John’s Tips

If you haven’t checked out Google Docs yet, please take a quick look.  I’ll wait.

If you have a gmail account, you can get to Google Docs at any time you are in gmail.

What is Google Docs?

• Docs - can save as or load MS Word documents
• Spreadsheets - can save as or load MS Excel documents
• Presentations - can save as or load MS Powerpoint documents
• Forms - allows you to capture information and save it to a spreadsheet document

One key feature is collaboration.  You can allow other editors modify your documents.  Everyone can be working on the same document at the same time.

Aside from costing nothing to use, you can access your documents from any internet connected PC or Mac.  You can even work with them offline and sync up later.

John’s Tips will be using them extensively for demonstrating any type of Excel tip or any tracking tools or budgets or you name it.

This is one of the real gems out there.  Get familiar with what you can do and you’ll find yourself using it more and more.