Getting Started with Google Office: Docs, Sheets, Slides

Name: Getting Started with Google Office: Docs, Sheets, Slides
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Gain an overview of the main Google Apps suite: Including Documents (Docs) Spreadsheets (Sheets) & Presentation (Slides)

Created byLearnSmart LLC

Last updated 10/2015

English

What you'll learn

Learn how Google, Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations can help you with your individual productivity needs.
Cover spreadsheet fundamentals like entering and selecting data, how to format data, what the different data types are, and how to edit worksheets.
Organize and optimize your Google Spreadsheets by manipulating the screen display, sorting and filtering data, and pivot tables.
Follow the demonstrations on sharing, collaboration, and publishing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
Review the best practices to implement when working in Google slides, how to create and import slides, slide layout options, slide navigation, save options, and slide themes.
Take a closer look at Google Documents formatting options by learning about advanced formatting and ways to customize a document.
Become more productive and efficient at document, spreadsheet, and presentation creations.

Course content

7 sections • 107 lectures • 6h 51m total length

Orientation Video1:13

Getting Started: Creating Documents6:34
Getting Started: Opening & Uploading Existing Documents6:31
Getting Started: Documet Interface Overview8:16
Document Fundamentals: Type Justification3:32
Document Fundamentals: Type Justification1:54
Document Fundamentals: Cut | Copy | Paste Concepts2:12
Document Fundamentals: Page Setup2:31
Document Fundamentals: Saving Documents2:32
Basic Formatting: Text Formatting2:28
Basic Formatting: Font Formatting1:15
Basic Formatting: Paragraph Formatting3:24
Advanced Formatting: Using the Ruler1:01
Advanced Formatting: Working with Tabs & Indents1:58
Advanced Formatting: Working with Lists3:21
Advanced Formatting: Working with Headers & Footers2:35
Customizing Documents: Importing Images3:18
Customizing Documents: Adding Hyperlinks2:20
Customizing Documents: Working with Drawings4:42
Customizing Documents: Working with Comments & Footers2:46
Part 1 Quiz
Google Docs - Supplemental Materials0:10

Tables: Inserting Tables3:40
Tables: Customizing Table Properties1:46
Tables: Inserting & Deleting Rows & Columns0:51
Tables: Adjusting Row & Column Height1:16
Proofing Documents: Spelling Checker2:53
Proofing Documents: Find & Replace1:32
Proofing Documents: Word Usage Tools1:20
Proofing Documents: Translating a Document1:03
Saving Time: Keyboard Navigation3:00
Saving Time: AutoComplete | AutoCorrect2:38
Document Navigation Techniques: Using Bookmarks6:24
Document Navigation Techniques: Adding a Table of Contents4:06
Document Distribution: Printing2:50
Document Distribution: Downloading & Copying Documents3:08
Document Distribution: Revision History3:00
Document Distribution: Sharing & Collaboration5:43
Document Distribution: Communicating with Collaborators1:58
Document Distribution: Notification Settings1:27
Learn how to customize notification settings for document collaboration by enabling alerts and selecting options for all comments, replies to your own comments, threads you’ve commented on, and mentions.
Document Distribution: Publishing Your Document2:00
Part 2 Quiz
Google Docs - Supplemental Materials0:10

Getting Started: Creating a Presentation6:39
Create, upload, and present Google Presentations, a light online alternative to PowerPoint in the Google Docs suite. Use templates from the gallery and upload from your local machine.
Getting Started: Uploading a Presentation3:39
Upload presentation by clicking the upload button and selecting a file. Choose processing options, including conversion to Google Docs or text extraction for a presentation, and monitor progress and storage.
Getting Started: Presentation Interface Overview11:37
Presentation Fundamentals: Best Practices4:18
Presentation Fundamentals: Creating Slides2:15
Presentation Fundamentals: Importing Slides2:57
Presentation Fundamentals: Slide Layout Options1:52
Presentation Fundamentals: Slide Navigation2:13
Presentation Fundamentals: Slide Themes2:18
Presentation Fundamentals: Savings3:21
Formatting Text: Text Boxes1:59
Formatting Text: Formatting Basics2:11
Formatting Text: Lists & Bulleted Lists3:19
Formatting Text: Working with Text Boxes4:01
Drawing Options: Shapes6:26
Drawing Options: Drawing Tools3:11
Drawing Options: Cut / Copy / Paste Drawing Objects2:13
Drawing Options: Grouping / Aligning Objects2:30
Drawing Options: Defining Object Order4:43
Part 1 Quiz
Google Slides - Supplemental Materials0:10

Working with Images & Video: Uploading & Inserting an Image3:30
Working with Images & Video: Inserting an Image Using a URL1:21
Working with Images & Video: Slide Backgrounds3:04
Working with Images & Video: Inserting a YouTube Video6:06
Working with Tables: Inserting a Table2:22
Working with Tables: Customizing Borders & Shading2:15
Working with Tables: Adding Rows & Columns1:59
Working with Tables: Adjusting Rows & Columns1:59
Animating Slide Elements: Slide Transitions3:16
Animating Slide Elements: Animating Text2:44
Animating Slide Elements: Animating Shapes and Images5:43
Collaboration & Distribution: Adding Speaker Notes2:19
Collaboration & Distribution: Download Options3:52
Collaboration & Distribution: Revision History3:19
Collaboration & Distribution: Print Options5:25
Collaboration & Distribution: Sharing5:43
Collaboration & Distribution: Presenting the Presentation5:09
Collaboration & Distribution: Publishing the Presentation3:55
Google Slides - Supplemental Materials0:10

Getting Started: Creating a New Spreadsheet2:49
Getting Started: Opening Existing Spreadsheets7:33
Getting Started: Spreadsheet Interface Overview0:39
Spreadsheet Fundamentals: Entering & Selecting Data5:28
Spreadsheet Fundamentals: Formatting Data6:35
Spreadsheet Fundamentals: Data Types12:58
Spreadsheet Fundamentals: Editing Worksheets13:40
Part 1 Quiz
Beyond the Basics: Working with Formulas12:41
Create powerful formulas in Google Sheets using operators and cell references. Master the order of operations and how to copy formulas across a spreadsheet to automate calculations.
Beyond the Basics: Working with Functions4:50
Beyond the Basics: Conditional Formatting & Data Validation10:01
Google Sheets - Supplemental Materials0:10

Enhancing Spreadsheets: Inserting Images4:25
Enhancing Spreadsheets: Working with Charts10:58
Enhancing Spreadsheets: Creating Drawings3:26
Enhancing Spreadsheets: Working with Forms12:52
Enhancing Spreadsheets: Google Gadgets5:18
Learn to enhance Google Sheets with gadgets using the add gadget wizard, set data ranges, axes, and legends for interactive charts.
Part 2 Quiz
Spreadsheet Organization & Optimization: Getting Organized5:46
Spreadsheet Organization & Optimization: Manipulating the Screen Display4:15
Spreadsheet Organization & Optimization: Sorting & Filtering Data5:43
Spreadsheet Organization & Optimization: Pivot Tables11:29
Spreadsheet Distribution: Print Options3:08
Spreadsheet Distribution: Downloading & Copying Spreadsheets1:53
Spreadsheet Distribution: Revision History1:27
Spreadsheet Distribution: Sharing & Collaboration6:29
Spreadsheet Distribution: Notification Rules1:52
Spreadsheet Distribution: Publishing Spreadsheets3:08
Publish Google spreadsheets to the web with a shareable URL, choose all or individual sheets, customize the view, stop publishing anytime, and enjoy real-time collaboration and cloud access.
Google Sheets - Supplemental Materials0:10

Requirements

No prerequisites for this course - A computer with Internet

Description

Welcome to Getting Started with Google Office: Docs, Sheets, Slides from LearnSmart.

Master Strategies for Effectively Utilizing the Google Drive Applications

Learn about Google Documents (Docs), Google Spreadsheets (Sheets), and Google Presentation (Slides)
As introductory courses cover key fundamentals and watch live demonstrations to get the most out of this cloud sharing system
Be able to get started and to collaborate with others!

At the end of this course, you will be able to confidently create, edit, and share presentations, documents, and spreadsheets!

This course is a bundle of the following LearnSmart courses, and includes comprehensive information for the following topics:

Google Docs Part 1: Getting Started, Document Fundamentals, Document Formatting and Customization in Google Documents
Google Docs Part 2: -Working with Tables, Proofing, Navigation Techniques and Document Distribution in Google Documents
Google Spreadsheets Part 1: Getting Started, Spreadsheet Fundamentals and Beyond the Basics in Google Spreadsheets.
Google Spreadsheets Part 2: Enhancing Spreadsheets, Spreadsheet Organization & Optimization and Spreadsheet Distribution in Google Spreadsheets
Google Slides Part 1: Getting Started, Presentation Fundamentals, Formatting Text and Drawing Options in Google Presentations
Google Slides Part 2: Working with Images, Video and Tables, Animating Slide Elements, Collaboration and Distribution in Google Presentations

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Smart method to learn - This course is helpful and using smart way to motivate thinking and understanding. The instructor has a professional delivery method, and the he materials are interesting and creative specially the flashcards and the exercises -- Ibrahim Alsayed
This course is of high quality - The instructor is highly engaging and highly motivating. Can't be better. Thank you -- Saber Tlil
Excellent class! -- Amazing - I only gave 5 starts because I was not able to give more .. One of the best teachers I have seen at Udemy and the course that I have looked for years. Thanks and keep ahead" -- Carlos Rodriguez

Who this course is for:

This course is intended for individuals looking to expand their knowledge of different Google Application functionality and principles

Getting Started with Google Office: Docs, Sheets, Slides

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Course content

Orientation Video1 lecture • 1min

Google Docs Part 1: Getting Started20 lectures • 1hr 3min

Google Docs Part 2: Learning Techniques20 lectures • 51min

Google Slides Part 1: Getting Started20 lectures • 1hr 12min

Google Slides Part 2: Learning Techniques19 lectures • 1hr 4min

Google Sheets Part 1: Getting Started11 lectures • 1hr 17min

Google Sheets Part 2: Learning Techniques16 lectures • 1hr 22min

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