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 …
Do you ever have trouble reading text in a document or on a website because there’s not enough contrast between the background and the color of the text? Do you find that the font style or the size is difficult to read? Does colored text or bolding help you to discern what is important in …
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We use Gmail every day on campus but there are so many more settings and options to make it even better. This video covers settings in Gmail that help customize the way Gmail looks and works. Some of these options can even improve efficiency and workflows for you. Click the hamburger icon in the top …
A great place to start in setting up your work environment is with the Chrome browser itself. Understanding some of the basic features and settings of Google Chrome is the foundation of success when using Google Workspace for Education. You will find that setting your personal preferences can make all the difference in your day …
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