Google Sites and Chrome For Dummies - Softcover

Teeter, Ryan; Barksdale, Karl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470396784 ISBN 13: 9780470396780

Publisher: For Dummies, 2009

Synopsis

Curious about Google Sites and how team collaboration Web sites can help you share documents online from various locations? Curious about Google’s new Chrome browser? Google Sites & Chrome For Dummies has what you want to know!

Today, Google is so much more than another word for “search.” Google Sites & Chrome For Dummies shows you how to create great collaborative Web sites with Google Sites and surf the Web with the super-fast Google Chrome browser. Find out how they work with other Google Apps, too. You’ll learn to:

• Take advantage of free hosting, free tools, and a simple, straightforward interface with Google Sites
• Set up a Google account or Google Apps account
• Create wiki sites that let coworkers collaborate on projects or keep family members up to date
• Use Google gadgets to keep track of projects, manage calendars and documents, or display photos
• Integrate documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and other Google Apps into your site
• Work with Contact List, Google Talk, and Google Chat, and handle e-mail with Gmail
• Download and install the speedy Google Chrome browser
• Install browser plug-ins, enable offline access to Google Docs, and manage misbehaving tabs

You’ll even find instructions and examples to help you plan sites for personal and business use, plus a sample college course site. With advice from Google Sites & Chrome For Dummies, you can make collaboration easy and have the high-speed Web at your fingertips.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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

See how you can take advantage of Google's free tools

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

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

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470396784
• ISBN 13: 9780470396780
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464