Google Sites and Chrome For Dummies pptx

Ryan Teeter

Karl Barksdale

Coauthors of Google Apps For Dummies

Learn to:

• Use Google Sites to easily create Web

pages with wikis

• Share information with teams,

colleagues, or family members

• Download and install the speedy

Google Chrome browser

Inside — your Google AdWords™

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Google™

Sites

& Chrome

Making Everything Easier!™

Open the book and find:

• Where Google Sites beats other

team site packages

• How to create a Google account or

Google Apps account

• Advice on setting up sites that

work

• Tips for managing collaborators

• Chrome’s better way of fixing

unruly tabs

• Steps to take when designing a

scheme

• Why you should consider Gmail

Ryan Teeter was an external trainer for Google, where he developed a

comprehensive training program for corporate customers and Google

Apps users. Karl Barksdale has written more than 50 business and

technology books, and has consulted for both Microsoft and Google.

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When you hear “Google”, do you think “search”? Most

people do. But Google is much more, and you won’t have

to search far to get the scoop. This book shows you how to

create great collaborative Web sites with Google Sites and

surf the Web with the super-fast Google Chrome browser.

You can even boost your business with Google AdWords —

look inside for more!

• Simple and free — take advantage of free hosting, free tools,

and a simple, straightforward interface with Google Sites

• Wonderful wikis — create wiki sites that let coworkers

collaborate on projects and keep family members up to date

• A gaggle of gadgets — use Google gadgets to keep track of

projects, manage calendars and documents, or display photos

• Take a shine to Chrome — create a highly efficient, personalized

browser using tabs and shortcuts

• Sample a scheme — explore sample schemes for a personal site,

business intranet, or college course site

• Tinker — install browser plug-ins, enable offline access to

Google Docs, and manage misbehaving tabs

• Applicable applications — integrate documents, spreadsheets,

presentations, and other Google Apps into your site

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Google™

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by Ryan Teeter and Karl Barksdale

Google™

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Google Sites™ & Chrome For Dummies®

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About the Authors

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 pursu￾ing his passion for teaching and research as a doctoral student at Rutgers

University, where he’s completing a Ph.D. in accounting information systems.

(www.ryanteeter.com)

Karl Barksdale was a former Development Manager for the Training and

Certifi cation 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)

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Dedication

Ryan Teeter: This book is dedicated to Erin, the love of my life.

Karl Barksdale: For Hilary, Cory, and Mari, who make it all worthwhile.

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Authors’ Acknowledgments

This book wouldn’t have happened without the inspiration and guidance of

Esther Wojcicki of Palo Alto High School and Jeremy Milo, the Google Apps

Product Marketing Manager at Google. Nor could we have accomplished so

much without the External Training Team at Google, of which we were so

fortunate to be a part. Here’s to Lance Cotton, Erik Gottlieb, Lauren Frandsen,

Kristina Cutura, Charbel Semaan, Tyrona Heath, Mary Hekl, Brian Schreier,

and Jared Smith. You guys rock!

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Publishing, including Greg Croy, senior acquisitions editor; Chris Morris,

senior project editor; Brian Walls, copy editor; Jim Kelly, technical editor and

the other incredibly talented and amazing people who made working on this

project a real treat.

Along those lines, we want to acknowledge our friends and colleagues at the

Rutgers Business School and the Utah County Academy of Sciences for their

support.

Finally, we acknowledge you, the reader, for trusting us to help you make the

most out of this amazing and incredibly useful technology.

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction ................................................................ 1

Part I: Getting Started with Google Sites and Chrome ..... 7

Chapter 1: Befriending Google Sites ................................................................................9

Chapter 2: Getting to Know Chrome .............................................................................21

Chapter 3: Signing Up for Google Apps and Getting Your Team Online ...................31

Chapter 4: Exploring Google Sites .................................................................................43

Part II: Constructing and Sharing Your Google Site ...... 63

Chapter 5: Mastering Page Layouts and Tools ............................................................65

Chapter 6: Adding Gadgets .............................................................................................85

Chapter 7: Customizing Your Site’s Look and Feel ....................................................103

Chapter 8: Bringing Collaboration to a New Level ....................................................115

Part III: Getting the Most Out of Chrome ................... 129

Chapter 9: Perfecting Chrome Browsing ....................................................................131

Chapter 10: Uncovering Chrome’s Advanced Features ............................................151

Part IV: Building Your Own Scheme .......................... 173

Chapter 11: Proffering a Personal Scheme .................................................................175

Chapter 12: Building a College Course Scheme .........................................................185

Chapter 13: Building Business Schemes .....................................................................201

Part V: More Google Apps You Can’t Do Without ........ 219

Chapter 14: Using Google Docs and the Docs Home .................................................221

Chapter 15: Docs: Google’s Word-Processing App ....................................................239

Chapter 16: Calculating with Google Spreadsheets...................................................271

Chapter 17: Creating Amazing Google Presentations ...............................................297

Chapter 18: Using Google Calendar .............................................................................323

Chapter 19: Communicating with Gmail .....................................................................347

Chapter 20: Enhancing Communication with Google Contacts,

Video Chat, and Talk ...................................................................................................371

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Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................... 391

Chapter 21: Ten More Ideas for Your Scheme ...........................................................393

Chapter 22: Ten More Google Apps for Your Team ..................................................401

Index ...................................................................... 407

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................. 1

About This Book ..............................................................................................1

How This Book Is Organized ..........................................................................2

Part I: Getting Started with Google Sites and Chrome ......................2

Part II: Constructing and Sharing Your Google Site...........................2

Part III: Getting the Most Out of Chrome ............................................2

Part IV: Building Your Own Scheme ....................................................3

Part V: More Google Apps You Can’t Do Without .............................3

Part VI: The Part of Tens .......................................................................3

Conventions Used in This Book .....................................................................3

Icons Used In This Book .................................................................................4

Where to Go from Here ...................................................................................5

Part I: Getting Started with Google Sites and Chrome ..... 7

Chapter 1: Befriending Google Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

What You Should Know Before You Start ....................................................9

Web pages .............................................................................................10

Wikis ......................................................................................................11

File sharing ...........................................................................................11

Comparing Google Sites to Other Team Sites ............................................13

Microsoft Offi ce Live Workspace .......................................................13

Blackboard and Moodle ......................................................................14

Acrobat ..................................................................................................14

Why Google Sites Is the Right Way to Do Things ......................................15

Simplifying your life .............................................................................15

Saving money .......................................................................................16

How Google Sites Fits with the Other Google Apps ..................................16

Calendar ................................................................................................17

Docs .......................................................................................................17

Gmail ......................................................................................................18

Talk ........................................................................................................19

Chapter 2: Getting to Know Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Choosing Google Chrome .............................................................................21

Using a faster browser ........................................................................22

Making the most of Google Search ....................................................23

Keeping your computer safe ..............................................................24

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