Google Apps is a suite of web-based applications including Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and others that can be used with a custom domain name for free. Signing up involves entering domain and administrator account details. Setting up requires configuring DNS records like MX and CNAME to direct email and services to Google's servers. The guide then explains how to use the main apps and their benefits like collaboration and access from anywhere.
Google Apps is a suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sites, provided by Google. It was originally developed by Rajen Sheth, a Google employee, who later developed Chromebooks. Google Apps allows users to use customizable versions of these Google products with a custom domain name.
This document provides an overview of Google's many education-focused products and services including Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Books, Google Scholar, Google Mail, Google Talk, Google Alerts, Google Sites, Google Reader, Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Wave, Picasa and more. It discusses how these tools can be used for collaboration, organization, communication, content creation and accessing information. The document encourages exploring these free resources and provides basic instructions for setting up accounts and using some of the key tools.
This document discusses how to use various Google tools and applications for educational purposes. It provides instructions on how to add a Gmail account to an existing Google account. It then describes some of the collaborative tools available through Google like iGoogle, Google Earth, Maps, and Forms that can be used for lessons, activities, and gathering information. Resources for educators on using Google tools are also listed.
6 Ways to Use Google+ to Increase Your VisibilityMohamed Mahdy
The document provides 6 ways to increase visibility on Google+:
1. Include key links in your profile introduction.
2. Optimize posts for Google search results by using keywords.
3. Schedule consistent updates to profiles and pages using tools like BuzzBundle.
4. Use Google+ as a business page by commenting and participating.
5. Create or join communities to engage others.
6. Organize posts by topic using Collections.
This document provides an overview and agenda for a training on powerful cloud-based tools that can be used for daily tasks. It demonstrates a small subset of available tools and encourages participants to choose which tools they want to use. The document lists various online storage drives like Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and iCloud. It also covers office document applications, note taking tools, web and social media tools, and Google applications like Hangouts, Forms and Calendars. The purpose is to expose participants to existing tools in the cloud.
Intro to IBM Bluemix DevOps Services, a Workshop with a Cloudant twistLauren Hayward Schaefer
The document provides instructions for a workshop on deploying and updating applications using IBM Bluemix DevOps Services. It discusses deploying a simple app, an app that uses Bluemix services, and automatically deploying apps. It also covers using the planning and tracking features in DevOps Services. Learners are guided through forking projects, deploying apps, adding Bluemix services, and planning and tracking work items for new features.
Have you ever wondered how website designers create dazzling websites? This is your chance to dive into the wonderful world of web design. Come learn the basics of HTML and CSS. You'll even get to do a little coding! By the end of the session, you'll launch a customized website about the topic of your choice!
Talk given at Using Google Apps Script and Sheets for social network data mining and analysis
Examples used in this presentation bundled at http://bit.ly/breaking-cell
There is growing interest in the use of data to provide actionable insight. This interest goes beyond the professional analysts and just as fields such as mathematics and astronomy have benefited from the enthusiastic amateur so does data science. Social networks are a rich playground of data and whilst many provide access to their data via APIs but access via this route can be daunting. You can of course turn to 'analytics as a service' sites which will take your credentials and provide you with some answers, but often this can be what they want to tell you and not what you want to hear. A solution is the spreadsheet. Spreadsheets provide an interface for data exploration for those with basic skills. With Google Sheets the opportunities increase exponentially, not just in terms of collaboration, but also with the power of Google Apps Script. Apps Script provides easy integration into other Google products and services, such as Google Analytics, as well as third party APIs like Twitter. In this presentation we show how Google Sheets can become a rich playground where data from different services can be collected and analysed.
Google Apps is a suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Sites, provided by Google. It was originally developed by Rajen Sheth, a Google employee, who later developed Chromebooks. Google Apps allows users to use customizable versions of these Google products with a custom domain name.
This document provides an overview of Google's many education-focused products and services including Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Books, Google Scholar, Google Mail, Google Talk, Google Alerts, Google Sites, Google Reader, Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Wave, Picasa and more. It discusses how these tools can be used for collaboration, organization, communication, content creation and accessing information. The document encourages exploring these free resources and provides basic instructions for setting up accounts and using some of the key tools.
This document discusses how to use various Google tools and applications for educational purposes. It provides instructions on how to add a Gmail account to an existing Google account. It then describes some of the collaborative tools available through Google like iGoogle, Google Earth, Maps, and Forms that can be used for lessons, activities, and gathering information. Resources for educators on using Google tools are also listed.
6 Ways to Use Google+ to Increase Your VisibilityMohamed Mahdy
The document provides 6 ways to increase visibility on Google+:
1. Include key links in your profile introduction.
2. Optimize posts for Google search results by using keywords.
3. Schedule consistent updates to profiles and pages using tools like BuzzBundle.
4. Use Google+ as a business page by commenting and participating.
5. Create or join communities to engage others.
6. Organize posts by topic using Collections.
This document provides an overview and agenda for a training on powerful cloud-based tools that can be used for daily tasks. It demonstrates a small subset of available tools and encourages participants to choose which tools they want to use. The document lists various online storage drives like Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and iCloud. It also covers office document applications, note taking tools, web and social media tools, and Google applications like Hangouts, Forms and Calendars. The purpose is to expose participants to existing tools in the cloud.
Intro to IBM Bluemix DevOps Services, a Workshop with a Cloudant twistLauren Hayward Schaefer
The document provides instructions for a workshop on deploying and updating applications using IBM Bluemix DevOps Services. It discusses deploying a simple app, an app that uses Bluemix services, and automatically deploying apps. It also covers using the planning and tracking features in DevOps Services. Learners are guided through forking projects, deploying apps, adding Bluemix services, and planning and tracking work items for new features.
Have you ever wondered how website designers create dazzling websites? This is your chance to dive into the wonderful world of web design. Come learn the basics of HTML and CSS. You'll even get to do a little coding! By the end of the session, you'll launch a customized website about the topic of your choice!
Talk given at Using Google Apps Script and Sheets for social network data mining and analysis
Examples used in this presentation bundled at http://bit.ly/breaking-cell
There is growing interest in the use of data to provide actionable insight. This interest goes beyond the professional analysts and just as fields such as mathematics and astronomy have benefited from the enthusiastic amateur so does data science. Social networks are a rich playground of data and whilst many provide access to their data via APIs but access via this route can be daunting. You can of course turn to 'analytics as a service' sites which will take your credentials and provide you with some answers, but often this can be what they want to tell you and not what you want to hear. A solution is the spreadsheet. Spreadsheets provide an interface for data exploration for those with basic skills. With Google Sheets the opportunities increase exponentially, not just in terms of collaboration, but also with the power of Google Apps Script. Apps Script provides easy integration into other Google products and services, such as Google Analytics, as well as third party APIs like Twitter. In this presentation we show how Google Sheets can become a rich playground where data from different services can be collected and analysed.
Using Personal Start Pages to Organize Your "OWN"line LifeFran Bullington
The document provides instructions for creating a personalized start page to organize one's online life. It recommends using iGoogle or other start page sites and walking through the steps to add widgets for email, calendar, news, weather and other information. It emphasizes customizing the start page with feeds from sites on topics of interest to enrich one's online experience and have important information delivered directly to the start page.
Christian buckley connection-betweenmetadatasocialandpersonalproductivity_sps...BIWUG
Administrators and managers alike do not understand the importance of metadata as the underlying drivers of social computing within the enterprise, the connection between social tools and search, and how a solid taxonomy and supporting governance strategy can increase and optimize productivity. This session will outline the connections between keyword taxonomy, social tools, the end user search experience in SharePoint, and present a business case for improving productivity by focusing on all three.
Have you ever wondered how website designers create dazzling websites? This is your chance to dive into the wonderful world of web design. Come learn the basics of HTML and CSS. You'll even get to do a little coding! By the end of the session, you'll launch a customized website about the topic of your choice!
This document discusses uploading presentations to the slidesharing site SlideShare. It notes that files can be in formats like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or PDF. It provides the URL for the site and instructions for uploading files by selecting them and clicking the upload button. The document also mentions other Google services like Gmail, Blogger, and embedding slideshows using HTML code.
Administrators admin tips tricks and hacks presented by an ex-googlerzpurcey
This document discusses lessons learned from working at Google and secrets for getting the most out of Google Apps. It recommends setting up shortcuts for frequently used web services using Google Short Links to make accessing documents and websites faster. It also promotes using Google Groups to help teams collaborate more effectively and shares that HTML5 technologies are empowering new types of powerful web applications. Finally, it advertises an Australian Google Apps user group for sharing tips and getting involved.
This document provides instructions for using SharePoint to create a classroom website. It explains that SharePoint is already integrated with the school website, is web-based so it can be edited from anywhere, and has a consistent look and feel. It then provides step-by-step instructions for logging in, navigating to teacher pages, editing pages and web parts, adding content like text and images, and more. The document includes examples and screenshots to illustrate the interface and editing process.
The document provides instructions for creating an e-portfolio using Google Sites. It outlines the prerequisites needed, including digital copies of work samples and a Google account. It then explains how to sign in with an existing Google account or create a new one. Finally, it describes how to access the Create new site page to begin building the e-portfolio once signed into Google Sites.
Google Drive: How to edit or view documents in offline modeProtect and Access
Google drive is now allowing people to edit or view files or documents offline. When you will be reconnected with internet files will be automatically updated. It is a common scenario that you are viewing or editing Google drive and internet connection disconnected. In this offline period you could edit documents and the changes will be saved offline and later when internet connection is on it will automatically update to Google drive.
20 Microsoft 365 Tips You've Probably Never Used (But Should)Christian Buckley
Presentation from the Microsoft 365 Virtual Summit on May 28th, 2020. This was a collection of tips gathered through my ongoing webinar series with Tom Duff (@duffbert), which you can find out about at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2019/03/o365-productivity-tips-links.html
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford graduate students, created a search engine called Backrub in 1996. After it grew too large for Stanford servers, they decided it needed a new name and chose Google. Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim provided the first $100,000 in funding for what would become Google Inc. Google launched many products and services over the years including Gmail, Google Maps, Google Docs, YouTube, and Android. It became a dominant force in search and digital advertising.
The document describes the various media technologies used by Megan Sheraton during the construction, research, planning and evaluation of her coursework. This included a DSLR camera, Mac computer, iPhone, SD card, blogger, Photoshop, Emaze, Safari browser, Word, Facebook, Twitter, SurveyMonkey, Padlet, college Moodle site, and Wix for building her magazine website. These technologies helped with tasks like taking photos, accessing software, organizing work, collecting audience feedback, and creating professional end products.
It's been a while since Yosemite was released and now we are looking forward to the next iteration of the Mac OS X operating system. Wondering what new things we'll get and what will get broken in the process.
Dragon Dictate sometimes suffers during an operating system update and when you use it daily, thats a big problem. Yosemite wasn't too bad though and I was able to get the latest and greatest OS X .
GPG Tools and in particular the Apple Mail plug in got broken but it didn't take quite so long as it did with Mavericks to get fixed.
Launch an intranet for your project (web site for your team) without writing a single code lines
https://sites.google.com/a/stemassiut.moe.edu.eg/electronics-2020/
20 Tips to Improve Productivity with Microsoft TeamsChristian Buckley
Presentation delivered via webinar on May 21st, 2020 by Russ Basiura (@russbasiura), a Microsoft Teams Evangelist at Accel365, and Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director and the Founder of CollabTalk LLC. In this session, we share 20 of our favorite productivity tips to help you get more out of the #MicrosoftTeams platform.
This document provides guidelines for lecturers, students, and administrators on blended learning at UiTM. It defines blended learning as combining virtual and physical learning resources, including online and face-to-face instruction. For lecturers, it outlines responsibilities like conducting weekly online tutorials. For students, it explains how to participate in online discussions. For administrators, it describes how to monitor user access and participation through the i-Learn portal tracking system.
This document provides information about an online book titled "Theory and Practice of Online Learning". It was edited by Terry Anderson and Fathi Elloumi and published by Athabasca University in 2004. The book is licensed under a Creative Commons license that allows sharing and reuse with attribution. It is divided into four parts covering the role of theory, infrastructure, course design and development, and delivery of online learning. The book includes chapters written by various contributing authors on topics such as the foundations of educational theory, technologies of online learning, developing online courses, and supporting online learners.
This document provides instructions for publishing PowerPoint presentations to the internet using Edline in 7 steps:
1. Create and save a PPT, then upload it to slideshare.net.
2. Copy the embedding code from slideshare.net.
3. In Edline, add the PPT as a document and paste the embedding code in the HTML editor.
4. Provide summary information and set the privacy setting.
5. The uploaded PPT can now be viewed and embedded on Edline pages.
This Skype tutorial document provides step-by-step instructions on how to download and set up Skype, add contacts, chat, make audio and video calls, change your profile picture, and find help if needed. It includes many screenshots to illustrate the various screens and functions within Skype. The document is intended to guide new users through the basic Skype features and capabilities.
This document provides an overview and schedule of topics for a LinkedIn tutorial presented by Melissa Giovagnoli. The schedule outlines sections that will cover signing up for LinkedIn, using the LinkedIn homepage and toolbar for Outlook, searching for contacts, inviting others to your network, and other LinkedIn features. The document provides brief descriptions of each section and notes that the presentation will include tips for using LinkedIn.
This document appears to be a title page for a presentation. It includes the title "KREATIF POWERPOINT" and lists letters that may spell out words or an acronym related to the topic. The date listed is 2012.
Using Personal Start Pages to Organize Your "OWN"line LifeFran Bullington
The document provides instructions for creating a personalized start page to organize one's online life. It recommends using iGoogle or other start page sites and walking through the steps to add widgets for email, calendar, news, weather and other information. It emphasizes customizing the start page with feeds from sites on topics of interest to enrich one's online experience and have important information delivered directly to the start page.
Christian buckley connection-betweenmetadatasocialandpersonalproductivity_sps...BIWUG
Administrators and managers alike do not understand the importance of metadata as the underlying drivers of social computing within the enterprise, the connection between social tools and search, and how a solid taxonomy and supporting governance strategy can increase and optimize productivity. This session will outline the connections between keyword taxonomy, social tools, the end user search experience in SharePoint, and present a business case for improving productivity by focusing on all three.
Have you ever wondered how website designers create dazzling websites? This is your chance to dive into the wonderful world of web design. Come learn the basics of HTML and CSS. You'll even get to do a little coding! By the end of the session, you'll launch a customized website about the topic of your choice!
This document discusses uploading presentations to the slidesharing site SlideShare. It notes that files can be in formats like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or PDF. It provides the URL for the site and instructions for uploading files by selecting them and clicking the upload button. The document also mentions other Google services like Gmail, Blogger, and embedding slideshows using HTML code.
Administrators admin tips tricks and hacks presented by an ex-googlerzpurcey
This document discusses lessons learned from working at Google and secrets for getting the most out of Google Apps. It recommends setting up shortcuts for frequently used web services using Google Short Links to make accessing documents and websites faster. It also promotes using Google Groups to help teams collaborate more effectively and shares that HTML5 technologies are empowering new types of powerful web applications. Finally, it advertises an Australian Google Apps user group for sharing tips and getting involved.
This document provides instructions for using SharePoint to create a classroom website. It explains that SharePoint is already integrated with the school website, is web-based so it can be edited from anywhere, and has a consistent look and feel. It then provides step-by-step instructions for logging in, navigating to teacher pages, editing pages and web parts, adding content like text and images, and more. The document includes examples and screenshots to illustrate the interface and editing process.
The document provides instructions for creating an e-portfolio using Google Sites. It outlines the prerequisites needed, including digital copies of work samples and a Google account. It then explains how to sign in with an existing Google account or create a new one. Finally, it describes how to access the Create new site page to begin building the e-portfolio once signed into Google Sites.
Google Drive: How to edit or view documents in offline modeProtect and Access
Google drive is now allowing people to edit or view files or documents offline. When you will be reconnected with internet files will be automatically updated. It is a common scenario that you are viewing or editing Google drive and internet connection disconnected. In this offline period you could edit documents and the changes will be saved offline and later when internet connection is on it will automatically update to Google drive.
20 Microsoft 365 Tips You've Probably Never Used (But Should)Christian Buckley
Presentation from the Microsoft 365 Virtual Summit on May 28th, 2020. This was a collection of tips gathered through my ongoing webinar series with Tom Duff (@duffbert), which you can find out about at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2019/03/o365-productivity-tips-links.html
Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford graduate students, created a search engine called Backrub in 1996. After it grew too large for Stanford servers, they decided it needed a new name and chose Google. Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim provided the first $100,000 in funding for what would become Google Inc. Google launched many products and services over the years including Gmail, Google Maps, Google Docs, YouTube, and Android. It became a dominant force in search and digital advertising.
The document describes the various media technologies used by Megan Sheraton during the construction, research, planning and evaluation of her coursework. This included a DSLR camera, Mac computer, iPhone, SD card, blogger, Photoshop, Emaze, Safari browser, Word, Facebook, Twitter, SurveyMonkey, Padlet, college Moodle site, and Wix for building her magazine website. These technologies helped with tasks like taking photos, accessing software, organizing work, collecting audience feedback, and creating professional end products.
It's been a while since Yosemite was released and now we are looking forward to the next iteration of the Mac OS X operating system. Wondering what new things we'll get and what will get broken in the process.
Dragon Dictate sometimes suffers during an operating system update and when you use it daily, thats a big problem. Yosemite wasn't too bad though and I was able to get the latest and greatest OS X .
GPG Tools and in particular the Apple Mail plug in got broken but it didn't take quite so long as it did with Mavericks to get fixed.
Launch an intranet for your project (web site for your team) without writing a single code lines
https://sites.google.com/a/stemassiut.moe.edu.eg/electronics-2020/
20 Tips to Improve Productivity with Microsoft TeamsChristian Buckley
Presentation delivered via webinar on May 21st, 2020 by Russ Basiura (@russbasiura), a Microsoft Teams Evangelist at Accel365, and Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet) a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director and the Founder of CollabTalk LLC. In this session, we share 20 of our favorite productivity tips to help you get more out of the #MicrosoftTeams platform.
This document provides guidelines for lecturers, students, and administrators on blended learning at UiTM. It defines blended learning as combining virtual and physical learning resources, including online and face-to-face instruction. For lecturers, it outlines responsibilities like conducting weekly online tutorials. For students, it explains how to participate in online discussions. For administrators, it describes how to monitor user access and participation through the i-Learn portal tracking system.
This document provides information about an online book titled "Theory and Practice of Online Learning". It was edited by Terry Anderson and Fathi Elloumi and published by Athabasca University in 2004. The book is licensed under a Creative Commons license that allows sharing and reuse with attribution. It is divided into four parts covering the role of theory, infrastructure, course design and development, and delivery of online learning. The book includes chapters written by various contributing authors on topics such as the foundations of educational theory, technologies of online learning, developing online courses, and supporting online learners.
This document provides instructions for publishing PowerPoint presentations to the internet using Edline in 7 steps:
1. Create and save a PPT, then upload it to slideshare.net.
2. Copy the embedding code from slideshare.net.
3. In Edline, add the PPT as a document and paste the embedding code in the HTML editor.
4. Provide summary information and set the privacy setting.
5. The uploaded PPT can now be viewed and embedded on Edline pages.
This Skype tutorial document provides step-by-step instructions on how to download and set up Skype, add contacts, chat, make audio and video calls, change your profile picture, and find help if needed. It includes many screenshots to illustrate the various screens and functions within Skype. The document is intended to guide new users through the basic Skype features and capabilities.
This document provides an overview and schedule of topics for a LinkedIn tutorial presented by Melissa Giovagnoli. The schedule outlines sections that will cover signing up for LinkedIn, using the LinkedIn homepage and toolbar for Outlook, searching for contacts, inviting others to your network, and other LinkedIn features. The document provides brief descriptions of each section and notes that the presentation will include tips for using LinkedIn.
This document appears to be a title page for a presentation. It includes the title "KREATIF POWERPOINT" and lists letters that may spell out words or an acronym related to the topic. The date listed is 2012.
This document provides step-by-step instructions for downloading and setting up Skype on your computer. It includes 25 steps and many screenshots to illustrate how to download Skype, create an account, add contacts, chat, make audio and video calls, change your profile picture, and set your online status. The document aims to make the Skype setup process easy to understand through a visual guide.
This document provides an overview of Facebook and guidance for setting up a Facebook account and profile. It explains how to find friends, navigate the various sections of Facebook like the News Feed, and interact with other users. The document also gives tips for using features like privacy settings to share information selectively and engage with groups, pages, and causes on Facebook. The overall aim is to help users unlock the power of Facebook for conservative activism.
The document discusses authorSTREAM, a website that allows users to upload PowerPoint presentations and make them available online. It describes the uploading process, which involves registering for a free account, selecting the PowerPoint file, adding a title and category, and uploading. Once uploaded, the presentation is converted to a Flash format and the user receives a URL. Uploaded presentations can be shared by embedding the code, emailing links, or copying the URL. The document provides tips for formatting PowerPoints to best preserve quality when uploaded online.
GnRH analogs are used during IVF to control endogenous gonadotropin levels and prevent premature ovulation. Early IVF protocols had low success rates. The introduction of GnRH agonists allowed for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation which improved outcomes. GnRH agonists initially stimulate then suppress gonadotropin levels. Long protocols using agonists starting in the previous cycle are commonly used. Short and ultrashort protocols have also been developed. GnRH antagonists were later introduced to immediately block the pituitary and prevent premature LH surges without initial stimulation. Comparative studies found antagonists have similar outcomes to agonists but with less flexibility and slightly lower pregnancy rates.
This document outlines Google Docs, including its introduction as a merger of two separate products, its definition as a free web-based office suite and data storage service, how to use it, who can use it, how to join and save/share files on it, positives like online availability and collaboration, and negatives like needing an internet connection. It also includes examples and a quiz.
Google offers free online office tools including Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms that allow for collaboration from any location. These tools provide version history, allow uploading and downloading of various file formats, and create a collaborative environment for asynchronous work. Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides help multiple people work together on single documents, spreadsheets, and presentations from different locations using the internet. Google Forms allows for creating and analyzing surveys with multiple question types.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible. It offers a suite of free applications including Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Sites for non-profits to communicate, collaborate and share information online without downloads or maintenance. Google Docs allows real-time collaboration on documents, spreadsheets and presentations from any internet connection.
Google Apps is a suite of collaboration and productivity applications including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sites, Talk, and more. The presentation introduces Google Apps and its key features. It explains that Georgia Southern chose Google Apps because students were already using it, it provides cost and resource savings, has built-in mobile capabilities, and is becoming an industry standard. The presentation then details features of Email, Calendar, Talk, Docs, and Sites within Google Apps. It concludes by providing additional resources and asking for questions.
Access google command list from the command lineEthan Lorance
This document discusses how to access Google services from the command line using GoogleCL, a Python application. It provides instructions on downloading and installing GoogleCL, activating services by approving access in the browser, and using functions to interact with services like uploading documents and videos, editing blogs, and more. The conclusion states that GoogleCL allows interacting with Google apps via the command line and expands what you can do with Google services.
Google provides a suite of online productivity tools called Google Apps that are hosted through cloud computing. Google Apps includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and more. These tools allow users to access documents, emails and files from any internet-connected device. Attendees at a Web Wednesday event learned about the various Google tools available and how they can help small businesses work more efficiently through online collaboration and organization.
Do you have IBM Lotus Notes as a mail and collaboration platform in your company? See this whitepaper how currently used functionality in IBM Lotus Notes maps to Google Apps functionality.
The list below is based on Zazmic employees feedback. We almost exclusively use Сhrome and wanted to share with you the extensions we find most useful.
Browser extensions are the small softwares or computer programs, which work within and add functionality to the browser. Usually, these extensions don’t change the viewable content. Most of them add a toolbar to the browser interface.
The concept of adding functionality by means of “Extensions” or add-on or plug-in (as they are called in different browsers) is not new. Microsoft first introduced this concept in its Internet Explorer v.5 in 1999. Google Chrome has been supporting extensions since version 4 released in 2010. Many popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, FireFox and Apple Safari have their own stores from where users can download and install these extensions and get knowledge about these popular tools.
Here we are discussing Top 10 extensions for Google Chrome.
This document introduces staff to switching their email and productivity tools from Outlook to Google Apps. It explains that Google Apps offers power, convenience, security, collaboration and productivity. It highlights key features like Gmail, Calendar, Contacts and Drive. The document guides users through setting up their Google account, exploring Gmail basics like composing messages, applying filters and labels. It also provides resources for learning more about Calendar, Contacts and other Google Apps features.
This document introduces staff to switching their email and productivity tools from Outlook to Google Apps. It explains that Google Apps offers power, convenience, security, collaboration and productivity. It highlights key features like Gmail, Calendar, Contacts and Drive. The document guides users through setting up their Google account, exploring Gmail basics like composing messages, applying filters and labels. It also provides resources for learning more about Calendar, Contacts and other Google Apps features.
This document introduces staff to switching their email and productivity tools from Outlook to Google Apps. It explains that Google Apps offers power, convenience, security, collaboration and productivity. It highlights key features like Gmail, Calendar, Contacts and Drive. The document guides users through setting up their Google account, exploring Gmail basics like composing messages, applying filters and labels. It also provides resources for learning more about Calendar, Contacts and other Google Apps features.
This document introduces staff to switching their email and productivity tools from Outlook to Google Apps. It explains that Google Apps offers power, convenience, security, and better collaboration. It highlights that Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts will be covered. It provides resources for learning the basics of Gmail, including composing, replying to, and filtering emails. It also explains how to use Google Calendar to schedule meetings, create tasks lists, and set reminders. Users are directed to additional training resources uploaded to the organization's Google Drive.
In our brave new cloud-supported, multi-device world, we been told that we can access our data from anywhere at any time. But the experience is a bit different than the promise – why are my contacts different on my phone from my laptop? If I send e-mail from my phone, does it end up in the SENT folder on my computer? How do I edit the spreadsheet on my tablet and see those changes on my desktop?
How do you keep e-mail, calendars, contacts and files correctly synced between all of the devices used to access that data?
Keeping your world synced properly between devices requires some planning, setup and choices. In this workshop we will explore the various software, tools and tricks that do the best job of keeping your world in synch. We will also describe the best ways to share and synch data with other people so that your family can use the one calendar and your project group can work on the one set of important documents (and vice versa!)
Presentation google docs (northcountrytechsymp)jeffyette
This presentation provides an overview of Google Docs and other cloud solutions for document collaboration and storage. The key points covered include:
- Google Docs allows for syncing of documents across devices, collaboration in real-time with multiple users, and embedding documents on websites.
- Other cloud solutions mentioned that provide similar functionality are Dropbox and Box, both allowing for file storage, backup, and sharing.
- The presentation outlines the top benefits of Google Docs and other cloud applications for businesses and individuals, such as access from any device, version history, and free usage.
- Questions from attendees are addressed regarding any downsides of cloud storage and Microsoft's competing cloud-based office solutions.
Google Drive allows users to sync documents across multiple platforms, edit them in real-time, and collaborate seamlessly with others. It provides 5GB of storage, supports accurate conversion of various file formats, and allows attachment of files up to 10GB in size through Gmail.
Google Docs originated from two separate products, Writely and Google Spreadsheets. It is a free, web-based office suite and data storage service offered by Google that allows users to create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online and share files instantly. Google Docs provides advantages like accessing and sharing files from anywhere via the internet, collaborating simultaneously on documents, and exporting files in different formats.
Why Use Gmail & Google Workspace For Your Business?Vivek Tank
Google ensures that Gmail does more than just sending emails. Thanks to its smooth integration with the Google Workspace ecosystem, users can create, save and share content with ease making it more convenient to collaborate with others. If you’re still not convinced, we’ve highlighted a few key reasons why you should choose Gmail and Google Workspace for your business.
This document provides an overview of Google and its many products and services. It discusses how Google organizes the world's information and makes it universally accessible through search and other tools like Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Talk, and YouTube. The document also provides some interesting facts about Google's history and evolution, including that its original server was made from LEGO bricks and that its first snack for employees was Swedish fish. It highlights how Google spends most of its time and resources on search, and discusses how cloud computing services like Google Apps are more cost effective and provide better collaboration compared to on-premise software.
This document appears to be a title page for a presentation made in 2012. It includes the title "KREATIF POWERPOINT" along with various letters and symbols that may represent the presenter's name or initials. The document provides very limited contextual information to summarize further in 3 sentences or less.
The document provides guidelines for lecturers, students, and administrators on blended learning. It defines blended learning as incorporating various learning styles through a blend of virtual and physical resources, including technology, lectures, and peer interaction. For lecturers, it outlines models of blended learning, advantages, and responsibilities like fulfilling online tutorial hours. It also describes the online discussion module for creating topics, subtopics, and posting replies. For students, it covers participating in and benefits of blended learning. And for administrators, it discusses monitoring blended learning participation and generating reports.
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ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO
GOOGLE APPS
By: Lachlan Roy
http://lachlanroy.com
Edited by: Justin Pot
This manual is the intellectual property of MakeUseOf. It must only be published in its
original form. Using parts or republishing altered parts of this guide is prohibited.
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 4
Preamble .................................................................................................................................. 5
What Is Google Apps?..................................................................................................... 5
Mail ................................................................................................................................. 5
Docs................................................................................................................................ 6
Calendar........................................................................................................................ 6
Other minor applications ................................................................................................ 7
Sites ................................................................................................................................. 7
Chat................................................................................................................................ 7
Picasa Web Albums ..................................................................................................... 7
Contacts ........................................................................................................................ 8
Why do I want Google Apps? ........................................................................................ 8
What‟s the catch? ........................................................................................................... 8
What you‟ll need .............................................................................................................. 8
Domain Name .............................................................................................................. 8
Access to: ...................................................................................................................... 9
Signing up for Google Apps ................................................................................................. 10
Setting up Google Apps ....................................................................................................... 14
Using Google Apps................................................................................................................ 25
Mail ................................................................................................................................... 25
Docs ................................................................................................................................. 25
Calendar ......................................................................................................................... 27
Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 29
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Introduction
Imagine this scenario, if you will.
You‟re running your own business, and you have a website. You‟ve got an email
address – me@my-business.com. It‟s great because it gives you that professional
edge. You‟re getting lots of emails, and you need a way to read them and manage
them.
You could use desktop clients like Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple
Mail, but it‟s a pain to set them up on all your computers and you want to be able to
get at your mail when you‟re away from your own devices.
You try to use the webmail option that come with your web host, but frankly it‟s
unusable. It‟s slow, and it‟s confusing. If only there was a better way!
Enter Google Apps.
Suddenly you‟re logging in to your own custom email address through an amazing
user interface that lets you read and reply to emails and manage them with ease on
any computer with an Internet connection.
Doesn‟t that sound great? Wait, there‟s more!
You don‟t just have email any more. You have a calendar that automatically saves
itself and can be accessed anywhere. You have an office suite that you can use
anywhere to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations that automatically
save themselves and can be accessed anywhere, too.
“That sounds great,” I hear you say, “but it must be really expensive!”
Not at all. It‟s free.
Interested? Read on.
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Preamble
What Is Google Apps?
Google is by and large a search and advertising company, but it also provides a
number of other extremely useful services. You may have already heard of Google
Mail (or Gmail for short), but that is only one of many “Google Apps” available for
free.
These web applications can easily be used directly from the Google website. For
example, starting a Google Mail account from mail.google.com will provide you
with an email address that ends in „@gmail.com‟ (or googlemail.com, depending on
where you live.)
This is great, but for some a “gmail.com” isn‟t professional enough.
Happily, it is also possible to tie an account to your own domain name (the address
that you type into the URL bar of a browser to visit a website such as
www.makeuseof.com or www.lachlanroy.com), allowing you to use the awesome
Gmail interface as well as the other apps from your own website. For example, the
email form on my website actually sends emails to lachlan@lachlanroy.com, but
that email address is managed by Gmail.
The bundle of apps that can be tied to your website is known as Google Apps, and
is completely free for up to 10 users. How awesome is that?
Here‟s a quick rundown of the main applications you‟ll have
access to:
Mail
Google Mail is almost certainly going to be the main reason for
signing up for Google Apps on your website.
Google Mail is a web based email client – that is, it doesn‟t require
an application like Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla
Thunderbird to use (although it‟s not difficult to set it up that way if
you want to!), and you‟re able to log in and access your mail
from anywhere in the world from pretty much any device with a
web browser and an Internet connection. In this respect it‟s the
same as Microsoft‟s Hotmail (now Live Mail) or Yahoo Mail.
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However, Gmail is generally accepted to be the best web based email client
available; its mail search is second to none and the user interface is cleaner, faster
and more intuitive than its competitors.
Each and every free Google Mail account allocates 7 gigabytes of storage, which is
far more than you‟re ever likely to need. If you‟re a heavy enough email user to
require more than that, you‟re more likely to be signed up to the Google Apps for
Business package that provides 25GB of storage.
Docs
Google Docs (or Gdocs) is a web based office suite that has a decent go at
replacing Microsoft Office and other installed office suites, allowing you to create,
edit and upload word processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
While it does not have as much flexibility or power as its desktop counterparts in
terms of charts, fonts and other formatting, Google Docs has a few unique features
that make it worth using. You‟ll get real time collaboration (allowing multiple users to
work on a single document at the same time), instant saving of changes (with
access to revisions) and, like Gmail, the ability to log in and work on any document
from anywhere in the world that has an Internet connection.
Calendar
Google Calendar (or Gcal) is a great web-based
calendar application, which allows you to manage
multiple calendars at once as well as share events
(and entire calendars) with others. All of this will
automatically synchronise, everywhere.
Furthermore, it is based on the CalDAV protocol,
which basically means that it‟s able to synchronise
with any calendar application that supports the
protocol; this includes Apple‟s iCal, Microsoft‟s
Outlook, Mozilla‟s Thunderbird and the calendar
applications found on most smartphones.
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Other minor applications
Sites
Just because you don‟t know how to make websites doesn‟t mean that you can‟t
have one. As long as you have a domain name (more on that later), you can use
Google Sites to get you up and running.
Google Sites is really easy to use – just choose a template, create the different
pages for your site, put in some content et voila, you‟ve got yourself a website!
However, it needs to be mentioned that while Google Sites is great at creating and
managing basic websites, there is definitely an extremely large emphasis on basic.
You can only use the templates which Google provides and you‟re not able to
easily change the structure of the website.
Still, it‟s great for throwing up a mini website with some basic content, and it‟s free!
Chat
Google Chat (Gtalk) is a great alternative to Instant Message (IM) clients such as
Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. Gtalk is browser-based and is
usually accessed via the Gmail interface. However, there is a Gtalk native client (a
program which runs on your computer instead of through your browser) for Windows,
and Gtalk is supported by many multi-protocol IM clients such as Adium, Pidgin and
Trillian.
Picasa Web Albums
As you can probably guess, Picasa Web Albums is the web component of Google‟s
Picasa, a photo management application to rival iPhoto, Flickr and the like.
If you use Picasa, all you need to use Picasa on your domain is log into your Google
Apps account in Picasa. Then you can choose photos or albums to upload to Web
Albums, and you‟re done. It‟s that simple.
Even if you don‟t use Picasa the process is still relatively straightforward, if a little
clunkier and slower than using a dedicated application.
Picasa Web Albums is great for image hosting as well as for showcasing groups of
pictures, making it perfect for photography (and other) portfolios.
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Contacts
Google Contacts is a newcomer to the package. Although it used to be just a part
of Gmail, it has now become a standalone web app that remains linked to Gmail.
Google Contacts is your standard address application, albeit one that you can
access from anywhere in the world and which automatically synchronises with any
devices that you access it from.
Why do I want Google Apps?
Google Apps is worth getting if for no other reason than Gmail. It‟s one of the easiest
and best ways of getting an email address for your website‟s domain name, giving
you a professional edge over those using an email address ending in hotmail.com or
yahoo.com.
What’s the catch?
Google Apps is free, but it does have some limitations. First up, this won‟t be for you if
you have lots of users – the free version only allows up to 10.
Secondly, if you‟re currently using a Blackberry or Microsoft Exchange then the free
version of Google Apps isn‟t very compatible.
Finally, you‟ll need to have access to administrator settings for your website. Without
these you won‟t be able to properly register, and you won‟t be able to use Google
Apps.
These will likely only be limitations if you‟re a large business, in which case there‟s a
paid version (Google for Business), which removes these limitations. At $50 per user
per year, it‟s priced very competitively, so look into it.
What you’ll need
Domain Name
You‟ve seen the phrase “domain name” mentioned a few times, but what is a
domain name?
Put simply, a domain name is the URL of a website which is much easier to
remember than the IP address which it points to (for example, www.makeuseof.com
is a lot easier to remember than 207.97.202.133!) A domain name always ends in a
top level domain such as .com, .org or .info.
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You may also come across the term subdomain. This just means that there is another
level in the address. If we use http://gapps.lachlanroy.com, “.com” is the top level
domain, “lachlanroy” is a subdomain of .com and “gapps” is a subdomain of
lachlanroy.com. Fairly straightforward, no?
If you have a website already, chances are that you already have a domain name
that you bought from a reseller like GoDaddy. If you don‟t have a domain name yet
you‟ll be given the chance to buy one from eNom via Google.
Access to:
CNAME Records
A CNAME record is a resource record that basically enables you to use aliases,
which is useful when running multiple services on the same domain name. CNAME
records are managed by the Domain Name System (DNS), which is in turn usually
managed by the domain registrar. However, your web host may manage it instead.
In our case we‟ll be creating a CNAME record that allows you to assign “shortcuts”
to the different Google Apps, such as “http://mail.your-domain.com” (instead of
having to go to “http://mail.google.com/a/your-domain.com”, which is the
default.)
MX Records
An MX record is another type of resource record in the DNS, which specifies a mail
server where emails to the domain should be delivered. In our case we‟ll be adding
an MX record that sends all emails to your domain to Gmail.
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Signing up for Google Apps
So, I‟ve won you over and you want to register for Google Apps. Great! Let‟s get
started, shall we?
The first thing you‟re going to want to do is go to http://apps.google.com. You‟ll see
three different options: Google Apps, Google Apps for Business and Google Apps for
Education.
For the vast majority of cases the first will be more than adequate, so that‟s the one
that we‟ll select. After all: that one‟s free.
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The next page simply gives you an overview of what the free version of Google Apps
has to offer (as well as the perks of going for the Business version). We already know
what we want, so we‟ll just click on “Get Started”.
Next you‟ll be prompted to enter the domain name of your website. If you don‟t
already have a domain name, don‟t worry! You can buy one straight from Google
for $10/year. This may cost a little more than if you buy it from another reseller such
as GoDaddy but if you get a domain name from Google it‟ll be set up ready to use,
meaning you won‟t have to change any settings later.
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Once you‟ve done that you‟ll need to enter some information about yourself for the
domain (or subdomain) that you‟re registering. When you‟ve entered all the
required information click “Continue” to go to the last step.
As you can see the organisation information is optional, but it‟s nice to know that
you can use the free version of Google Apps for non-personal use as long as you
don‟t require the extra features provided by Google Apps for Business.
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The last registration step simply involves creating an administrator‟s account. If
you‟re going to be the only user then this is where you‟ll enter the account details
that you want to use to log in to Google Apps.
Once you‟ve entered these details it‟s just a matter of clicking the button at the
bottom of the page, which acknowledges that you accept the terms and
conditions and that you want to continue with the setup.
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Setting up Google Apps
Now that you‟ve set up your Google Apps account, you‟ll be able to log in straight
away. The address you‟ll need to visit is http://google.com/a/yourdomainname. For
this example, mine was http://www.google.com/a/gapps.lachlanroy.com.
There you‟ll be greeted by a fairly bare and standard login screen:
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Once you‟ve logged in with the username and password you chose when you
signed up, you‟ll see the dashboard, which is where you‟ll manage all the different
applications:
The easiest way to get things set up is to use the set up guide. You‟ll find a button
towards the top of the screen that looks like this:
Clicking on that button will take you to the Google Apps setup wizard, which will
walk you through each of the steps you need to take to get everything up and
running. Just follow the prompts and you‟ll be fine!
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After clicking next you‟ll eventually be prompted with this:
This is just a case of choosing your domain registrar and following the instructions.
You need to do this step – you won‟t be able to use any of the applications until you
do. If you ordered the domain from Google, you shouldn‟t have to do any of this –
Google makes sure all the back-end stuff works!
If you know your way around your website already there are some alternate
methods for you to take a look at – there might be something easier for you.
Once you‟ve followed the instructions you‟ll be taken back to the wizard for the next
part – Users and Groups:
A user is someone who can log in and access the applications – if you want more
than just yourself using it then you‟ll need to add an account for each extra person.
Remember, the free version of Google Apps supports up to 10 users!
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Google has a great walkthrough which explains how to add new users – just click on
“Show me” with the green arrow next to it and you‟ll be set. If you don‟t want to add
any extra users then you can ignore this, because you won‟t have much use for
groups, either.
After you‟ve set up your users you might want a way to organise them. If you have a
lot of users to take care of then the Groups function can make your life a lot easier.
Again, it‟s just a case of following the step-by-step instructions. On the next screen
you‟ll most probably want to choose to create Administrator-based groups (the
default).
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When you click on the “Groups” tab in the dashboard‟s navigation bar you‟ll be
greeted with the screen above. Just click “Create a new group”.
Enter in your information then check the box next to “Add all users to this group”.
That‟s it! You‟ll be taken back to the groups management page where you‟ll see
something that looks a little like this:
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When you‟re happy with the groups you‟ve set up, you can click on the “Setup” tab
in the navigation bar to take you back to the wizard.
So we‟ve activated the domain, added extra users and managed them with
groups. Now you need to choose which apps you want to use.
There‟s no real reason not to activate all of the free applications, but if there‟s
something you don‟t want to use it‟s just a case of unticking it here. When you‟re
done, click next.
The next step is to get Gmail working. This involves adding details to the MX records
that are managed by your domain registrar (the place you got your domain name
from).
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If you‟ve been using email from your domain name already you‟ll probably want to
transfer your old emails to the new account. If this is the case then you‟ll want to
click on “See all email options”; otherwise just go with the express setup and click
“next”.
The steps you‟ll need to take will depend on who‟s managing your domain name.
Thankfully, Google has instructions for most registrars that are clear and easy to
follow.
The next thing to do is set up custom URLs to make it easier to access the different
applications. To do this, click on “Service settings” in the dashboard navigation
board, then click on “Email”.
You‟ll then see a page that looks like this:
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You‟ll want to click on “Change URL”. This‟ll take you to this form:
As you can see, this will allow you to enter in a custom URL for the Gmail page like
“http://mail.your-domain.com”. However, there‟s also a link that says “Change URLs
for all domain services”. This will let you create custom URLs for everything at once.
If you click this link you‟ll see this page:
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You‟ll want to select and enter the custom URLs for each of the domains and then
click “Continue >”.
At this point you‟ll see instructions to change CNAME records:
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Just follow the instructions and then click on “I‟ve completed these steps”. If you‟re
having trouble, Google has instructions for most domain registrars, just like for
changing your MX records.
The changes you make to the CNAME and MX records may take up to 24 hours to
take effect. In the meantime you can use the default addresses for each app –
“http://app_name.google.com/a/your-domain.com”. For example, if I wanted to
get access to Gmail I would use
“http://mail.google.com/a/gapps.lachlanroy.com”.
Finally, there‟s the chance that somebody may accidentally misspell your email
address or otherwise enter an address that doesn‟t exist. Under normal
circumstances you would never get that email, but with Gmail you can set it up to
automatically pass on these emails to a specified email address.
To do this you‟ll want to go back to your email settings. You‟ll then want to look for
the “Catch-all address” option, and choose to forward the email to your email
address.
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That‟s pretty much it! There are a few other steps in the setup wizard but they‟re
largely optional extras that you probably won‟t have any use for (although don‟t let
that stop you from looking!). All that‟s left is to start using the apps.
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Using Google Apps
Mail
Familiar with Gmail? You already know how to use this, then. If not, we offer an
amazing guide to using Gmail, which you can find over at our Facebook page. You
can also find lots of other great tips on our main site.
Docs
When you first log in to Google Docs you‟ll see this page:
Just click on “Create new…” and then select Document, Spreadsheet or
Presentation to get started.
All your documents will show up in a list in the centre as you make them. You can
narrow these down in a few different ways – you can star documents in the same
way you star emails in Gmail to access later quickly. You can also use the filter
settings or search for a specific document at the top of the page.
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You‟re able to import existing documents into Google Docs – most popular formats
are supported and will be converted for use.
When you create a new document you‟ll see an interface like this:
As you can see the interface is extremely similar to Microsoft Office and other office
suites, down to the menus such as File and Edit.
If you need more help using Google Docs, you can read the documentation.
Other useful links:
How to open web documents directly in Google Docs
How to use Google Docs as a slick survey tool
4 new features that make Google Docs even better
How to harmoniously work with Google Docs from Microsoft Outlook
The Google Docs drawing tool makes collaborative drawing easier
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Calendar
This is what you‟ll see when you log in to Google Calendar:
You can easily navigate and change views by clicking on the labelled buttons.
It is possible to create and show multiple calendars. Simply click on “Add” under “My
Calendars”, enter your details and click “Create Calendar”.
It is also possible to add calendars that belong to other people by clicking on “Add”
under “Other calendars”. Here you have the option to browse interesting public
calendars, add the calendars of other users for your website or enter a URL.
You can also share your calendar by clicking on the triangle next to the calendar
under “My calendars” and click “Share this Calendar”. You will be prompted to
enter the desired email address. This sends an invitation to that address via email,
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allowing them to view the calendar or to add it to their “other calendars” list if they
use Gcal.
Creating a new event is easy: just click on “Create event”. This is what you‟ll see:
Once you save this event it will instantly show up in your calendar as well as the
calendars of anybody else that you have shared your calendar with.
Other useful links:
Never forget your Facebook friend‟s birthday with fbCal
How and why to sync Mac OS X iCal with Google Calendar
10 awesome Google Calendar features you should try out
How to setup Mozilla Sunbird as a desktop client for Google Calendar
5 useful Greasemonkey scripts to enhance Google Calendar
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Conclusion
There you have it – Google Apps on your domain. We‟ve set up Gmail, Gdocs and
Gcal on your website. We‟ve given you your own email address based on your
website‟s domain, and made sure that all emails to your website will get to you,
even if the sender has misspelled the address.
But that‟s not the end! We‟ve got you started with Google Apps but there is so much
more that you can do with Google‟s free service. I‟ll be talking about these a bit
more, but that‟ll have to wait until another time.
In the meantime, there‟s plenty of useful links on the MakeUseOf website to keep
you occupied! Make sure you have a look:
How to secure your Google Apps with two factor authentication
Organise and execute your collaborative projects with Google Apps
How to make short URLs on your domain with Google Apps
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