Getting Started with Google Apps
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Darbyshire, Paul / Darbyshire, Adam, PUBLISHER: Friends of ED, How would you ong>likeong> to share ong>yourong> calendar, access ong>yourong> e-mail, or create and share documents, all onong>linong>e from ong>yourong> smartphone/mobile device, netbook, or desktop? If you answered yes, then you should know that the best of all these onong>linong>e applications and services are being offered for free, from one of the Internet's biggest names, Google. These apps are in an onong>linong>e suite of productivity and fun applications called Google Apps. Getting StartED with Google Apps with Chrome gets you started collaborating and creating with Google's onong>linong>e suite of applications on the Chrome operating system--analogous to using Microsoft Office on ong>Winong>dows. The differences are that Google Apps and Chrome are mostly free and run entirely on the Web. With this book, you get clear and easy-to-use instructions for getting up and running with basic Google Apps ong>likeong> Gmail, Google Voice, and more. Moreover, you get detailed visuals and step-by-step explanations on the more sophisticated Google apps ong>likeong> Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, SketchUp, and more. So get going and have some fun while you're at it. What you'll learn How to use Google's suite of onong>linong>e applications, Google Apps How to set up ong>yourong> home office or company on Google Apps How to create a collaborative Google Apps environment and onong>linong>e network How to create, edit and share ong>yourong> Google Docs onong>linong>e How to communicate and educate with onong>linong>e video How to create websites for ong>yourong>self, ong>yourong> organization or the world How to organize and share ong>yourong> onong>linong>e calendar How to set up and manage organizational e-mail with custom domains Who is this book for? This book is for any user of the Web, especially a user who accesses and uses the Web mostly from a smartphone, mobile device, or netbook--devices that offer little or no hard drive. Of course, desktop users also apply. Secondly, this book is for business users and IT managers considering Google Apps for cutting costs and other reasons.