Google Docs and Apps

Google Docs & Other Google Apps

Google Docs/Drive

Google Translate

Google Search

Google Maps

Gmail

Google Hangouts

YouTube

Google Cardboard

There are many more Google Apps/Products/Services; this is just a sampling of some of them! Google Docs/Google Drive

GOOGLE DOCS Start a new blank document or choose a template to help you get started. You can choose from text files, spreadsheets, presentations and more. You can invite others to view, comment on, or edit the document with you at any time. Online at docs.google.com or download the App to your phone or tablet!

• To start a new document, click the + by Blank. A Word-like program opens. Click in the body and start typing! Use the menus and icons to change the font, color, add style, etc. • It automatically saves to the Google Drive (online storage for Google Docs) • Click the star icon to mark this document as a 'favorite' for easier finding later • Move it to another folder by clicking the folder icon (move to) then select a folder and click "Move this item". If you have no other folders, you can click My Drive, New, Folder, name it, click Create and then drag/drop to it from the My Drive screen.

GOOGLE DRIVE Online at google.com/drive, inside Google Docs or downoad the App to your phone or tablet! This is 15 Gb of free storage included with your Google account and it's where your Google Docs automatically save. Click the folder icon to get into MyDrive to view files saved in your Google Drive. If you are working in a file, you can move it to an existing or create a new folder to move it to.

• To open your Google Drive from Google Docs, click Menu, click Drive • You can drag/drop documents made/store elsewhere to your Google Drive • To get back to your Google Docs main page, close the TAB for My Drive

MENU Click on the menu = on the left to switch between Docs, Sheets and Slides or to get to settings. Click Drive to open your Google Drive contents. If you're a Chrome user, make sure you've installed the Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides extension to edit Office files right from this home screen.

SEARCH Click in "Search Drive" to search for any documents you've created or that have been shared with you.

SHARE To share, press the blue Share button, name your document, type address(es), add a comment, press Send

IMPORT You can drag/drop files from other programs (Word, etc.) into your Google Drive. You will be asked to convert them to Google Docs for full functionality when you open them. Google Translate

Google's free translation service. Use through Google.com, translate.google.com or through Google Translate app on your mobile device.

Click a language on the left or start typing or pasting text and it will auto-detect. - You can translate entire paragraphs or even pages at a time! - With a microphone, you can dictact the text by clicking the microphone icon - You can hear what you've entered by clicking the speaker icon - You can change input method with the keyboard icon

The translation will automatically appear on the right. - The default translation is Spanish; choose another language with the drop down arrow - Translation happens immediately unless you turn instant translation off - Click the star icon to save the translation - Click the paper icon to 'copy' the translation for easy pasting into a document/email - Click the speaker icon to hear the translation - Click the share icon to send the translation to others via email - Click on a translated word to see other similar words

Sometimes a sentence or phrase doesn't translate to what we know it means. To double-check your translations, put the translated word(s) back into the left, choose Spanish and on the right choose English to see what it translates back to.

Other services: Translator Toolkit, Website Translator and Global Market Finder available for businesses

Google Search

Google search has been around for a long time and many people know how to use it. But just in case, here are some pointers:

- go to google.com OR just type in the address bar if you use Google Chrome - type exactly what you are looking for (e.g. orange stamped peanut hard candy at christmas) - pose it as a question to get a web site with Q&A's - search images and when you see it, click it and then click Visit Page - if you want instructions or a demo, click the Videos category for YouTube videos Google Maps

Free interactive map service for directions, points of interest, street views, businesses and more.

- Go to Google.com, enter a place (address, city/state, business, popular spot, etc.) in the search box - Click on the map in the upper right and you'll see a view like the one above - Just about everything on the map is clickable: weather, directions, photos, links, map

MAP VIEW - Click the little arrow to slide the extra content over and make the map bigger and easier to use - Double-click to zoom in - re-centers based on where you have your mouse - Zoom out using the slider on the bottom right (can also zoom in using that) - Left-click, hold, slide to move the map on the screen - Click the map to place a marker; click the marker to go to street view or get directions - Click the Earth/Map square in the lower left to switch between satellite and map view - Drag the yellow person icon over the map to see roads with Streetview (most roads will) - Drop him on a road to switch to a street view of that road (need to be zoomed in) - Click the three colorful boxes to "show imagery" which are photos others have taken of that location - Mouse over a picture to see where it is on the map; click the picture to go to the location as street view - Move around the street view with your mouse and the tools in the lower right (zoom, rotation, etc.) - Click "Back to Map" in the lower left to go back to the map

STREET VIEW - Pan left, right, up and down by clicking on the screen, holding, and moving the mouse - Move up the street by putting your mouse on the street and double-clicking (or click arrows) - It takes a little practice to get used to moving forward in big leaps - Really neat way to see new places, revisit places you've been, etc.

MOBILE DEVICES - Mobile devices know where you are and start there - that makes getting directions very easy. Gmail

Google's email program. Very popular. Web-based so you can access your email through any device.

MAILBOXES - A list of folders for your messages on the left- also called Labels - click a mailbox/label to jump to it - click More, Manage Labels/Create New Labels to edit or create new labels

MESSAGES - Shown to the right with select box, favorites star, from, subject, date/time of message - click a message to read it, click the arrow in the upper right OR click below the message to reply/forward - click the trash can on an open message or check a box by a message and click the trash can to delete - click box then click folder to move or just drag/drop into a folder - after reading a message, click the back arrow above to go back to where you were - Compose message with red COMPOSE button - Fill in "To", click Cc, Bcc for carbon/blind carbon copy (preferred for multiple recipients!) - Fill in subject, start typing in body, use tools below to enhance your message - Attachments - click paperclip, find and click on file, click Open - Click Drive icon to insert a file from your Google Drive account - Typing a web or email address automatically links, but you can also use chain link icon

CONTACTS - Click Mail and Contacts - Contact labels on the left, contacts on the right (similar to your mail) - Contacts automatically created from people you email with (address only unless you add more) - Click a contact to view/change it - Click red New Contact button to add a contact - Click More for options like Import, Export, Print, Restore, etc.

OTHER Find messages and people using the Search box at the top Log out, into another account by clicking the circle icon for your account Go to the next page of email by clicking the ">" next to the message count Click the 'gear' to change dsiplay and go into settings Mark a message as spam with the stop sign icon (it should filter from then on) Send instant message (chat) to friends shown under the labels (names with green dots) Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts brings conversations to live with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free! It's like email + chat + skype that is tied to you Google account.

Menu lines - Contacts, conversations, phone calls, invites, app downloads People icon - Start a conversation with someone that's online - click a name to start a conversation Word bubble icon - See recent conversations - click to reply Phone icon - Start a phone call - just type a number! (need microphone and speakers)

YouTube (now owned by Google)

Youtube.com or download the YouTube app to your mobile device.

Huge video library - from movie trailers to DIY videos for entertainment to instruction. From private citizens to organizations and corporations. An excellent resource to SEE how to do something, not just read how to do it. TCC has a YouTube channel and has many tutorial videos online (iPads, Windows 10, etc.) Content is not 'adult' rated but is still questionable and could be gross, scary, offensive, etc. YouTube stores the videos, you cannot save or download them without special software. You just watch them. There are many ads both in your search results and before/during/between videos you watch.

To upload videos, you need a Google account. To watch videos, you do not need a Google account but if you have Gmail and are signed in, YouTube will automatically record your viewing history and start recommending videos to you. You can also comment on videos, send them to others, share to FB, etc.

Google Cardboard

Virtual reality glasses made out of cardboard

- Download apps or search Internet for compatible videos - Magentic-fabric button built-in - Put your phone in the cardboard, start the video and enjoy!