Google Drive & Docs in 30 Minutes (2nd Edition): The unofficial guide to the new Google Drive, Docs, Sheets & Slides
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UPDATED - buy it today ! Do you have 30 minutes to spare? It's all you'll need to get up to speed with Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, Google's free online productivity suite and Microsoft Office alternative. The software is at the core of Google Apps and G Suite. Millions of people use Google's apps every day on their Chromebooks, PCs, and mobile devices. You, too, can use Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides to perform all kinds of tasks: Write reports and letters with Google Docs Crunch numbers and create online data entry forms using Google Sheets and Google Forms Use the Google Drive app and the Google Docs app on your Android phone or tablet, or iPhone or iPad to create and edit files on the go Give presentations online or on your phone or tablet with Google Slides Collaborate online with classmates and colleagues Convert Microsoft Office documents to Google formats, and vice versa Perform limited editing of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents Print documents, drawings, and spreadsheets using Google Cloud Print Revert to earlier versions of files using Google Drive Export PDFs Make pie charts, bar charts, and simple tables Publish documents and spreadsheets online An easy desktop reference The second edition of this popular guide to Google's apps covers the new Google Drive basics as well as the updated mobile and desktop interfaces for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The G Suite user guide also covers new applications, including Google Forms and the new Google Sites. The tone of this Google Drive book is friendly and easy to understand, with lots of step-by-step instructions and examples and nearly 50 screenshots. The guide can be used by anyone with a PC, Mac, or Chromebook. It also includes instructions for using Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps on iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets. In addition to serving as a solid introduction to new users, it's a great reference manual for more experienced users as well as for people making the transition from Microsoft Office, not to mention teachers using Google Drive for education and Google Docs in the classroom. It includes a glossary of Google keyboard shortcuts, as well as sections on document formatting, organizing and syncing files, offline documents, collaboration, and Office Compatibility Mode for Microsoft Office documents. Order it today! Review: Accurate in MANY ways - My laptop crashed! As a busy writer, I needed something to help manage my written words and social media communications. Emails alone consume a lot of time, and searching the internet aids in some research. A purchase of a Google Chromebook was a wise investment to meet my immediate needs, but I would have to learn the new Chrome OS. Enter Ian Lamont. His claims to get readers up-to-speed with new technical jargon holds true. Many of the tips now seem intuitive, but I needed a launchpad from which to spring, and his book met my demands. This author also provide several smaller shortcuts and advice about using the Docs, making my writing easier while learning the new OS. To other readers/potential buyers: do not be dismayed about learning the Chrome OS or using shared documents with the (free!) software, because Lamont provides busy writers and professionals that with which the need to immediately learn over a lunch break. This book is highly recommended, and the author also provides teasers for other books in his "...in 30 Minutes" series. Review: Great overview on Google Drive and Docs! - This is a great little read on how to quickly use this great Google product. I needed an overview and wanted to learn some short cuts without reading an overwhelming detail filled book. This is great to keep on hand to reference as you use Google Docs and need some guidance.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 556 Reviews |
D**T
Accurate in MANY ways
My laptop crashed! As a busy writer, I needed something to help manage my written words and social media communications. Emails alone consume a lot of time, and searching the internet aids in some research. A purchase of a Google Chromebook was a wise investment to meet my immediate needs, but I would have to learn the new Chrome OS. Enter Ian Lamont. His claims to get readers up-to-speed with new technical jargon holds true. Many of the tips now seem intuitive, but I needed a launchpad from which to spring, and his book met my demands. This author also provide several smaller shortcuts and advice about using the Docs, making my writing easier while learning the new OS. To other readers/potential buyers: do not be dismayed about learning the Chrome OS or using shared documents with the (free!) software, because Lamont provides busy writers and professionals that with which the need to immediately learn over a lunch break. This book is highly recommended, and the author also provides teasers for other books in his "...in 30 Minutes" series.
L**.
Great overview on Google Drive and Docs!
This is a great little read on how to quickly use this great Google product. I needed an overview and wanted to learn some short cuts without reading an overwhelming detail filled book. This is great to keep on hand to reference as you use Google Docs and need some guidance.
A**G
Good overview but you can also us it for hands-on experience
'Google Drive & Docs in 30 Minutes' was perfect for me as I am researching IT solutions for a small non-profit organization. As my background is in Microsoft products, I was not being totally open minded about the Google solution. Then I was talking with my son who is a pilot and Director of Safety for a freight company with 30-40 employees. They are running a lot of their company on Google Drive and couldn’t be happier with it. The great thing about this book is that now I can go back through and spend several hours working through all of the examples and getting a hands-on experience. All of the Google products are free so I can do that at no cost. Also, the author includes his email address and says to feel free to email him with questions about Google Drive or the guide. I emailed him with a question and got a very timely and thorough answer from him.
L**N
I notice there were indications for things like cheat sheets at an additional cost thru Amazon or ...
I really debated between two and three stars. Everything in the first chapter I ether knew or had done already. What I really wanted was how to import Word documents and spreadsheets from another computer into the Google Drive and docs and sheets. I searched the internet on this and so far have not found anything. I even had a hard time finding the extensions for Google docs and sheets. Maybe I was just looking too hard but finally found one for sheets. I notice there were indications for things like cheat sheets at an additional cost thru Amazon or you could create a PDF and pay on site. I was afraid to look up other suggestions for more information since it would probably be an additional cost. It is too bad this needed manual could note be more comprehensive.
C**G
User Friendly Book!
Google Drive & Docs in 30 Minutes is very user friendly. The step-by-step guides are easy to follow. Like others, I have used the Microsoft Office Suite for many years. I was going to learn Google Docs on my own, but decided I needed a reference to answer questions about how to do Google Docs' many features. This is the book I recommend as an excellent reference!
R**I
An excellent book worth the price and effort.
This is one of the best practical guides that makes the reader feel familiar and comfortable in using Google Drive and Docs.The characteristic features of this book are clarity and simplicity.Clearly the aim of Mr.Lamont is to make computer users with internet connection understand and work with the Drive &Docs in as short a time as possible and he achieved this admirably.Many are already familiar with the Drive but not with the Docs.This book shows that Docs can effectively replace .Ms.Word in time and it is easy to work in and those already familiar with the Drive and are using it can learn more about its potentialities.Google and the computer users who are guided by such books should be grateful to Mr.Lamont for bringing about a second edition of this book in time.I am sure that this book will definitely be very popular before long and will have wide circulation.
R**R
The book was a good start. My problem was that I clicked one ...
The book was a good start. My problem was that I clicked one click ordering and it went to my Ohio address instead of my Florida address. I think you have both addresses but I didn't get to choose. It cost me another $8.95 to have it forwarded, So I better not use "One Click." Also I thought I was buying "Google Drive An essential beginner's guide." However it went to Kindle. Can't make notes in the margins.
O**W
Answering the Problems i have with the Free Google Drive public products
At 80 years old, me. This is answering the confusion i have with the Free Google Drive public products
1**E
Excellent overview and way in to using Google Drive and Docs
Working as a consultant in an organisation that had just introduced Google Drive, I needed to get going fast. This book helped me understand how my rapidly acquired bits and pieces of knowledge fit together, and made sense of the whole area. It has also encouraged me to look at wider uses for Drive in my work. Clear and easy to understand, it also answered questions I'd been wondering about. For me, this book is just the right level of detail and terminology. Will look for others in the series.
M**A
Ottimo libro
Ottimo libro
K**Z
Handy
I have a better understanding about google docs and how to use them.
J**L
A Good Read!
A quickly read and useful source of information about the essentials of google drive, google docs and the others.
D**D
Buy it!
Brief, to the point, and effective. Especially useful for first time users and as a refresher. Put it on the shelf
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