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Annotate & collaborate on PDF files with Notable PDF
April 15th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
Have you ever been reading through a long PDF file, wishing you could record your comments, reflections or ideas on the content? Notable PDF is a web application that allows you to do just this. It includes a range of annotation tools, including highlighters, comments, text, drawing (premium only) and formatting. Notable also integrates with […]
Find the perfect image with Google image search
April 8th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
Finding an image to include in your print or online work can be complicated. What between trying to find one that is the right size, to making sure you’re actually allowed to use it. To help simplify the hunt, in this post, we’ll show you a few ways to tweak your Google image search to […]
Link to headings & bookmarks in a Google Doc
April 1st, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
If you’ve created a Google Doc with a lot of different sections, it’s a good idea to help readers navigate through it easily. One way to do this is to insert hyperlinks to different sections. You can insert a hyperlink to either a heading in the document, or a custom bookmark that you have added. […]
Favourite posts for Google+ Chrome extension
March 24th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
Seen a great Google+ post that you want to be able to refer back to later? The Favourite Posts for Google+ extension makes this easy. Once the extension has been installed, you’ll have a new ‘favourite’ button visible on every post. Simply click the button to add a post to the favourites list, which is […]
5 useful gadgets for Google Sites
March 17th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
Google Sites includes a library of gadgets – little applications that can add a lot of powerful features to your site. All of these gadgets can be added to your site by: 1. Editing the page you want to insert the gadget on. 2. Selecting the Insert menu . 3. Selecting a gadget from […]
Pin your favourite chat buddies to the top of the Gmail chat list
March 10th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
The Hangouts chat list in Gmail displays your contacts in alphabetical order. This means that if your favourite chat buddy is called Zane Smith, he might get lost at the bottom. A relatively new feature solves this dilemma by allowing you to ‘pin’ specific contacts at the top of the chat list. It’s simple to […]
Get instant feedback from your students with GoSoapBox
February 24th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
Getting instant feedback during class is a great way to adjust your content and delivery to the immediate needs of your students. There are several great apps that you can use for this purpose, and GoSoapBox is one of the most useful. In addition to instant polls and quizzes, GoSoapBox also has a ‘Social Q&A’ […]
5 great add-ons for Google Docs
February 17th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
Add-ons have made many powerful new features available in Google Docs. The number of add-ons available continues to grow every week, so in this blog post we bring you five more great ones to check out. All of these add-ons can be installed by: 1. Opening a new Google Doc. 2. Selecting the Add-ons […]
Change display view & density in Google Drive
February 10th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions
There are a couple of easy ways to customise the Google Drive web interface to suit your needs. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how to change the view and display density of the interface. Change the view Your Google Drive files can be displayed in either a list or grid […]