and make it so. Take a bias for action and help us improve our efficiency together
When reviewing a recent document I made I noticed it was in Pages format; I never really paid attention to the format. I also suspect I wouldn't pay much attention in future. Setting Pageless as the default is the most efficient way to stick to GitLab's preferred format.
This MR adds instructions on how to do this.
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