Introduction to Google™ Apps Productivity Apps, First Edition

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Introduction to Google™ Apps Productivity Apps, First Edition

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Author(s): Michael Miller

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Author(s): Michael Miller

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Revolutionary new software applications are constantly emerging onto the market. As part of an academic series written on alternative technology, this text presents key information on Google Applications Productivity and encourages hands-on learning throughout the material.

About the Author, v

Visual Walk-Through, x

Chapter One. Creating and Managing a Google Account, 1

Objective 1: Sign Up for a Google Account, 2

Hands-On Exercises 1: Signing Up for a Google Account, 4

Objective 2: Change Your Google Account Settings, 6

Hands-On Exercises 2: Changing Google Account Settings, 7

Chapter Two. Using Google Docs, 11

Objective 1: Understand Google Docs and Cloud Computing, 12

Objective 2: Create and Save New Documents, 15

Hands-On Exercises 1: Creating and Saving Documents, 16

Objective 3: Open, Import, and Export Documents, 18

Hands-On Exercises 2: Opening, Importing, and Exporting Documents, 19

Objective 4: Enter and Edit Text, 21

Hands-On Exercises 3: Entering and Editing Text, 22

Objective 5: Format Text, 24

Hands-On Exercises 4: Formatting Text, 24

Objective 6: Format Paragraphs, 26

Hands-On Exercises 5: Formatting Paragraphs, 27

Objective 7: Proof Your Document, 30

Hands-On Exercises 6: Proofing Your Document, 31

Objective 8: Print Your Document, 32

Hands-On Exercises 7: Printing Your Document, 33

Chapter Three. Using Google Docs Advanced Operations, 39

Objective 1: Work with Images, 40

Hands-On Exercises 1: Adding Images to a Document, 40

Objective 2: Create Bulleted and Numbered Lists, 44

Hands-On Exercises 2: Creating Lists, 44

Objective 3: Insert Links, Comments, and Other Items, 46

Hands-On Exercises 3: Inserting Items into Your Document, 47

Objective 4: Insert Special Characters and Equations, 50

Hands-On Exercises 4: Inserting Special Characters and Equations, 50

Objective 5: Work with Footnotes and Tables of Contents, 51

Hands-On Exercises 5: Inserting Footnotes and Tables of Contents, 52

Objective 6: Create a Table, 54

Hands-On Exercises 6: Creating a Table, 54

Objective 7: Share and Collaborate, 58

Hands-On Exercises 7: Sharing and Collaborating, 59

Chapter Four. Using Google Spreadsheets, 69

Objective 1: Create and Save New Spreadsheets, 70

Hands-On Exercises 1: Creating and Saving Spreadsheets, 72

Objective 2: Open, Import, and Export Spreadsheets, 74

Hands-On Exercises 2: Opening, Importing, and Exporting Spreadsheets, 75

Objective 3: Enter and Edit Data, 77

Hands-On Exercises 3: Entering and Editing Data, 77

Objective 4: Work with Ranges, 82

Hands-On Exercises 4: Working with Ranges, 83

Objective 5: Format Text and Numbers, 84

Hands-On Exercises 5: Formatting Text and Numbers, 86

Objective 6: Sort Data, 88

Hands-On Exercises 6: Sorting Data, 89

Objective 7: Print Your Spreadsheet, 90

Hands-On Exercises 7: Printing a Spreadsheet, 90

Chapter Five. Using Google Spreadsheets Advanced Operations, 97

Objective 1: Insert Images, 98

Hands-On Exercises 1: Inserting Images, 98

Objective 2: Create Charts, 101

Hands-On Exercises 2: Creating Charts, 102

Objective 3: Work with Formulas and Functions, 108

Hands-On Exercises 3: Working with Formulas and Functions, 110

Objective 4: Work with Gadgets and Scripts, 115

Hands-On Exercises 4: Working with Gadgets and Scripts, 115

Objective 5: Work with Forms, 118

Hands-On Exercises 5: Working with Forms, 119

Objective 6: Share and Collaborate, 124

Hands-On Exercises 6: Sharing and Collaborating, 125

Chapter Six. Using Google Presentations, 135

Objective 1: Create and Save New Presentations, 136

Hands-On Exercises 1: Creating and Saving Presentations, 137

Objective 2: Open, Import, and Export Presentations, 139

Hands-On Exercises 2: Opening, Importing, and Exporting Presentations, 140

Objective 3: Format a Presentation with Themes, 142

Hands-On Exercises 3: Formatting a Presentation with Themes, 142

Objective 4: Create, Delete, and Organize Slides, 144

Hands-On Exercises 4: Creating, Deleting, and Organizing Slides, 145

Objective 5: Enter and Format Text, 149

Hands-On Exercises 5: Entering and Formatting Text, 149

Objective 6: Print a Presentation, 154

Hands-On Exercises 6: Printing a Presentation, 154

Chapter Seven. Using Google Presentations Advanced Operations, 163

Objective 1: Create Tables, 164

Hands-On Exercises 1: Creating Tables, 164

Objective 2: Insert Images, Shapes, and Videos, 167

Hands-On Exercises 2: Inserting Images, Shapes, and Videos, 168

Objective 3: Insert Charts, 173

Hands-On Exercises 3: Inserting Charts, 174

Objective 4: Animate Elements on a Slide, 175

Hands-On Exercises 4: Animating Elements on a Slide, 176

Objective 5: Share and Collaborate, 177

Hands-On Exercises 5: Sharing and Collaborating, 178

Objective 6: Give a Presentation, 183

Hands-On Exercises 6: Giving a Presentation, 183

Chapter Eight. Using Gmail, 193

Objective 1: Sign Up for a Gmail Account, 194

Hands-On Exercises 1: Signing Up for a Gmail Account, 194

Objective 2: Manage Your Inbox, 197

Hands-On Exercises 2: Managing Your Inbox, 200

Objective 3: Send and Receive Email Messages, 206

Hands-On Exercises 3: Sending and Receiving Email Messages, 207

Objective 4: Protect against Spam and Viruses, 215

Hands-On Exercises 4: Protecting against Spam, 216

Objective 5: Manage Your Contacts, 218

Hands-On Exercises 5: Managing Your Contacts, 218

Objective 6: Customize Gmail, 224

Hands-On Exercises 6: Customizing Gmail, 226

Chapter Nine. Using Google Calendar, 235

Objective 1: Create a New Calendar, 236

Hands-On Exercises 1: Creating a New Calendar, 236

Objective 2: View Your Calendars, 239

Hands-On Exercises 2: Viewing Your Calendars, 240

Objective 3: Add New Events, 245

Hands-On Exercises 3: Adding New Events, 246

Objective 4: Share a Public Calendar, 252

Hands-On Exercises 4: Sharing a Public Calendar, 252

Objective 5: Create and Manage a To-Do List, 256

Hands-On Exercises 5: Creating and Managing a To-Do List, 256

Chapter Ten. Using the Google Chrome Browser, 265

Objective 1: Navigate the Web with Google Chrome, 266

Hands-On Exercises 1: Navigating the Web with Google Chrome, 270

Objective 2: Manage Tabs and Homepages, 273

Hands-On Exercises 2: Managing Tabs and Homepages, 274

Objective 3: Add and Manage Bookmarks and History, 276

Hands-On Exercises 3: Adding and Managing Bookmarks and History, 277

Objective 4: Use Google Chrome with Google Apps, 285

Hands-On Exercises 4: Using Google Chrome with Google Apps, 285

Glossary, 291

Index, 293

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Introduction to Google™ Apps Productivity Apps, First Edition

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-272518-7 See more

Author(s): Michael Miller

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