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Google Calendar
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Get started with Google Calendar
On your Google Calendar, click the Create button at the top of the screen.Enter the appointment/event name and purpose and choose whether you want it to be an event, an appointment, etc.
Name your event.
Choose the time range you’d like to schedule.
Choose whether to invite guests, reserve a room, add video conferencing with Google Meet, etc.
Save your appointment and Google will add it to your calendar and the calendars of any guests.
How To Accept a Meeting Invitation
If you are invited to an event or appointment, Google will send you an email and add it to your calendar. To accept the invitation:
On your calendar or the email you received, open the event.
Next to “Going?” choose Yes, No, or Maybe.
If invited by email, the options will be at the top of your email.
Google Docs
How To Add Comments on Google Docs and Send to Specific People
To add a comment on Google Docs, simply highlight a word, phrase, or space you want to comment on.
You can either right-click and choose the comment option or click on the blue comment button that pops up on the side of the page.
Type your comment and click enter.
If you want to tag specific people in your comment, type in the @ symbol and add an email or username.
How To Apply Formatting on Google Docs
First, open a Google Doc and type what you want to say.
Use the toolbar at the top of the page to apply formatting to text, images, etc.
View this table from Google Workspace Learning Center to see what each button can do.
You can use the insert button to insert an image, table, drawing, link, bookmark, or table of contents.
You can use the formatting button to create columns, page numbers/headers/footers, or change the paragraph styles and spacing.
How To Edit Documents Simultaneously
In Google, up to 100 people can collaborate on a document simultaneously. To share it with collaborators:
If you want to share with only a few people, simply choose the Share button, type the emails of the users you want to share with, and choose whether they should be editors, commenters, or viewers.
If you want to share with hundreds of people, use your File button and choose to publish your file to the web.
Copy the URL or embed the document in your website.
If you want to unpublish your document or restrict sharing settings, choose the Published Content and Settings button that pops up when you choose to publish.
Share the URL or website with everyone you want to collaborate with.
How To Manage Comment Notification Settings
On your document, go to the top of the page and choose the Comment button.
Choose Notifications.
Choose whether you want to see All, Only Yours, or None.
How To View Version History
On your document, choose File.
Choose Version History, and on the options pop-up, choose either to name the current version or to see the document history.
In the righthand panel, you can choose a version to view.
You can also restore older versions, copy older versions, or rename versions.
Google Drive
How To Add a Shared File To Your Drive
On your Google Drive, choose the Shared With Me button on the left of the screen.
Select a file or folder that you want to add to your drive.
Right-click the folder and choose Add Shortcut to Drive.
Choose a folder from your drive where you want to keep the shared item.
Click Add Shortcut.
How To Create Files in Google
Open one of your Google apps: Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms.
On the home screen, click Create.
Alternatively, you can use one of the templates on the home screen to start your file.
Google will automatically save your file as long as you’re connected to the internet.
You can set up offline access in your settings to save your work when you are not online.
How To Create Folders in Google
Open your Google Drive.
On the home screen, click New.
Choose Folder, then name the folder.
Once you have a folder, you can right-click any existing documents and move them to that folder.
You can also create files or subfolders from within the folder by clicking the New button inside it.
How Saving Works in Google Drive
There are a few options for saving docs and files in Google.
While you are online and working on a file, Google will automatically save any changes and updates.
However, Google also saves versions whenever significant changes are made.
You can make copies of any version of a file you want to keep for further reference from the version history tab.
How To Star a File or Folder In Google Drive
On your Drive, right-click any folder or file you want to star.
Choose Add to Starred.
The file or folder will appear in the Starred section found on the left of the screen.
How To Upload Files to Google Drive
On your Drive homepage, click the New button.
Choose File Upload.
Select a file from your computer.
Once uploaded, you can choose to open it with whichever app you want and save it to your preferred folder.
Google Docs
Find what’s changed in a file - version history
Google Drive
Organize your files in Google Drive (create folders, etc.)
Related Information
From Google:
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Google Workspace YouTube Channel
https://boisestateecampus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JFS/pages/174489601/Google+Forms%3A+Copying%2C+Linking%2C+and+Sharing+in+the+LMS?search_id=36136f07-bc72-4eb3-88e2-44bf95d133a5https://boisestateecampus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EKB/pages/67534900/Instructions+for+Copying+and+Using+a+Google+Doc+Template?search_id=36136f07-bc72-4eb3-88e2-44bf95d133a5
https://boisestateecampus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/JFS/pages/1192165377/Google+Docs+and+Sheets%3A+Copying%2C+Linking%2C+and+Sharing?search_id=36136f07-bc72-4eb3-88e2-44bf95d133a5/wiki/spaces/EKB/pages/69271555