Google Workspace (Formerly G-Suite) Fundamentals Training

Explore Gmail in the Google workspace fundamentals course, from accessing the Gmail app and threaded conversations to searching emails, labeling, and using the right sidebar for calendar and add-ons.

Create Gmail signatures, including your name, position, phone number, and links. Assign signatures to new emails and to replies and forwards, save changes, and automatically include signatures.

Change your profile picture by selecting the camera icon, upload from your computer or choose from Drive photos, adjust the frame, and set it visible to all recipients.

Learn to send emails in Gmail by composing from the top left, adding recipients in the to, cc, or bcc fields, including a subject, signature, and basic formatting, then sending.

Select an email from your inbox to reply or forward, view threads, and use quick responses. Add recipients, format text, edit the subject, pop out, and send.

Learn to compose emails, attach files from your PC or Google Drive, and share links that let recipients edit the files in real time.

Learn how confidential mode in Google Workspace fundamentals lets you securely send emails with expiry dates, restrict forwarding, copying, printing, or downloading, and require SMS verification for access.

Verify access to confidential emails in Google Workspace using a phone-based passcode. View the email in the browser with view-only rights; you can reply, but no copy or download options.

Schedule send in Gmail by selecting a date and time, with options like tomorrow morning or this afternoon; emails are sent from the cloud even when you’re not logged in.

Learn how to extend Gmail's undo send window by adjusting general settings to five, ten, twenty, or thirty seconds, then undo, edit, or save drafts before sending.

Create and organize emails with labels in Gmail, distinct from folders. Nest labels to group related messages and apply them without removing from the inbox.

Enable desktop notifications in Google Workspace by granting permission and turning on new mail notifications in Gmail general settings, so you receive alerts when new emails arrive.

Learn how to use Gmail search to find emails by subject, body, or attachments with keyword matches, and use advanced filters across received emails, sent items, drafts, and deleted items.

Explore Gmail options in Google Workspace fundamentals to manage emails with actions like reply, forward, archive, delete to trash, mark read or unread, snooze, add as task, move, and mute.

Learn how Gmail moves deleted items to trash for 30 days before permanent deletion, recover emails before then, and restore items from trash to inbox, with options to empty trash.

Discover how to use Google Chat in Google Workspace to chat one-on-one or in groups, share files, and collaborate via rooms with threaded conversations, including Gmail integration.

Learn to start direct chats in Google Chat, messaging internal and external contacts using rooms to begin external conversations, and quick replies, while group chats with external users aren’t allowed.

Attach files from your PC into chat as copies and collaborate on them. Share Google Drive items via link in chat, where edits can affect the original in Google Drive.

Learn to send on-the-fly video meetings from Google chat, join via the chat link, and manage camera, microphone, backgrounds, or phone dial-in options before joining.

Explore Google chat options to customize conversations by adding members and bots, starting new chats, pinning chats, and managing integrations and notifications.

Create a google workspace room to centralize team communication, enable threaded conversations, manage external access and notifications, then invite users and locate the room in the rooms list.

Receive invitation email, access the room in Google Chat, then browse rooms in your organization using the find option, preview conversations, and join to add the room to your list.

Enable threads in Google Chat rooms to organize topic-specific discussions. Attach files from your PC or share from Google Drive, then send the thread to keep projects organized.

Learn how to reply and interact with threads in Google Workspace to organize discussions, follow posts, mention users, attach files, and manage notifications for collaborative rooms.

Access room settings from the header dropdown, manage members (including external users if allowed) and bots, update the room name or emoji, pin or unpin, adjust notifications, and manage webhooks.

Enable desktop and mobile notifications, customize notification types, adjust email alerts, disable smart replies, and manage blog people and blocked rooms before saving changes.

Install the Google Chat desktop app on your PC to access all chats and rooms anytime without logging into Google Workspace, and uninstall via the top ellipsis when needed.

Schedule meetings, events, reminders, and online virtual meetings in Google Calendar. Access shared calendars, collaborate with colleagues, and join or host Google Meet sessions.

Create and schedule events in Google Calendar by selecting create, choosing event type and recurrence, set date and time, invite guests, add descriptions and attachments, enable Google Meet, and save.

Responding to meetings shows how to view invites in your calendar, rsvp if allowed, edit or delete meetings, invite others, email guests, and propose times with notes via the agenda.

Create and share calendars in Google Calendar and invite colleagues to collaborate. Set permissions, customize notifications, and subscribe to calendars or import from a URL or file for easy access.

Learn to customize Google Calendar settings, including view options, weekends, event visibility, density, color, and print options. Adjust language, time zones, default event duration, notifications, working hours, and organization-specific settings.

Learn how to join Google Meet meetings from calendar or the Meet app, with options for mute and camera, backgrounds, captions, device settings, casting, teleconference dial-in, and conference ID.

Master basic Google Meet functions, including muting and unmuting, raising hands, enabling captions, sharing screens, windows, or tabs, and managing participants and chat for productive online meetings.

Learn to use Google Meet activities—breakout rooms, polls, and Q&A. A moderator sets up rooms, launches polls, asks questions, and returns attendees to the main call.

Explore advanced Google meetings options, including collaborative whiteboards, casting to Chromecast devices, and flexible layouts, with recording, attendance tracking, captions, and device audio settings.

Store and edit files securely in the cloud and collaborate with others in Google Drive, creating new Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and more from the app launcher and button.

Create folders and a Google Doc in Google Drive, open a new file instantly in a tab with auto-save, and upload files or folders from your computer.

Manage Google Drive items with drag-and-drop to folders, preview files, share via links, use shortcuts and workspaces, and organize with color, search, and trash controls.

Share files and folders in Google Drive by inviting people, using links, and assigning editor, commenter, or viewer permissions, which apply to the item and its entire contents.

Explore how shared drives let teams store, search, and collaborate on organization-owned files accessible from the left navigation, with multiple collaborators.

Learn how to create a Google Workspace shared drive, name it, add members with roles (manager, content manager, contributor, commenter, viewer), set sharing options, and manage permissions for effective collaboration.

Organize files from multiple locations using workspaces in Google Drive; manage up to 25 files, add or remove items, and navigate the priority view.

Learn to delete and recover items in Google Drive, manage the trash for 30 days, and restore or permanently delete files and folders, including shared drives.

Learn to search Google Drive by using the search field and icons, finding items by name or content, including in shared drives, with filters for type, owner, and date modified.

Navigate the Google Workspace toolbar to access Drive and Gmail, calendar, Keep notes, and Tasks, and connect add-ons like DocuSign, Box, Adobe, and Salesforce to boost productivity.