I was recently working with a staff member who has to switch rooms throughout the day. As we worked together on a project, I began to notice some areas that were pain points for him as he had to log in and get all of his applications and files up before he could engage in the lesson. From that I put together the video below about managing tabs in Google Chrome.
Below the next video is a set of keyboard shortcuts that can help you work more efficiently in Google Apps. One that I don't think is very common is Shift Z. This isn't one that is used frequently, but does have an important purpose.
Shift - Z (on a Mac see above if that doesn't work on your device) allows you to place a document, file, presentation, etc. in more than one place and have any changes made to one version apply to the other. It is sort of like when you share a document with another person in terms of functionality where changes occur simultaneously to both. Shift Z allows you place a document in more than one place and be able to continue the work in either place. This can be useful when you are working on lesson plans, shared resources with a team where you, or help in organizing resources in your own drive.
Caution:
When using Shift-Z if you delete the file in one place, you are deleting it everywhere it exists. There is a way to avoid this. If you right click on a document/file, you can click View Details. A window will open on the right and show you everywhere the file exists. You can click on the X next to the location where you want to delete the file. Any place that still has an X, the document will remain safe and sound.
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