Getting Started with Google Docs : Getting Started with Google Docs
What are “Google Docs?” : What are “Google Docs?” Free, web based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and form application offered by Google.
Basic Functions : Basic Functions Document = Word
Presentation = Power Point
Spreadsheet = Excel
Forms populate a spreadsheet
Must Have Three Things : Must Have Three Things Internet access
Email account
Google account (attached to the email address you chose)
Benefits of using Google docs : Benefits of using Google docs No software to download
Your work can be accessed from any computer at any time
It’s free!
Slide 6 : Traditional Office Suite Google Docs Both one author at a time software based can save,
print invite others
and they can
also edit web based
Let’s get started… : Let’s get started… To use Google docs, you must first set up a Google account at www.google.com
Step 1: Set up a Google account : Step 1: Set up a Google account Go to www.google.com
Click on “more”
Click on “even more”
Step 1: continued : Step 1: continued From the menu, click on Gmail
Step 1: continued : Step 1: continued Create your own username and password
If your students do not already have their own e-mail accounts, they can also create a Gmail account at www.google.com
Step 2: Go to Google docs : Step 2: Go to Google docs Once you have your own Gmail account, go to the Google homepage
Click on “more”, then click on “even more”
Click on “docs” from the menu
Or from your Gmail you can access to docs in following way : Or from your Gmail you can access to docs in following way
Your first google doc... : Your first google doc...
Slide 14 : Select “NEW”
Step 2: Choose the doc type : Step 2: Choose the doc type Select which type of document you would like to create
You can choose to create a document, a spreadsheet or a presentation
Slide 16 : Step 3:Select “DOCUMENT”
Step 4: Editing the doc : Step 4: Editing the doc A new version of the doc type will appear and you can edit it and make changes
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