Google Chat is an easy way to communicate across campus but there are some hidden features that can make it even more useful. Let’s dive into Chat and see how it can work for you. Chat and Spaces The main Google App is called Google Chat. Then the 2 main pieces of Google Chat are …
Throw out the back and forth email! Google has multiple options that make it easy to coordinate meeting times. Try out these 3 ways to make options to see what works best for you. 1:1 meetings coordinated from Gmail You can now choose a range of suggested meeting times directly from the Gmail interface to …
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A organizational benefit of Google Drive is the ability to manage file versions easily. Instead of have 10 different draft versions of a file, you can easily save and manage versions from one file. I’m sure we’ve all had the misfortune of wanting to revert back to an older version of an edit and it …
There are many reasons across campus to handle multiple email addresses. Committee emails, billing, etc. can all be coming into the same inbox and causing confusion. Let’s make those a little easier to handle. Gmail has a “Multiple Inboxes” layout built just for this. We are going to go over how to set up this …
Chances are you have a group of people you regularly email or add to calendar events. Well here is a little tip to make it just a little quicker for you! Using Google Contacts It is easy to search up faculty and staff emails but through Google Contacts you have more control. You can create …
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Page scan, shared PDF, screenshot, photo of a brainstorm session on the white board… it’s easy to collect course content and notes that are not editable and not accessible. Luckily it is even easier with Google to extract uneditable text to a document through optical character recognition (OCR). As an automated process, OCR is not …
When work is busy, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the number of emails arriving in our inboxes. Gmail has features to help you manage your inbox with labels, colors, and filters, and the video below will show you the basics to help you stay organized and to ensure that you will never miss …
A new feature recently made its debut in Google Workspace, and that feature is Appointment Schedules in Google Calendar. Available to faculty, staff, and students at Meredith College, the appointment schedule feature lets you create a bookable appointment schedule page that lets anyone with an email address select a time to meet with you. This …
It may seem like an unlikely place to be productive, but productivity is indeed possible in the new Google Chat and Spaces thanks to tight integration with Google Workspace tools like Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and Tasks. Google Spaces provides an easy way for people to engage in topic-based discussions, share knowledge and …
