Google Apps For Dummies

by Teeter, Ryan; Barksdale, Karl

• ISBN13: 9780470189580
• ISBN10: 0470189584
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-28
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Google Apps For Dummies provides clear, easy-to-understand steps to help readers get up to speed on all the features and functions of the Google set of office applications. Google Apps is web-hosted, and the book explains how Google Apps users can access their applications and documents from any place that has a web connection. As business professionals are becoming increasingly mobile, the benefits of having their office applications and documents only a click away is a convenience that will draw many users to the Google suite. There's also information on how Google Apps can be used in conjunction with Microsoft Office to provide greater flexibility and collaboration in developing business documents.

Author Biography

Ryan Teeter is an accomplished writer and technology trainer. He has worked closely with business teachers throughout the country and consulted with the National Business Education Association, businesses, and school districts on Google Apps implementation. Ryan spent time working at Google in Mountain View, California, as an External Training Specialist, developing curriculum used for training Fortune 500 companies. When he’s not conducting training workshops or writing, Ryan’s pursuing his passion for teaching as a doctoral student at Rutgers University, where he’s completing a PhD in accounting information systems. (www.ryanteeter.com,www.technonerd.info)

Karl Barksdale was a former Development Manager for the Training and Certification team at WordPerfect Corporation and a Marketing Manager in the Consumer Products division. He was also the External Training Manager for Google’s Online Sales and Operations division. He’s best known for authoring and co-authoring 59 business and computer education textbooks. Albeit, the job he enjoys most is teaching at the Utah County Academy of Sciences, an early college high school on the Utah Valley University campus. (www.karlbarksdale.com)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Up and Going with Google Apps

Introducing Google Apps

Signing Up for Google Apps

The Start Page

Keeping in Touch and on Time: Gmail, Talk, and Calendar

Connecting with Gmail

Discovering Advanced Gmail Tools

Keeping in Touch with the Contacts List

Chatting with Gmail Chat and Google Talk

Filling Your Calendar

Sharing Your Calendar with Others

Getting to Work: Documents, spreadsheets, and Presentations

Finding Your Way around the Google Docs Home

Word Processing with Google Docs

Crunching Numbers with Google Spreadsheets

Creating Amazing Google Presentations

Popping the Hood: Google Apps Administration

The Dashboard

Start Page Configuration and Administration

Creating a Web Site for Your Organization

Tweaking Your Apps

The Part of Tens

Ten Solutions to Common Problems

Ten More Google Apps for Your Business, Group, or Organization

Index

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