Google Apps For Dummies

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Author: Karl Barksdale

ISBN-10: 0470189584

ISBN-13: 9780470189580

Category: Integrated Software Packages

Google Apps are Web-based, low-cost (or free!) office productivity tools that do everything those expensive applications do — and you can access them from any computer with an Internet connection. Google Apps For Dummies boosts your "app-titude" by giving you the low-down on choosing, setting up, and using these nifty and powerful gadgets for work or play.\ Whether you're an individual who wants to take advantage of iGoogle or an organization looking for an enterprise-wide training solution...

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Google Apps are Web-based, low-cost (or free!) office productivity tools that do everything those expensive applications do — and you can access them from any computer with an Internet connection. Google Apps For Dummies boosts your "app-titude" by giving you the low-down on choosing, setting up, and using these nifty and powerful gadgets for work or play. Whether you're an individual who wants to take advantage of iGoogle or an organization looking for an enterprise-wide training solution for users at all levels, this comprehensive, practical guide brings you up to speed with all of the basic information and advanced tips and tricks you need to make good use of every Google Apps's tool and capability. Discover how to: Get productive fast with free or inexpensive Web-based apps Design your perfect Start Page layout Choose among the different editions Use Gmail and Google Talk Work with Google Docs and spreadsheet documents Create and collaborate on documents Import events into your calendar Build dazzling presentations Use Dashboard to create and manage user accounts Create a Web page with a unique domain setting Google Apps are poised to shatter the primacy of the current way of working with PCs, saving businesses, schools, government agencies, and individuals big bucks on software, network infrastructure, and administration. Google Apps For Dummies is your key to making this revolutionary new approach work for you and your organization.

Introduction 1Pt. I Up and Going With Google Apps 7Ch. 1 Introducing Google Apps 9Ch. 2 Signing Up for Google Apps 17Ch. 3 The Start Page 37Pt. II Keeping in Touch and on Time: Gmail, Talk, and Calendar 49Ch. 4 Connecting with Gmail 51Ch. 5 Discovering Advanced Gmail Tools 69Ch. 6 Keeping in Touch with the Contacts List 89Ch. 7 Chatting with Gmail Chat and Google Talk 103Ch. 8 Filling Your Calendar 115Ch. 9 Sharing Your Calendar with Others 133Pt. III Getting to Work: documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations 155Ch. 10 Finding Your Way around the Google Docs Home 157Ch. 11 Word Processing with Google Docs 173Ch. 12 Crunching Numbers with Google Spreadsheets 199Ch. 13 Creating Amazing Google Presentations 227Pt. IV Popping the Hood: Google Apps Administration 255Ch. 14 The Dashboard 257Ch. 15 Start Page Configuration and Administration 277Ch. 16 Creating a Web Site for Your Organization 291Ch. 17 Tweaking Your Apps 313Pt. V The Part of Tens 331Ch. 18 Ten Solutions to Common Problems 333Ch. 19 Ten More Google Apps for Your Business, Group, or Organization 341Index 349