The document provides a detailed guide on how to get started with Google Communities, which includes setting up a Google account and navigating various Google+ features. It explains the process of creating an account, modifying profile settings, and using features like communities, circles, and Hangouts. Users can join communities, post updates, and interact with others based on shared interests.

1. Getting Started with Google
Communities
Video Walk through found here:
Part 1 – Setting up a Google Account
http://www.screenr.com/gdSH
Part 2 - Getting started with Google Plus
http://www.screenr.com/WxSH
Part 3 – Getting started with Google
Communities http://www.screenr.com/txSH

2. Open up your internet browser.
Go to www.google.com
Click “SIGN IN” – upper right
corner

3. If you already have a Google
Account, sign in and jump to slide
7.
If not, click “SIGN UP” in the
upper right corner.

4. Fill in the details into the form.
Pay attention to the username
and password you create. This
will be needed to login at a later
date.
This also your login
for Gmail, Google
Drive, Google Docs,
YouTube, etc.
accounts.
It is your choice to use
these additional
products.

5. Add in a profile picture of
yourself. This helps others find
and identify you.

6. YOU’VE CREATED YOUR GOOGLE
ACCOUNT.
Let’s get started and look at the
products/features we can use.

7. You are now signed in to Google
and if you click your name in the
upper right course you will see
“ACCOUNT”, “PRIVACY”, “VIEW
PROFILE”.
You can edit/modify your
account settings (security,
privacy, etc.), anytime, by
clicking “Account”
To Start using GOOGLE +
features, click “View Profile”.

8. This first screen allows you to find
other people you know that are
using Google+.

9. This next screen, suggests some
groups you might want to follow.

10. This page allows you to add some
extra details to your profile.

11. This is your Google+ profile page.
Things you post and the people/groups you
follow that post items will show up here.

13. To add a post to your time line,
start by writing or adding a link in
the “Share what’s new” area.

14. At the top of the page, in the
black toolbar, where you can
access Google products such as
searches, Google Maps, Play
games, view
YouTube, News, access your
Gmail, access your Google Drive
& Google Docs, and more.
You can also switch the view of
your profile to what you see
“Yourself” and how the public
can see your profile “Public”.

15. Move your mouse over to the left
and this toolbar appear. Here is
where you can access many other
Google+ features.
Let’s go through some of these
features…

16. PEOPLE
This is where you can find others
to follow, and see who is
following you. You can also
group/categorize people you
follow in to CIRCLES. You can
create as many circles as you
want. People you follow may be
placed into more than one circle.

17. PHOTOS
This is where you can view any
photos that you have posted.

18. COMMUNITIES
This is where you can find other
people that share similar
interests. They come together
and join these online
“communities” so they can
discuss and share.
We can browse any of these
communities, but let’s search
for those about “baking”.

19. Here are many different
communities found by searching
baking.
We may now pick one to browse
and see if it meets our interests.
I may look at this one
because I know this person
and I have similar interests. I
might like this group too.

20. This Community seems right and
is one I would like to be a part of.
It’s public so I can see the posts
members have added. Private
groups I need to be invited to join
or request to join to see the
posts.

21. Now that I am a member of the
Community I can add posts,
comment on posts, and share
posts.

22. Adding a comment to a
post or joining in a
discussion is this simple.

23. Done.

24. Each Community has it’s
own selection of
categories that make the
posts easier to follow and
organize.
Adding my own
post/link/video is this
simple.
You will want to choose a
category to place your post
in.

25. You can edit or delete your
posts if you need to by
clicking the small grey
dropdown arrow.

26. You can invite friends to
the Community and leave
the Community if you
decide it’s not right for
you.
To do this click the small
“GEAR” on the Community
Profile area.

27. You can turn on/off email
notifications by clicking
this “BELL” icon.

28. HANGOUTS ON AIR
Google+ users can have hangouts
with one another, live for anyone
to join in, and private ones set up
just for groups.
You’ll want to click the “LEARN
MORE” button to get a more
comprehensive introduction to
Hangouts.

29. Need to know more
Click the Take a Tour link to get a
walk through of all of the
features.