One of the biggest complaints I have heard from teachers when switching from Word to Google Docs was the lack of columns. This feature allows for organization of information and I will admit I missed it. Google has just released this feature and now you can add columns to a Google Doc by clicking Format then choosing Columns.
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Chromebooks have shortcut keys that allow you to do things more efficiently. I have shared examples of Google Docs and Google Chrome shortcuts. Here are some shortcuts for Chromebooks. The one that I was most excited to learn was the screenshot. I use it all the time on my non-chromebook computer. On a PC there is the snipping tool in the Start menu and a macbook you can use Command Shift 3 for full screen and Command Shift 4 for selecting part of the screen. The images below show some of the shortcut keys. To see the entire list click on shortcuts for Chromebooks. Did you know?
1. When you reply to an email you can change the subject.
There are occassions when we want to communicate with someone and it is just easier to reply to a previous email than to start a new one. This can sometimes lead to confusion if we reply to an older email thread about an unrelated topic, or use an email that was sent to the entire staff where the subject doesn't fit our message. To avoid this, you can simply change the subject of the email message when you in the process of replying to the original sender. See the video below for instructions on how to do this. 2. Organizing your inbox One of the problems with email is that it never ends. We continue to receive emails daily. The question is how to better organize all the information that is coming to us without finding ourselves burried in emails.
Have you ever misplaced an email? It happens to most of us. In this short video we look at how to search your Gmail to locate the email you need. Using the Blue Magnifying glass at the top you are able to search Gmail for emails. The video shows some of the filters you can use. I forgot to mention the search by size of the email or search by time frame. You can adjust the search if you know the email contained an attachment, or if you know the size of the file. You can also help narrow the search by putting in a time frame of when the email was sent or received. I hope the tips and tricks for Gmail will help you use Gmail more efficiently. |
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