How to Use Google. Sign in to your Chromebook. Let s get started: The sign-in screen.

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1 How to Use Google Sign in to your Chromebook Use a Google Account to sign in to your Chromebook. A Google Account lets you access all of Google s web services with the same username and password. Friends who want to borrow your Chromebook can also sign in with their own Google Accounts in order to see their own browsing information, such as bookmarks and apps. To sign in, click the Google Account you want to use from the main sign-in screen and enter your password. Once you re done browsing, click the status area at the bottom of the screen, where your account picture appears, and select Sign out. You can also press Ctrl+Shift+Q. Let s get started: The sign-in screen Your Chromebook starts up pretty fast. Simply open the lid of your Chromebook to turn it on. If it's already open or you have a Chromebox, press the power button. The first screen you ll see after starting up your Chromebook is the main sign-in screen. All the Google Accounts you add to the device will show up here. That way, everyone using your Chromebook can access their own browser preferences and settings in their account.

2 Here are the key things you can do on this screen: Sign in Just click the Google Account you want to use and enter your password. You'll see your background wallpaper on the sign-in screen. If there are multiple accounts on your Chromebook, you'll see the background wallpaper associated with each account when you click on a user's sign-in box. Add a new account To use a Google Account not listed on the screen, click + Add User in the lower-left corner of the screen. Make sure you re connected to the Internet, so that your account information can be verified. Browse as a guest Your friends and family can borrow your Chromebook and browse the web, even if they don t have a Google Account. You can also take advantage of the guest browsing to quickly browse the web in private. Click Browse as Guest from the launcher to start a guest browsing session. Remove accounts Click the x button in the upper-right corner of the account picture to remove the account from the screen. Don't worry; you won't actually delete the Google Account or the data and settings synced with the account. Shut down Click the shut down. button in the lower-left corner of the screen or simply close the lid to How to Manage Multiple Users on Your Google Chromebook

3 Adding Users to Your Chromebook When you first started up your Chromebook, you were prompted to enter your Google Account name and password. This account becomes your default user account on your Chromebook. You can, however, add other users to your Chromebook that is, let other people with Google Accounts use this particular Chromebook. Add a User You can let any number of users log onto your Chromebook, as long as they all have Google Accounts. 1. Click anywhere in the status area to display the Settings panel. 2. Click Sign Out.

4 3. From the login screen, click + Add User. The Sign In screen displays. 4. Enter the new user s Gmail address into the field. 5. Enter the user s Gmail password into the Password field. 6. Click the Sign In button.

5 7. Click to view larger image 8. Select a picture for the new account and then click the OK button. 9. Click to view larger image Chrome displays the Welcome to Your Chromebook window. Close this window to begin using Chrome as normal. The next time you open your Chromebook, this account will be one of the options on the login screen.

6 How to find, install, and remove apps You can find resources for your Chromebook at the Chrome Web Store. There, you ll find both apps and extensions developed by Google and other web developers. It takes mere seconds to add items to your Chromebook and you don t have to deal with any complicated installation process. Your apps can be found in your apps list, while extensions normally appear in the browser window. Follow these steps to explore the Chrome Web Store: 1. Visit the Chrome Web Store by clicking the icon on your new tab page or apps list. You may also visit the store by typing " into the omnibox. 2. Once you re in the store, browse or search for the item you d like to add. The store contains both free and paid items. 3. If an item is free, click Add to Chrome on its details page to add it to your account. 4. If you re adding an extension, review the types of data that the extension will be able to access. Click Install in the dialog to grant the extension access to the data described. 5. Added apps automatically appear on your apps list. Most extensions show up in the browser window as buttons on the browser toolbar. You won't be able to add apps or extensions if you're browsing in Guest Mode. If you try to install an item from the Chrome Web Store while browsing as a guest, you'll be prompted to sign in with your Google Account. Uninstall apps or extensions If you find that you no longer need a particular app or extension, you can easily remove it from your Chromebook. Uninstall apps 1. Click the apps list icon in the launcher at the bottom of the screen. 2. Find your app in the list and right-click (click with two fingers on a Chromebook)

7 its icon. 3. Select Remove from Chrome. Uninstall extensions 1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar. 2. Select Tools. 3. Select Extensions. 4. On the Extensions page that appears, click the trash can icon for the extension you d like to remove. If your extension appears as a button on the browser toolbar, you can also right-click (or click with two fingers on a Chromebook) its icon and select Remove from Chrome. You can also temporarily disable the extension, instead of removing it altogether. On the Extensions page, deselect the Enabled checkbox for the extension.

8 How to Create Documents, Presentations, and Spreadsheets Drive Docs Slides Sheets An online file storage service which enables users to file share and collaborate. Online word processor that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time. Similar to Microsoft Word. Online presentations app that allows you to present information in a visual way. Similar to Microsoft Power Point. Online spreadsheet app that lets you create a format spreadsheets and collaborate with other people in real time. Similar to Microsoft Excel. How to create a new Word document There are different ways of getting started using Google documents: you can create a new online document, you can upload an existing one, or you can use a template from our templates gallery. To create a new document, go to your Drive, click the red Create button, and select Document from the drop-down menu. As soon as you name the document or start typing, Google Docs will automatically save your work every few seconds. At the top of the document, you'll see text that indicates when your document was last saved. You can access your document at any time by opening your Drive at To save a copy of a document to your computer, you can download it. In your document, go to the File menu and point your mouse to the Download as option. Select one of the following file types: HTML (zipped), RTF, Word, Open Office, PDF, and plain text. Your document will download to your computer.

9 Edit and Format a document Change text and background color To choose a text color for the text in your documents, highlight the text selection you'd like to modify. Then, click the 'A' toolbar menu and choose a color. To choose a background color for a text selection highlight the text selection you'd like to modify. Then, click the toolbar menu with a highlighter pen and choose a color. Text size and spacing To change the size of the text in your document, simply select the text and click the text-size drop-down menu in the toolbar. This menu is set to 11pt by default. Choose a new text size, and the changes are applied to the selected text. If you'd like to change the line spacing of the document, or add a space before or after a paragraph, click the line spacing button on the far-right of the toolbar. Then, select an option from the menu. Paragraph styles and headings The Styles menu in the toolbar displays the style of your text selection in a document, and lets you change the style or clear the formatting of your text. To view a list of headings available, click the menu that appears to the left of the Font toolbar menu, or click Format and select Paragraph styles. Then, choose one of the styles, which range from 'Heading 1,' the biggest, to 'Heading 6,' the smallest. Paint format tool Google Docs lets you copy the formatting you ve applied to a specific section of text to another section using the paint format tool. If you re familiar with the paint format

10 tool in Google Sheets, this works in a similar manner. To use this tool, select the text that's formatted in the way that you want to copy. Then, click the paintbrush icon in your toolbar, and select the text to which you want to apply the formatting. The formatting from the original text will be copied to the selected text. To change the formatting in multiple places within your document, double-click the paintbrush icon. You'll enter a mode that lets you highlight multiple text selections, and apply the same formatting to each selection. When you're done applying formatting to these selections, click the paintbrush icon again. You can also use the paint format tool with keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl+Option+C will copy the formatting of the text you've selected, and Ctrl+Option+V will apply any copy that formatting to a different text selection.

11 How to Share a Google Doc With Google Drive, you can share files like documents, images, and PDFs without having to them as attachments. Sharing is as easy as indicating which addresses or mailing lists should have access to a given file. Share a file with an address or mailing list 1. Go to drive.google.com. 2. Check the box next to the file or folder you'd like to share. 3. Click the Share icon. 4. Choose a visibility option: "Private," "Anyone with the link" or "Public on the web." 5. Type the addresses of the people you want to share with in the text box below "Add people." You can add a single person, a mailing list, or choose from your contacts.

12 6. Choose the access level from the drop-down menu next to each collaborator: "Can view," "Can comment," or "Can edit." 7. Click Share & save. Sharing something with a mailing list? If you re sharing with a group containing more than 200 members, don't skip notifying people by . Your fellow mailing list members need to directly click the link in the notification in order for a shared item to show up in their Shared with me folder. Send a link to a shared file If you ve set a file or folder to "Anyone with the link" or "Public," you can send the link to another person and they ll be able to access it. 1. Go to drive.google.com. 2. Check the box next to the file or folder you'd like to share. 3. Click the Share icon. 4. Copy the link at the top of the sharing settings. 5. Send the link to another person or mailing list in an or chat. Tips for sharing in Google Drive Add lots of collaborators quickly by sharing with a Google Group Rather than type your collaborators addresses one-by-one, add an entire Google Group. Each member of that Google Group will have access to whatever you ve shared, including people who are added to the group after you ve shared something. This option isn t available for mailing lists that aren t Google Groups. Share lots of files at once

13 If you want to share multiple items with your collaborators, move them into a folder and share the folder with them. Since you re sharing the folder, that s their key to access. They ll be able to access whatever s stored there or lose access if you remove something that they don t already have access to.