Lynda.COM Google Calendar Essential Training

Author:
Susan Cline

Duration:
01h 37m

Released on:
3/3/2011

Exercise files:
No


In Google Calendar Essential Training, Google Apps trainer Susan Cline demonstrates how to use this web-based application to manage both personal and professional schedules. The course shows how to invite attendees and assign resources for any event with the Scheduling tool, and how to monitor attendee responses from within the application. Tutorials on setting up tasks and troubleshooting errors are also included.
Topics include:

    Navigating through daily, weekly, and monthly calendars and agendas
    Creating and editing various types of events
    Inviting guests to events
    Booking meeting rooms
    Setting up notifications for events through email, pop-up, or desktop reminders
    Creating shared calendars for teams, events, and resources
    Viewing a holiday calendar or a co-worker's schedule
    Customizing a calendar's look and feel
    Managing calendar privacy




Welcome
Welcome           00m 52s
What's new?           00m 45s

1. Introduction
Introducing Google Calendar           01m 02s
Comparing Google Calendar with Google Apps Calendar           01m 54s
Creating and managing your Calendar account           01m 37s

2. Navigating Calendar
Understanding the Calendar interface           02m 25s
Changing the view           02m 31s
Using keyboard shortcuts           01m 55s

3. Creating Events
Creating a new event           02m 48s
Creating a repeating event           02m 50s
Creating an all-day event           01m 49s
Using the quick add feature           02m 40s

4. Editing Events
Editing an event           02m 07s
Undoing changes and deleting events           01m 49s
Making changes to repeating events           01m 38s
Color coding events and calendars           02m 18s

5. Inviting Guests to Events
Adding guests to your events           02m 22s
Viewing guest availability           02m 18s
Sending invitations           01m 52s
Changing guest privileges           01m 23s
Removing guests from events           00m 45s
Booking a meeting room or resource           01m 36s

6. Using Reminders and Notifications
Creating email and pop-up event reminders           03m 09s
Changing notification settings           02m 54s
Receiving reminders on your desktop           02m 28s

7. Setting Up Tasks
Creating tasks and task lists           02m 44s
Organizing task lists           01m 41s
Displaying task lists           02m 00s

8. Adding Calendars
Creating a second calendar           02m 48s
Viewing a friend or coworker's calendar           02m 51s
Subscribing to a holiday calendar, sports calendar, or other special calendar           03m 42s

9. Using Shared Calendars
Sharing your calendar           04m 47s
Creating a shared calendar for a project or group           03m 08s
Adding groups to a shared calendar           01m 20s
Creating, moving, or copying events to a shared calendar           02m 16s

10. Customizing Your Calendar
Creating a custom date view           01m 27s
Hiding or showing weekends           00m 49s
Changing the date and time format           01m 15s

11. Responding to Events
Responding to events           01m 38s
Hiding declined events           00m 57s
Keeping events from appearing until you respond           01m 53s

12. Setting Privacy
Disabling calendar sharing           01m 33s
Marking events as private           01m 02s
Removing viewers and editors from your calendar           01m 10s

13. Troubleshooting and Getting Help
Troubleshooting server errors and access issues           02m 51s
Troubleshooting sharing issues           02m 36s
Accessing Google Calendar Help           01m 49s

Conclusion
Additional resources           01m 20s