Archive for the ‘How do I?’ Category
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. […]
Add a note when responding to calendar invitations
December 16th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
When responding to calendar invitations, it can be useful to add a note explaining your response. This might be letting the organiser know why you declined, advising fellow guests you’ll be a few minutes late, or calling in via Hangout. You need to open the calendar event in Gmail to add your response. Notes from […]
Work offline in Gmail
November 6th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
If you think you might need to access Gmail without an internet connection, it’s a great idea to set up offline mode. This lets you read and compose emails offline, and then sends the drafts the next time you’re online. You can also archive messages, apply labels, move messages to folders and print. To get […]
Check spelling in a Gmail message
October 10th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
In the rush to reply to all the emails we receive, it’s easy to overlook common spelling mistakes or typing errors. Whilst Gmail does not have as-you-type spell-check built-in, it does have another little known spell-check feature that is useful. You can also use your browser’s as-you-type spell checking to show those squiggly lines we’ve […]
Customise a Google Form theme
September 3rd, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
Google have just released the ability to customise themes on Google Forms. This long-awaited feature is great for individuals and organisations that want to personalise brand the look and feel of their forms. The header and background image and colour can be customised, along with the fonts, colours and alignment of form text. Here is […]
Get notified about Google Form submissions
August 1st, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
Google forms are a quick and easy way to collect many kinds of information and data. However, it can often be useful to know when respondents have submitted their form, particularly if you need to take some action after the submission. The Google Sheets notifications feature can solve this problem by sending you an email […]
Add a table to a Gmail message
July 10th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
Sometimes it is useful to be able to add a table to an email. Although Gmail does not have an in-built function to insert a table, there are other ways to do so. The quickest and easiest way is to create your table in Google Sheets, and then simply copy and paste it into your […]
Put a file in multiple Google Drive folders
June 12th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
Sometimes it’s useful to put a Google Drive file in multiple folders. For example, you may want to have an assignment document in a resources folder shared with your colleagues, and in your own folder for a specific class. Putting a file in multiple folders was very intuitive in the old Google Docs interface (pre-Google […]