Archive for the ‘Tips’ Category

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 […]

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 […]

Google Forms are a popular tool for primary, secondary and tertiary educators. Google are continually improving the features available in forms, including the range of answer validation options available. In this blog post, we share the top five ways educators can make use of the validation features in Google Forms. Getting Started To create a […]

Google+ is a great platform for connecting with others. Your profile is essential to your ability to connect on Google+. The more informative and legitimate your profile is, the more likely people are to connect with you. The more people that you connect with, the more meaningful and useful your Google+ experience will be. It […]

 Google Sheets has heaps of features for making working with your data easy. Here are five of our favourites.     Tip 1: Insert drop-down lists in a cell You can control the data people enter into a cell by using a drop-down list of options for them to select from. This is achieved using […]

The import slides feature in Google Slides is a great way to use existing slides from others presentations to build a completely new one. This is useful if you want to merge slides from several presenters into one presentation, or if you have created slides previously that you want to re-use. You can choose to […]

Google+ is an often-underrated social media tool that you can use to connect with an amazing community of like-minded people. The key to Google+ is putting time and effort into finding people and communities that share your interests and passions. Once you’ve done that, you’ll be rewarded with great opportunities to learn and share. Our […]

The new Google Drive is starting to roll out across Google accounts. It delivers a more streamlined look, but also reduces the amount of options, settings and features in the main interface. To help you navigate the new look and adapt to the changes, we’ve put together five top tips for using the new Google […]

Being able to effectively search for messages in Gmail is a great time-saver. Knowing a few shortcuts helps you find exactly what you are looking for as quickly as possible. Here are five of our top tips:   Tip 1 – in:anywhere By default, a Gmail search does not include messages in Spam and Trash/Bin. […]

Google Docs is a powerful tool for collaboration and a very solid word processor. However, some people think it lacks the features needed to produce professional and aesthetically-pleasing documents. Not so! In this blog post we’ll share five tips for turning your Google Doc into a visual delight. In the spirit of this post, we’ve […]