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Google Docs 4 Everyone Steven Holzner

Google Docs 4 Everyone By Steven Holzner

Google Docs 4 Everyone by Steven Holzner

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Google Docs 4 Everyone by Steven Holzner

Who needs expensive, old-fashioned office software? Now, you can do everything online, free, with Google Docs! Experts Steve and Nancy Holzner offer simple, step-by-step instructions and great insider tips for making the most of Google's powerful online word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation tools. You'll get started fast... learn how to create and format professional-quality documents of all kinds... collaborate with colleagues to build better proposals and presentations... use advanced tools like revision history, templates, and charts... discover Google Docs' latest features and shortcuts... and a whole lot more! No matter what kind of documents you create, this book can help you do the job better, faster, and more efficiently... and you'll never pay for office software again! You'll Learn How To * Get your free Google account and set up iGoogle for instant access to your documents * Upload and use the documents you've already created with Microsoft Office * Use Google Spreadsheet to create charts to display spreadsheet data * Master Google Docs' easy, powerful document-editing and formatting tools * Insert images into your documents and presentations * Share documents securely with your colleagues * Back up your documents offline and edit them when you don't have an Internet connection Steven Holzner, former contributing editor at PC Magazine, is author of 108 computer books that have sold more than 2.5 million copies. His most recent Pearson book is Facebook Marketing. Nancy Holzner writes and edits technology books from her home in central New York state. Her recent publications include books on Intuit QuickBase and Zoho. Nancy has also worked as a medievalist, a high school teacher, and a corporate trainer. CATEGORY: Productivity Suites COVERS: Google Docs USER LEVEL: Beginning-Intermediate

About Steven Holzner

Steven Holzner is the award-winning author of many books. His books have sold more than two million copies and have been translated into 18 languages around the world. He's been a contributing editor at PC Magazine and has been on the faculty of MIT and Cornell University, where he got his PhD. Nancy Holzner writes and edits tech books from her home in central New York state on topics ranging from Google Apps to WAN optimization to Zoho. She is also a novelist (mystery and urban fantasy) and has worked as a medievalist, an English teacher, and a corporate trainer. Nancy holds a PhD from Brown University.

Table of Contents

Introduction............................................................................................ 1 A Quick Overview of This Book................................................. 2 A Word About Security............................................................ 3 Technical Requirements for Using Google Docs......................... 4 1 Getting Started with Google Docs............................................................. 7 A Google Account: Your Passport to All Things Google.............. 8 Signing up and Signing in................................................ 8 What Can I Do with a Google Account?........................... 10 Managing Your Google Account............................................. 11 Changing Your Account Information................................ 11 Adding and Launching Google Applications..................... 12 Getting Familiar with the Google Docs Home Page.................. 12 Organizing Your Documents........................................... 13 Finding a Document...................................................... 16 iGoogle, You Google, Everybody Googles............................... 18 What's an iGoogle Page?.............................................. 19 Setting up iGoogle......................................................... 19 Customizing Your Page................................................. 20 iGoogle and Google Docs.............................................. 24 2 Starting Word Processing...................................................................... 29 Creating Your First Document................................................ 29 Naming the Document................................................... 30 Entering Text................................................................ 31 Saving the Document..................................................... 34 Introducing Formatting........................................................... 35 Using the Formatting Toolbar.......................................... 35 Using Keyboard Shortcuts............................................. 38 Printing a Document.............................................................. 39 Inserting Headers and Footers........................................ 39 Inserting Page Breaks................................................... 40 Checking Your Spelling.................................................. 40 Choosing Your Print Settings......................................... 40 Exporting and Printing the Document.............................. 41 Deleting a Document............................................................. 44 3 Formatting Documents.......................................................................... 45 Formatting a Document......................................................... 45 Working with Templates......................................................... 47 Creating a New Document from a Template..................... 47 Saving a Document as a Template.................................. 50 Importing and Exporting Documents........................................ 50 Importing Documents..................................................... 50 Exporting a Document................................................... 54 Doing Research.................................................................... 55 Using a Dictionary, Thesaurus, or Encyclopedia............... 56 Searching the Web from Your Document......................... 57 Working Offline..................................................................... 57 Downloading and Installing Gears................................... 58 Activating Gears............................................................ 60 Using Gears to Work Offline........................................... 62 Tweaking Your Offline Settings....................................... 63 4 Taking Your Docs to the Next Level: Lists, Tables, and Insertions.............. 65 Working with Lists................................................................. 65 Creating a List.............................................................. 66 Editing a List................................................................ 67 Adding Tables to a Document................................................. 71 Creating a Table............................................................ 71 Editing a Table.............................................................. 72 Inserting and Editing Images.................................................. 78 Getting an Image into Your Document............................. 78 Editing Images.............................................................. 82 Deleting an Image......................................................... 82 Working with Hyperlinks and Bookmarks................................. 82 Inserting a Hyperlink...................................................... 83 Editing a Hyperlink........................................................ 84 Inserting a Bookmark..................................................... 85 Creating a Table of Contents.......................................... 87 Editing a Table of Contents............................................ 89 5 Sharing and Collaborating on Documents................................................ 91 Sharing a Document.............................................................. 92 Step 1: Choose Sharers and Set Permissions................. 92 Step 2: Send an Optional Email Invitation........................ 93 Receiving a Document-Sharing Notification...................... 94 Changing a Document's Ownership................................. 95 Emailing All Viewers/Collaborators.................................. 96 Removing Sharing......................................................... 98 Other Ways to Share a Document.......................................... 99 Emailing a Document.................................................... 99 Publishing a Document on the Web.............................. 100 Collaborating on a Document................................................ 105 Collaboration and Offline Editing.................................... 106 Using Color-Coded Comments...................................... 106 Working with a Document's Revision History.......................... 109 Viewing Revisions........................................................ 109 Comparing Versions.................................................... 110 6 Introducing Spreadsheets..................................................................... 113 Spreadsheet Basics............................................................ 113 What Is a Spreadsheet?............................................... 113 What Can a Cell Contain?............................................ 114 What Makes a Good Spreadsheet Design?.................... 114 Creating Your First Google Docs Spreadsheet....................... 117 Selecting Cells and Entering Data................................. 118 Saving a Spreadsheet.................................................. 118 Creating a New Spreadsheet from a Template........................ 119 Formatting a Spreadsheet.................................................... 120 Formatting Numbers.................................................... 121 Formatting Dates and Times......................................... 122 Formatting Appearance................................................ 122 Creating Formatting Rules............................................ 125 Working with Multiple Sheets....................................... 126 Working with Data............................................................... 127 Importing Data into Google Docs................................... 127 Exporting Data from Google Docs................................. 128 Exporting as an XLS or ODS File.................................. 129 Entering Data.............................................................. 130 Clearing Data.............................................................. 133 Working with Rows and Columns.................................. 133 Sorting Data................................................................ 136 Printing and Deleting Spreadsheets....................................... 139 Printing a Spreadsheet................................................. 139 Deleting a Spreadsheet................................................ 140 7 Spreadsheets: Formulas and Charts..................................................... 141 Working with Spreadsheet Formulas..................................... 141 What Is a Formula?..................................................... 142 Creating Formulas: The Basics..................................... 142 Supercharging Your Formulas with Functions................. 147 Getting the Big Picture with Charts, Graphics, and Gadgets.... 150 Kinds of Charts........................................................... 151 Creating a Chart.......................................................... 154 Editing a Chart............................................................ 156 Putting an Image into Your Spreadsheet........................ 159 Editing an Image......................................................... 160 Google Docs Spreadsheets and Google Gadgets........... 161 Editing a Gadget......................................................... 162 8 Sharing and Collaborating on Spreadsheets........................................... 167 Sharing Spreadsheets.......................................................... 167 Publishing a Spreadsheet on the Web........................... 168 Embedding a Spreadsheet in Your Web Site or Blog...... 170 Inviting Others to Share a Spreadsheet.......................... 170 Collaborating on Spreadsheets............................................. 176 Working Simultaneously.............................................. 176 Chatting as You Work.................................................. 177 Commenting on a Spreadsheet..................................... 178 Receiving Notifications................................................. 180 Creating a Form to Gather Data............................................ 181 Creating a New Spreadsheet by Designing a Form......... 181 Creating a Form for an Existing Spreadsheet................. 184 Emailing a Form.......................................................... 184 Embedding a Form in a Web Page or Blog.................... 185 Editing a Form............................................................ 186 Editing a Form's Confirmation Message......................... 187 Analyzing Form Data................................................... 188 Disabling or Deleting a Form......................................... 189 Working with a Spreadsheet's Revision History...................... 189 9 Introducing Presentations..................................................................... 191 What's a Presentation?........................................................ 191 Why Use Google Docs for Presentations?..................... 192 Some Pointers for Designing a Presentation.................. 192 Your First Presentation........................................................ 193 Starting from Scratch................................................... 193 Naming Your Presentation............................................ 194 Getting an Existing Presentation into Google Docs......... 195 Adding a New Slide..................................................... 196 Selecting a Slide and Inserting Text.............................. 197 Saving a Presentation.................................................. 198 Giving Your Slides Pizzazz.................................................. 199 Adding Some Style with a Theme................................. 199 Giving Your Slides a Custom Background...................... 200 Formatting Text........................................................... 201 Adding Images, Shapes, and Videos............................. 204 Moving and Resizing Elements..................................... 207 Arranging Elements on a Slide...................................... 207 Revealing Elements One by One................................... 208 Deleting an Element.................................................... 209 Working with Slides............................................................. 209 Importing Slides.......................................................... 209 Copying a Slide........................................................... 210 Moving a Slide............................................................. 211 Adding Speaker Notes................................................. 211 Deleting a Slide........................................................... 211 Working with Presentations.................................................. 212 Previewing a Presentation............................................ 212 Exporting a Presentation.............................................. 213 Printing a Presentation................................................. 213 Deleting a Presentation................................................ 214 10 The Main Event: Sharing and Viewing Presentations............................... 217 Sharing a Presentation......................................................... 217 Collaborating on a Presentation............................................ 218 Giving a Live Presentation.................................................... 219 Starting the Show........................................................ 220 During the Presentation................................................ 220 Ending a Presentation.................................................. 226 Publishing a Presentation on the Web................................... 226 Making a Presentation Public....................................... 226 Embedding a Presentation in Your Web Page or Blog..... 228 Working with Revisions........................................................ 230 TOC, 1/16/09, 9780789739360

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GOR002761810
9780789739360
0789739364
Google Docs 4 Everyone by Steven Holzner
Steven Holzner
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Pearson Education (US)
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