Author(s): Ryan Teeter (Author), Karl Barksdale (Contributor)
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 14 April 2008
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 386 pages
ISBN-10: 0470189584
ISBN-13: 9780470189580
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
Get down to business with these online office tools
Create documents and spreadsheets, keep your calendar, use Gmail, and more
There’s more than one way to do office stuff. Google Apps are Web-based, low-cost (or free!) office productivity tools that do everything those big guys do, and you can access them from any computer with an Internet connection. This book boosts your “app-titude” with the lowdown on choosing, setting up, and using them for work and play.
Discover how to:
Choose among the different editions
Register a new domain
Use Gmail and Google Talk
Create and collaborate on documents
Import events into your calendar
Build cool presentations
From the Back Cover
Get down to business with these online office tools
Create documents and spreadsheets, keep your calendar, use Gmail, and more
There’s more than one way to do office stuff. Google Apps are Web-based, low-cost (or free!) office productivity tools that do everything those big guys do, and you can access them from any computer with an Internet connection. This book boosts your “app-titude” with the lowdown on choosing, setting up, and using them for work and play.
Discover how to:
Choose among the different editions
Register a new domain
Use Gmail and Google Talk
Create and collaborate on documents
Import events into your calendar
Build cool presentations
About the Author
Ryan Teeter is an accomplished writer and technology trainer. He has worked closely with business teachers throughout the country and consulted with the National Business Education Association, businesses, and school districts on Google Apps implementation. Ryan spent time working at Google in Mountain View, California, as an External Training Specialist, developing curriculum used for training Fortune 500 companies. When he’s not conducting training workshops or writing, Ryan’s pursuing his passion for teaching as a doctoral student at Rutgers University, where he’s completing a PhD in accounting information systems. (www.ryanteeter.com,www.technonerd.info)
Karl Barksdale was a former Development Manager for the Training and Certification team at WordPerfect Corporation and a Marketing Manager in the Consumer Products division. He was also the External Training Manager for Google’s Online Sales and Operations division. He’s best known for authoring and co-authoring 59 business and computer education textbooks. Albeit, the job he enjoys most is teaching at the Utah County Academy of Sciences, an early college high school on the Utah Valley University campus. (www.karlbarksdale.com)