Discovering Google Chrome and Drive.

1. Google Chrome
Melissa Brisbin
Livingston Public Library
(973) 992-4600 xt. 239
melissa.brisbin@livingston.bccls.org

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What is a browser?
• “A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application
for retrieving, presenting, and transferring information resources on the World
Wide Web” (Retrieved December 10, 2013 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser)
• It’s how you use the Internet. Sending/receiving emails, searching websites for
information/shopping, watching YouTube/Netflix, Facebook, filling out forms
with personnel/private information

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Examples of Browsers
NOW EDGE!! Made to compete with Google Chrome. Owned by Microsoft. Released in
1995. Latest version is Internet Explorer 11, KB976002. Claims to be the fastest
browser available, 10/2013. As had major compatibility issues.
Firefox (FF). Open Source. Released in 1998 (part of Netscape). Latest version is 27,
released 3/2014. Better security performance, and H.264 codec (video).
Safari. Owned by Apple, Inc. Released in 2003. Latest version is 7.6.1. Better memory
usage, performance and power-saving tabs. Blocks third-party applications from
accessing your web browsing and information.

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Examples of Browsers
MOST POPULAR BROWSER!!!
Chrome. (Google Chrome). Developed by Google. Released in 2008.
Latest version is 54.0.2840.71. Minimalist approach that uses technology for
fast, easy experience..
Opera. Owned by Opera Software, ASA. Released in 1996. Latest version is
Opera 18 (integrating Google Chrome’s Chromium Project). Speeds up slow
connections and sync bookmarks. Popular browser on mobile devices.

5. Cost: Free!
Security
Why Google Chrome?
Portable
Up-to-Date
Work offline
Mobile
Collaborate
Integrate into
other programs
Administrative
Controls

6. Google Chrome Facts
• Google Chrome’s mission: “Speed, simplicity, and security.”
• Google: “Wants the web experience to be the same everywhere,
across devices” and “personalized to you”
• Syncing payment and shipping information across devices for faster
shopping (Average checkout process on a mobile device has 21
steps!)
• Google is working on making the process a total of 3 steps
•--Linus Upson, Google’s Vice President of Engineering
It’s a popular browser!
1 Billion Mobile Users-April 2016
Using new
formats, VP9,
H.264 codec
and WebP for
faster access
Current
abandonment rate
for online purchases
is at 97%!
Informational Credit: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/04/20/google-chrome-1-million-active-users-mobile/

7. Why Google Chrome?
• 771 billion pages loaded each month
• 500 billion characters not typed each month thanks to search autocomplete
• 2 million gigabytes less of data used each month thanks to Chrome’s data-saving
features
• 3.6 billion webpages translated automatically each month
• 9.1 billion forms and passwords automatically filled each month
• 145 million times that users are protected from malicious pages each month thanks to
Chrome’s smart warnings
• $2.5 million in rewards offered to the security research community to strengthen
Chrome
Informational Credit: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/04/20/google-chrome-1-million-active-users-mobile/
TechnoBufflo
Chrome Mobile
Stats

8. Who Uses Chrome?
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/software/best-web-browser-2016-internet-3635255/
Chrome is the most popular
web browser (52.76%) in the global market
as of Dec 2015
Followed by: Safari (12.39%)
Internet Explorer (10.27%)
Firefox (9.3%)
Opera (5.66%)
Edge (2.89%)

9. Q: What is Google Chrome?
A: A browser and a
web-based operating
system

10. Chrome
• Chrome (Browser):
• Can be installed on any PC (Windows, Mac, Linux
((Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/openSUSE) or mobile device
• Chrome’s functionality will change based on how you are
using it
• Mobile Devices cannot use app/extension features but
can import all your bookmarks
•

11. More Than a Browser . . .
• Save files to the cloud with Google
Drive with up to 15 GB of free storage
• Available for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad,
Android Devices, and Chrome OS
• Personalize with extensions and apps

12. Favorites
Search within
address bar
(Omnibox)
Menu
(Hamburger) to
get to Settings
Apps
Extensions
Tex
t
Apps

13. Downloading Chrome https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

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Chrome Settings

15. Settings—Logging In
Go to
Settings/On startup
If you want to have a specific
Webpage, choose, Set Pages
Enter the URL for the webpage:
i.e. http:///www.yahoo.com

16. Settings-Multiple Logins
More than one login (Multiple Users):
•Go to the Chrome Menu
•Go to Settings, than Users. Click on to “Add
new user . . . .”
•Add user picture, name and Gmail credentials
Switch between
users in the
upper-right
corner of
Chrome

17. Settings-Syncing
• Syncing Accounts:
• Go to the Chrome Menu
• Go to Settings
• Click on to Advanced Sync Settings
• Sync everything or control individual
apps
Sync your browser
so your
bookmarks,
settings, app and
extensions are
available
anywhere!

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Settings-Privacy

19. Settings--Passwords
• Go to Settings in the Chrome
Menu
• Go to Settings and open “Show
Advance Settings”
• Control your passwords under
“Passwords and Forms”
• Under “Passwords and Forums,”
check the box “Offer to save
passwords I enter on the web”
• Control individual accounts
under “Manage saved
passwords”
Managing Passwords—Saving Passwords

20. Settings-Theme
Add a Theme
•Go to the Chrome Menu , Settings,
Show Advanced Settings
•Go to Appearance, Get Themes
•Select a theme(s) and click Choose
theme to install

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Settings-Shortcuts
Shortcuts for
Chromebook/
Chrome

22. Using Chrome
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Omnibox: Address bar is also a search bar
No need to add www or http; Chrome does it automatically
Home button
Refresh
Toggle
between
pages
Favorites

23. Chrome-Various Search Beyond Phrases/Words
Calculator
Converter
Create a Shortcut to
favorite webpages
•Go to
•Tools
•Create application
shortcuts
•Open from desktop and
site will open in it’s own
window, without a url,
tabs, etc

24. Chrome-Setting Home Button
• Chrome doesn’t instantly add the Home Button in it’s browser. It
must be set.
• Go to
• Setting
• Appearance
Informational Credit: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/04/chrome-browser-

25. Using Chrome—Search Bar/Incognito Mode
Type in the search box and Google will look
up popular search terms as you type
Address bar is a combination of addresses,
searching and history
Use incognito browsing so nothing (history,
cookies, and form fields) is stored while you
browse
Shift+Ctrl+N =
Incognito Mode
Informational Credit: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-five-best-new-browser-features-in-google-

26. Using Chrome-Favorites
Find a website you want to add to Favorites and click on the star in the browser or
use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D, or right-click
• Go to to manage Bookmarks
• Move/manage bookmarks easily,
with your mouse
• Drag an web address from the
Address bar into to bookmark

27. Using Chrome-Tabs
• Functional Tabs
• Hold down mouse and move them
across the top of the page into the
order you prefer
• Move a tab out of the top of the
screen to use in a separate
window.
• Move a tab back to your main page
to but it back into a main window
Detach a tab

28. Using Chrome Tabs--Pinning
Before:
After:
Pin your tabs
It’s a minimize your display to the
site’s icon/thumbnail
•Right-click on the tab
•Choose, Pin Tab
Informational Credit: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/04/chrome-browser-

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What else do I have access to with Chrome
and a Gmail account?
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30. Apps/Extensions
Apps
Extensions

31. Apps vs. Extensions
•Apps:
• Websites that run within Chrome. No,
to minimal, downloading.
• Example: Google Drive
•Extensions:
• Download components and modify
Chrome.
Extensions:
Small programs
the enhance or
customize your
browser

32. Apps/Extensions
• Create documents
• Edit photos
• Listen to music
Why Extensions?
• Always available
• Update without affecting entire PC
system
• Easy-to-find when you open a
new tab in Chrome
• Access across browsers when signed in

33. Apps/Extensions
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions
or
Go to store at:
Go to
Menu/Tools/Extensions

34. Apps/Extensions
Opens to the most
popular/trending
Browse by
topic

35. Installing Apps/Extensions
Take note of the
information you
may be sharing
Notice the
Rating
Hover over an
extension to
read/add to your
browser
Add to
browser or
cancel

36. Adding Extensions
Extensions will either be
added at the to top of page
or your home page (based on
theme)

37. Removing Apps/Extensions
• Open a new tab
• Hold your mouse down on the
app you would like to remove
• Drag to “Remove From
Chrome” option in the lower-
right corner

38. Chrome Extensions
• Screen Capture:
• Capture images, sections, and entire pages
from the Internet as PNGs. Images can be
edited or annotated, highlighted or drawn.
Store images on Picasa or Facebook.

39. Chrome Extensions
AdBlock Plus
https://https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-
plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb
• Blocks adds from:
• Banners
• YouTube video ads
• Pop-ups
• Facebook advertisements

40. Chrome Extensions
Google
Translate
• Translate any page.
Google Translate will
prompt you to change
languages

41. Chrome Extensions
Honey • Automatically apply coupons at checkout
• Thousands of stores
• Uses Google Analytics

42. Chrome Extensions
HoverZoom
• Use your mouse to hover over
thumbnail images and make
them full size without having
to leave a page
• Works directly with Google
images, Facebook, Twitter,
Flickr, eBay and Amazon

43. Chrome Extensions
Google Hangout • One-on-One video conversations
for up 10 people for free
• Share pictures, files, or videos
• Works on PCs or mobile devices
• Enable or turn off notifications
• Enable or turn off video chat
history

44. Chrome Extensions
Pocket
• Save article you want to read—
either right –click on a page or
use the shortcut in your browser
• Sync across devices

45. Chrome Extensions
Dropbox
• Store files: documents, photos, videos,
music etc
• Sync across devices: PCs and mobile
devices
• Share files with others
• Backup files from you r mobile device
so they are always accessible

46. Chrome Extensions
• Library Extension
• Look up books and eBooks on Amazon and see if they are
available at the library
• Simply select your library when adding the extension to
Chrome
• If your library is not listed, ask Google to add it to their
database: http://www.libraryextension.com/contact-us

47. Chrome’s Task Manager
• Hold down Shift and Esc at the
same when in Chrome
• Highlight and click to End to End
Process
• Control your apps, extensions,
and tabs without having to
shutdown your browser

48. Google Drive

49. Google Drive
• Ability to create files and store on Google’s Cloud
Documents
• Ability to create files and store on Google’s Cloud
Presentations
Spreadsheets
FormsPhotos
May 2013
Google has consolidated
it storage for Drive,
Google+ and Gmail.
15 GB of FREE storage
across all 3 free
platforms.
Information Credit: http://mashable.com/2013/05/13/google-unified-
storage/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
5 GB
Google+Google/
Drive
10 GB Gmail

50. Google Cloud Storage
“Let’s you store access and protect your data with ease.”
*
https://cloud.google.com/files/CloudStorage.pdf
Other cloud storage
companies:
Apple’s iCloud
Microsoft’s SkyDrive
Amazon’s Cloud

51. Google’s Cloud Storage
Google’s Servers
(It’s a bunch of PCs) PC
Saving files to the Cloud
Retrieving files from the Cloud
Process of saving and retrieving files:
remote computer access with your
browser
Advantages: Lots of applications without having to have a powerful PC
Informational Credit: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/cloud-computing/google-

52. Google Drive-Creating a Document

53. Google Drive-Creating a Document
Easily add
a title
Control
settings
Basic document
settings

54. What is a Chromebook?
Browser-centric. Lack of proprietary software
Limited functionality
Google reliant
5-hour battery life
Needs a WiFi connection (offline mode available, but limited)
Does not run Windows or Mac OS—cannot install certain programs
(Skype, Photoshop, iTunes, etc)
Cons:
Image credit: http://goo.gl/bU6pQ

55. Chromebook Apps
http://blog.laptopmag.com/top-20-chrome-apps-for-your-chromebook?slide=21

56. Thank You!
Melissa Brisbin
Livingston Public Library
(973) 992-4600
melissa.brisbin@livingston.bccls.org
brisbinmelissa@gmail.com

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References:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/software/best-web-browser-2016-internet-3635255/
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/04/20/google-chrome-1-million-active-users-mobile/

58. Google Hangouts
• Up to 10 people (9, not including yourself)
• Share your screen
• Share files
• Watch videos together
• Add silly hats or mustaches
Available for video chat
Available for text chat
Orange indicts the
person is online, but
idle, for both text
and video chats
Gray means the
person is not online
You will be
prompted
to send an
email
Colors and icons
indicate if a
contact can chat
(video or text) and
indicates his or her
availability

59. Google+
• Google’s social networking site that
integrates many Google products in one
spot
• Organize friends, family, following,
news, etc
• Create communities (groups) on areas
of interest
• Invite contacts to events and integrate
into Calendar

60. Google Voice
• One number for several phones
• Set to ring several phones at specific times
• Have voicemail transcripts
• Text message for free
• International calls at low rates
• Block unwanted callers;
• Google’s Global Spam Filter (Disconnected
number message will play)
App available
for Android,
Blackberry
and iPhone

61. What is a Chromebook?
Built-in virus protection
Inexpensive and affordable
Cloud-storage to avoid data loss
Utilizes Google Drive
Free software updates
Apps
Runs Google’s OS
Pros:
Automatic updates when you
boot up (software and
security)
Access all your Google
settings on any device
running Chrome
Collaborate
Connect with important
contacts; email, chat,
Google+, files, etc
3G or Wifi
Image Credit: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/features-learnmore.html#devices-feature-
sharing

62. Variances of Chrome
Chrome on a PC Chrome app on an iPhone