This document provides an overview of Google tools and tips for using them more efficiently. It discusses Gmail shortcuts like dragging to attach files and inserting images directly. It also covers customizing Google accounts, using Google Docs templates and revision history, and features of Calendar, Maps, and Groups. The document encourages staying informed through Google Alerts, Reader, and News and ends with fun Google services like Doodles and silly search engines.

1. Wiki Wednesday:
Google Tools, Part I
October 26, 2011
Save Time | Make Life Easier | Bring a Smile

2. Google Apps

3. Gmail Tips & Tricks
● Drag to attach
● Insert images in the message instead of attaching
● Filters and search
● Search, label, and archive
● Forward conversation in chronological order (More > Forward All)
● Forgot to attach? Gmail will stop you.
● Don't forget about this blog post: 3 Email Shortcuts

4. Customize Your Account
● Account settings review
● Google Labs
● Stars/Labels

5. Google Docs
● What's new?
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html
● Templates
● Revision history (Like Word's Track Changes)

6. Calendar
● Tasks
● Easy add
● Find a time
● Offline

7. Google Products
http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/

8. Maps
● Traffic (Activate through
Google Maps, browser-based
and Android app)
● Earth (Download)
● Body (Android App)
● Google Sky [Space] (Browser-based and Android
App)
● Gallery: Alps, Amazon, Pompei, and many, many
more

9. Google Groups

10. Stay "In the Know"
● Google Alerts
○ Filter and Reader Exercise
● Google Reader
○ Adding subscriptions
○ Keyboard shortcuts
○ Reading tips
○ What's Hot in Google Reader?
● Google News:
○ Now with Editors' picks

11. Fun from Google

12. Google Doodles
● To see archives, go to Google.com and click "I'm Feeling
Lucky" button
● Beautiful pieces of art
● Tribute or celebration
● Interactive and fun
● And sometimes distracting. It's reported that the Pacman
doodle took 4.82 MILLION hours of productivity in May
last year (source).
● History and "how it's made" of Doodles: http://mashable.
com/2011/08/03/google-doodles/

13. Say What?
● http://www.wdyl.com/
● http://lmgtfy.com/

14. Next Time
Wiki Wednesday:
Google Tools, Part II
November 16th
11:30