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Google Apps For Dummies

Ryan Teeter (Author), Karl Barksdale (Author)

9780470189580, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 24 April 2008

384 pages
22.9 x 18.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.499 kg

Your key to making this revolutionary new approach work for you and your organization

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.

Introduction 1

Part I: Up and Going with Google Apps 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Google Apps 9
Chapter 2: Signing Up for Google Apps 17
Chapter 3: The Start Page 37

Part II: Keeping in Touch and on Time: Gmail, Talk, and Calendar 49
Chapter 4: Connecting with Gmail 51
Chapter 5: Discovering Advanced Gmail Tools 69
Chapter 6: Keeping in Touch with the Contacts List 89
Chapter 7: Chatting with Gmail Chat and Google Talk 103
Chapter 8: Filling Your Calendar115
Chapter 9: Sharing Your Calendar with Others 133

Part III: Getting to Work: Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations 155
Chapter 10: Finding Your Way around the Google Docs Home 157
Chapter 11: Word Processing with Google Docs 173
Chapter 12: Crunching Numbers with Google Spreadsheets 199
Chapter 13: Creating Amazing Google Presentations 227

Part IV: Popping the Hood: Google Apps Administration 255
Chapter 14; The Dashboard 257
Chapter 15: Start Page Configuration and Administration277
Chapter 16: Creating a Web Site for Your Organization291
Chapter 17: Tweaking Your Apps 313

Part V: The Part of Tens 331
Chapter 18: Ten Solutions to Common Problems 333
Chapter 19: Ten More Google Apps for Your Business, Group, or Organization 341

Index 349

Subject Areas: Business applications [UF]
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