Google Docs & Slides - Beginner to Expert

A short introduction to the Google Docs section from Joe Buchmann.

Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time. 

Here are a few things you can do with Google Docs:

• Upload a Word document and convert it to a Google document
• Invite other people to collaborate on a document with you, giving them edit, comment or view access
• Collaborate online in real time and chat with other collaborators
• View your document's revision history and rollback to any previous version
• Download a Google document to your desktop in various formats
• Translate a document to a different language
• Email your documents to other people as attachments

In this lesson we'll learn how to create Docs and get them all set up the way we want. 

Here's what we'll cover:

• Create new documents
• Import and convert documents
• Sharing
• Page setup
• Preferences
• Zoom

With Google Docs, you can collaborate with a lot of people at the same time. This can save a lot of time without having to send files back and forth, taking turns editing. You can also see and access historical revisions all the way back to the document's creation. This eliminates any fear of accidental changes or overwriting. 

In this section we'll cover:

• Basic collaboration
• Revision history
• Viewing detailed edits and new changes

In this section we will dive into how to edit and format documents. 

The things we'll cover include:

• Basic editing items
• Paint format
• Text and font styles
• Alignment and spacing
• Lists and indentation
• Links

Commenting can be a powerful tool for collaboration. In this section we'll talk about what comments are used for, and how to apply them. 

We'll talk about:

• Adding, editing and viewing comments
• Sending comments to specific people
• Replying to comments
• Closing and re-opening comments
• Managing comment notifications

This a short lesson that covers printing and downloading documents. 

Columns and tables are the same thing in Google Docs. We'll take a look at why this is, as well as how to set up our own columns/tables.

The Insert Menu has a lot of things in it that can enhance our documents visually and functionally. 

We'll take a look at:

• Images
• Equations
• Drawings
• Footnotes
• Special characters
• Horizontal lines
• Page breaks
• Page management options

Google Docs has a few tools to help us get the job done. We'll see what these tools are, as well as how to use them. 

We'll talk about:

• Spelling and the personal dictionary
• The explore and define tools
• Document translation
• Voice typing

Now that we know how to create, set up and build our documents, it's time to take a look at some tips and advanced ways to use them. 

We'll cover the following things:

• PDF links
• Email copies as attachments
• Update Microsoft Word documents with a Chrome extension 
• Using add-ons
• Finding and applying templates

A short introduction to the Google Slides section from Joe Buchmann.

Google Slides is an online presentation app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way. It is similar to something like Microsoft Powerpoint.

Here are a few things you can do with Google Slides:

• Create and edit presentations
• Edit a presentation with friends or coworkers, and share it with others effortlessly
• Import files to Google Slides
• Download your presentations in various formats
• Insert images and videos into your presentation

In this lesson we'll go over how to create Slide presentations and get them set up. 

We'll cover the following items:

• Create a new presentation
• Page setup
• Choosing and editing a theme
• Importing and converting
• Sharing the presentation
• Document history

By the end of this lesson you will be able to create or import a presentation, and set it up for your needs.

Now that we know how to start and set up a presentation, it's time to start learning how we can edit the content in it.

In this lesson we'll cover the following:

• Basic editing tools
• Zoom
• Creating slides
• Changing slide layout and backgrounds
• Inserting slide numbers

By the end of this lesson you will have a basic understanding of how the slides work within your presentation.

In this lesson we'll be adding text to you your presentation. We'll how to get it in there, as well as how to manipulate it to how we need it. 

We'll cover the following text items:

• Font styles
• Alignment and spacing
• Lists and indentation
• Paint format
• Links
• Working with text boxes

By the end of this lesson you will understand how text works in Slides, as well as be able to set text up to suit your needs. 

In this lesson we'll begin working with objects. We'll find out what kind of objects there are and how we can use them in Slides. 

We'll cover the following object related items:

• Working with shapes
• Using lines and connectors
• Adding images
• Adding videos
• Using and manipulating word art
• Working with tables

By the end of this lesson you will have an understanding of what objects are, which ones are available, and how to add them into your slides. 

Now that we know what kind of objects we can use, and how they work with slides, we'll go a little further with arranging and animating. 

In this lesson we'll talk about:

• Snap to grid and guides
• Aligning and distributing objects
• Grouping objects together
• Adding animation

By the end of this lesson you will be able to properly align your objects, as well as add animation to objects and slides. 

Google Slides has a few tools to help you get the job done. 

In this lesson, we'll take a look at:

• The spelling tool
• The explore and define tool
• Importing slides from other presentations
• Using comments in Slides

Now that we know how to create and build presentations, it's time to find out how we can show them off to people. 

In this lesson we'll be covering presentation in the following items:

• Starting a presentation
• Presentation controls
• Presenting in a new window
• Presenting with speaker notes
• Casting a presentation to another screen
• Presenting with Google Hangouts

By the end of this lesson you will be able to show your presentation any way that suits your needs.

In this lesson we take a look at how to find and apply templates to Google Slides. We'll also learn how to edit a master template and share a personal template for others to use.