Monday 6 November 2017

Working smarter not harder: Making your Chrome Browser work for you and Calendars

Chrome Browser


Setting up your environment with themes
Setting up multiple users


Organising your browser

Folders: create folders in your bookmark bar
Star the site>create a name for the site>create a folder
Linc Ed pages can be saved!


Chrome Apps: web-based applications.

Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook online
Hapara Teacher DashboardPicasa Web Albums


Chrome Extensions: smaller and extend the functionality of chrome and websites.

Cloud Tab: save any window session and restore it at a later date.
Sexy Undo Close Tab: easily open tabs that have been closed
OneFeed: bring all your social media and favourite news site to you when you open a new tab.
Tab Scissors: This extension splits a window into two at the selected tab.
Tab Paste: This extension glues windows together.
Draftback: Draftback lets you play back the revision history of any Google Doc you can edit.
Streak: added features to your inbox such as scheduled emails, check reader view, etc.
G Suite Training: already deployed across the school. Simple and interactive training lessons to get you up and running fast with G Suite for Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Slides, and Docs.


Docs, spreadsheets and slides

Have their own 'add ons' e.g. more fonts
Find them by opening the doc/ sheet or slide and there is a menu option for Add Ons


Copy and paste

Copy and pasting from various places onto a doc and want the formatting to match the doc you are working in? Instead of pasting using command v, press command shift v.


Calendars

Manage your Calendar: including your subscriptions
Settings cog>settings>calendars
From here you can unsubscribe, control sharing and more.

Labs
Like with gmail, you can check out the Labs (experimental options to add to your calendar)
Try these options by clicking Enable:
Event Flair, Jump to date, event attachments, hide morning and night.


Add Calendars
Add calendar by URL or email address

Browse interesting calendars e.g. holidays, sports, domain-specific resources


Appointment Slots: Only for GAFE accounts

Using Appointment Slots

How to create appointment slots

Working smarter not harder: Making your Chrome Browser work for you and Calendars

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