Thursday 6 February 2014

GAFE Quick Overview

Google What?

Chrome

Download here

Google's internet browser

- use the URL bar as a google search

- multiple users: You can create multiple user accounts, where bookmarks, apps, extensions, themes and browser settings for the user can be personalised. This can be useful for having different environments for personal and professional accounts. Click here to find out how to set this up.

- Chrome Store: apps that you can run on your desktop

Synergyse Google Apps Training

Interactive in-app training for Google Apps - specifically Gmail, Calendar & Sites. This is a chrome extension which will access your google account and set-up within the app required.

Gmail

Organising your Mail
Make your mail work for you by creating different filters and rules for incoming mail. Click here to see how to create this.

Drive

Connect more apps in your drive account by exploring the apps available.
Create>connect more apps>connect

Enable the voice comments app from your drive account
In drive dashboard: create>connect more apps>voice comments>connect

To organise find the drop down menu beside the folder you want to edit.
Here you can:

  • Change the colour of the icon
  • Share whole folder with other people
  • Move folder somewhere else (move to)
  • Rename folders
  • Remove (delete folder)

Calendar

  • Add other people's calendars
  • Browse interesting calendars
  • Explore labs (find under the settings menu) e.g. event flare, hide morning and night, event attachments, jump to date.

Some Other Apps:

Sites
Youtube
Google +

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