The Secret of Success (SOS) Program is setup to help students succeed in college.
Great for Online environment
Integration with the other Google Apps - Online sharing and collaboration.
Intro Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doHnLiAzQ5M
How to get there?
https://www.hawaii.edu/google/ UH Apps Page (link to everything)
MyUH Portal Via the MyUH Portal (Slow at times)
Top & Side Navigation/User Interface
Changing Google Calendar Views
Creating Events -- Many Ways
+ Create Button
Click anywhere on the calendar grid - Get Event Editor
Calendar Tips
1) Add events that you don't have much control over
2) Add events that you have more control over
3) Nice to have events
Event Editor Page - more options
Event Reminders
Creating Repeating Events
Calendar management
Sharing Calendar Settings - 3 dots next to individual calendars
UH Calendar with personal Google Calendar
Creating New Calendars - (School, Work, Personal)
Using Colors
Hiding Calendars
Tasks
Moving to Other Google Apps.
Exercise: Enter in your calendar your birthday party, date, time and location.
Program Navigations
Creating an Email
Editing a document
Undo - Redo buttons (Panic Button - try it)
Spelling and grammar
Moving the cursor
Replacing text
Insert items
Links
Pictures
Others
Formatting a document
Paragraph - Tab function
Fonts and color
Lists
Copy and Paste
Sending emails - Compose Button
New Message Popup Box
Reading Emails
Responding to Emails
Managing Emails
Searching Emails
Settings
Exercise: Send yourself an email reminder of the upcoming beginning of the semester.
Home Screen
Undo - Redo buttons (Panic Button - try it)
Creating a New document
Naming & Renaming
Saving - Auto
Editing a document
Spelling and grammar
Moving the cursor
Replacing text
Non-Print Characters - Under View tab
Insert items
Links
Pictures
Others
Formatting a document
Paragraph - Tab function
Fonts and color
Lists - Bullets & Numbers
Copy and Paste
Page numbers
Typing or voice to type
Program tabs
Slide Intro
Undo - Redo buttons (Panic Button - try it)
Don’t spend too much time on the design - work on the presentation.
Adding Slides
New Slides - default
Custom = Slide Tab - Apply Layout
Configurations
Layout
Import Slides
Insert items
Links
Pictures
Change background color/picture added
Others
Adding a Theme - try to do this later in the development
Saving
Exercise: Lets make a 3 Slide Presentation!
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