Google spreadsheets are first and foremost a web document. This tool will allow you to work with your team and your customers in both real-time and sequential times. As you are building a financial model, planning for an event or tracking a small database of information, Google spreadsheets within the Google Docs suite of productsContinue reading “Google Spreadsheet Collaboration”
Tag Archives: Google Apps
Searching In Google Apps
Search technology allows you to go faster. Filing is an old way of getting things done. Google Apps is built for speed and large volumes of information because of search as its core technology.
Extending Google Apps Mail With Gadgets
Gadgets within the Google Apps Gmail area allow for further customizing your workspace. Typically, knowledge workers will work within email. The less you have to move from this area, the better. You can structure your interface as a central dashboard to other data as well using gadgets. Adding Gadgets By URL Gadgets are a LabsContinue reading “Extending Google Apps Mail With Gadgets”
Email Communications Best Practices Using Groups
Effective inbound email communications can be managed by setting up Google Apps Groups with the right convention. Your business has many inputs from web forms and email inquiries. Google Apps Groups is a powerful way of ensuring business continuity by distributing communications to the right grouping of people. Google Apps Strategy For Distributed Communications YourContinue reading “Email Communications Best Practices Using Groups”
Google Apps As A Platform
Email is the center of our workflow. We communicate quickly and efficiently with the killer app. Google Apps makes this both an increase in personal productivity and a strategic hub for group collaboration. Even more so, after organizations experience the immediate benefits, they soon see how Google Apps is a strategic platform which can beContinue reading “Google Apps As A Platform”
Knowledge Base Using Google Sites
The power of searchable content in a secure environment makes Google Sites an ideal platform for building your team’s knowledge base. If you simply answer every question verbally, you lose the opportunity for an ongoing resource which your team can access as it grows. Capturing content between your team members and their respective expertise increasesContinue reading “Knowledge Base Using Google Sites”
Real-Time Google Chat Dashboard
Knowledge workers work from everywhere and anywhere. Your need for responsiveness and answers from your team is enhanced with integrated Google Chat. Google Apps Chat Best Practices A team today is largely virtual. Many organizations that have adopted cloud computing with Google Apps have the opportunity to collaborate in real-time. Your Google Apps chat areaContinue reading “Real-Time Google Chat Dashboard”
4 Tips For Google Apps Calendar Collaboration
Google Apps Calendar Best Practices If you only have your schedule to worry about, then your calendaring can be merely personal and a point solution. However, if you are seeking a high level of collaboration with a team, Google Calendar is extremely powerful for coordinating the changing commitments of daily execution. Here are four tipsContinue reading “4 Tips For Google Apps Calendar Collaboration”
The Cost of Being Slow
The problem with being slow is that you may not realize your speed deficit. We tend to think relatively rather than absolutely. If you are five years behind in your business systems and execution, it means a lot of money is lost in productivity and execution for your business. The case for Google Apps asContinue reading “The Cost of Being Slow”
Google Apps Calendar Invitation Notifications
By default, any Google Apps Calendar invitations will be received as an email. These settings are controlled in the Calendar->Settings->Notifications tab. Ensure the checkboxes are appropriate for each medium for receiving Calendar invites. Otherwise, you may have calendar appointments automatically set without accepting them manually based on the default, “Automatically add invitations to my calendar”Continue reading “Google Apps Calendar Invitation Notifications”
