Teeter / Barksdale Google Apps For Dummies

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-37839-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

Google Apps are Web-based, low-cost (or free!) office productivitytools that do everything those expensive applications do --and you can access them from any computer with an Internetconnection. Google Apps For Dummies boosts your "app-titude"by giving you the low-down on choosing, setting up, and using thesenifty and powerful gadgets for work or play.
Whether you're an individual who wants to take advantage ofiGoogle or an organization looking for an enterprise-wide trainingsolution for users at all levels, this comprehensive, practicalguide brings you up to speed with all of the basic information andadvanced tips and tricks you need to make good use of every GoogleApps's tool and capability. Discover how to:
* Get productive fast with free or inexpensive Web-basedapps
* 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 wayof working with PCs, saving businesses, schools, governmentagencies, and individuals big bucks on software, networkinfrastructure, and administration. Google Apps For Dummiesis your key to making this revolutionary new approach work for youand your organization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Teeter, Ryan

Barksdale, Karl

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Ryan Teeter is an accomplished writer and technologytrainer. He has worked closely with business teachers throughoutthe country and consulted with the National Business EducationAssociation, businesses, and school districts on Google Appsimplementation. Ryan spent time working at Google in Mountain View,California, as an External Training Specialist, developingcurriculum used for training Fortune 500 companies. When he'snot conducting training workshops or writing, Ryan's pursuinghis passion for teaching as a doctoral student at RutgersUniversity, where he's completing a PhD in accountinginformation systems. (www.ryanteeter.com,www.technonerd.info)
Karl Barksdale was a former Development Manager for theTraining and Certification team at WordPerfect Corporation and aMarketing Manager in the Consumer Products division. He was alsothe External Training Manager for Google's Online Sales andOperations division. He's best known for authoring andco-authoring 59 business and computer education textbooks. Albeit,the job he enjoys most is teaching at the Utah County Academy ofSciences, an early college high school on the Utah ValleyUniversity campus. (www.karlbarksdale.com)