Google Apps For Dummies

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)

• Introduction 1Part I: Up and Going with Google Apps 7Chapter 1: Introducing Google Apps 9Chapter 2: Signing Up for Google Apps 17Chapter 3: The Start Page 37Part II: Keeping in Touch and on Time: Gmail, Talk, and Calendar 49Chapter 4: Connecting with Gmail 51Chapter 5: Discovering Advanced Gmail Tools 69Chapter 6: Keeping in Touch with the Contacts List 89Chapter 7: Chatting with Gmail Chat and Google Talk 103Chapter 8: Filling Your Calendar115Chapter 9: Sharing Your Calendar with Others 133Part III: Getting to Work: Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations 155Chapter 10: Finding Your Way around the Google Docs Home 157Chapter 11: Word Processing with Google Docs 173Chapter 12: Crunching Numbers with Google Spreadsheets 199Chapter 13: Creating Amazing Google Presentations 227Part IV: Popping the Hood: Google Apps Administration 255Chapter 14; The Dashboard 257Chapter 15: Start Page Configuration and Administration277Chapter 16: Creating a Web Site for Your Organization291Chapter 17: Tweaking Your Apps 313Part V: The Part of Tens 331Chapter 18: Ten Solutions to Common Problems 333Chapter 19: Ten More Google Apps for Your Business, Group, or Organization 341Index 349