Google Apps Tips and Tricks

Brian Retterer

 

@bretterer

What are Google Apps?

  • Gmail
  • Drive
  • Calendar
  • Hangouts
  • and More!

Set

Up

Google

Account

Register for account

The first thing you will need to do is fill out the form on the Google Accounts registration page.

 

https://accounts.google.com/SignUp

Welcome to Google!

Set Up Some Security

Verify Your Phone Number

Setting up 2-factor Auth

GMAIL

Tips

and

Tricks

Preview Pane

If you come from Outlook, Thunderbird, Mac Mail, or other desktop apps for mail, You may want to enable preview pane.  This allows you to see your message list as well as the current message.

Labels

Gmail uses Labels for organizing your mail.  

Labels are like folders, but more flexible.

You can also have nested labels.

Searching

Email Address Hacks

In gmail, there are ways you can adjust your email address.

Gmail will ignore all periods ( . ) in your email address.

Gmail will ignore everything after the plus ( + ) sign.

Filters

Send Mail As

Stars

Help organize your email with stars.

Keep on track

Gmail has Tasks built-in

You can convert emails into tasks.

Gmail Offline

Calendar

Tips

and

Tricks

Creating an Event

Invite Guests

Calendar Management

Calendar Views

Adding Calendars

You can add more personal calendars or even friends/co-workers calendars

Drive

Tips

and

Tricks

Sharing

Co-Writing

Chat while co-writing

There is built in chat into documents among everyone that is editing or viewing the document at the same time.

Office Productivity Suite

Apps, Apps, and More Apps!

Questions?

Brian Retterer

@bretterer

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By Brian Retterer