#1
/ March 8, 2010 / 2:13 min.
Kicking off our 10-part
video tutorial on using Google Docs
, Molly McDonald runs down
how to access Google Docs
and gives a quick tour of the Google Docs interface. Google Docs is a viable
free alternative to Microsoft Office
for basic word processing, spreadsheets and even presentations.
#2
/ March 9, 2010 / 1:27 min.
Our
video tutorial on using Google Docs
continues with a look at
how to get your documents in the cloud
by
uploading files to Google Docs
. If you're convinced that Google Docs is a viable
free alternative to Microsoft Office
or if you have a bunch of documents on your computer that you want to be able to access from anywhere, this is for you.
#3
/ March 10, 2010 / 1:45 min.
One huge benefit of
cloud computing
is that it's easier than ever to share documents and other files. No more email attachments required. No more version control troubles. Our
video tutorial on using Google Docs
demonstrates the sharing and emailing functions in Google Docs.
#4
/ March 11, 2010 / 1:45 min.
It won't take long for your
Google Docs home screen to become overrun with all the documents you've created and uploaded. We continue our
video tutorial on using Google Docs
by organizing our documents and spreadsheets using
folders in Google Docs
.
#5
/ March 12, 2010 / 1:20 min.
In
Google Docs, you can easily link one document to another. You can link a sales write-up to a slideshow presentation for example or just link one text document to another in order to provide context.
#6
/ March 15, 2010 / 1:36 min.
Because files can be shared easily and can be edited simultaneously with one or more collaborators, Google's online offering proves it can do some things that other offline office suites simply can't do. In this
video tutorial on using Google Docs
, we look at the comments workflow and how it makes
online document collaboration
easy.
#7
/ March 16, 2010 / 2:17 min.
There are a ton of
and they're free for the taking. In part seven of our
video tutorial on using Google Docs
, Molly McDonald looks at
using templates in Google Docs
. Templates offer attractive layouts, project-specific functions and just generally save a lot of time. Why reinvent the wheel, after all.
#8
/ March 17, 2010 / 2:30 min.
Molly McDonald continues our
video tutorial on using Google Docs
with a look at
creating a PowerPoint style presentation in Google Docs
. Once again showing it can be a viable
free alternative to Microsoft Office
, Google Docs lets you create attractive slideshow presentations.
#9
/ March 18, 2010 / 2:29 min.
Using forms in Google Docs
, you can track RSVPs for a party, get signups for a bake sale, take a vote or whatever else you might think up. Our
video tutorial on using Google Docs
takes a look at quickly and easily creating and sharing forms in Google Docs.
#10
/ March 19, 2010 / 1:55 min.
With your whole document workflow in one place thanks to
Google Docs, it can be handy to star your favorite documents so you can find them at a glance. In this final installment of our
video tutorial on using Google Docs
, Molly McDonald looks at doing just that. She also explores
transferring ownership of a Google Doc
and hiding documents you don't want to see.
about Google Docs 101
This
video tutorial on using Google Docs
with host Molly McDonald shows
how to get your documents in the cloud
with Google's entirely online office suite. Google Docs can be a
free alternative to Microsoft Office
if you don't need all the powerful features available in Microsoft's flagship document processing software.
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