Creating and using Google Groups
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Managing (email) membership in Google Groups
How to manage group memberships in Google groups: Log in to your e-mail account. Look for the topline menu that contains the link to “Groups” and click on that link. On the left side of the screen click on “My groups”. You may only edit membership in groups for wh ...
Entering your Class Schedule in Google Calendar
Attached below is a video tutorial of how to enter your class schedule into Google Calendar. You can use this same methodology to enter meetings and other appointments. This video will play in a video player such as QuickTime or Windows Media Player; please be patient as it may take up to a mi ...
How to put your student listserv email to digest
Log into your Carthage email Click on the Groups link in the upper middle of your screen Click on My Groups on the left Click on the group called Student Click on the My membership button Chose "Abridged Email: one summary email of new activity per day" Scroll down and click Update Settings
Off Campus User's Guide - for all users
Off-Campus User’s Guide to Carthage Electronic Resources This document provides information to Carthage users who access electronic resources from off-campus. The resources discussed in this document include: Carthage e-mail Library periodical databases Library catalog Carthage web ...
Ceating new calendars to share in Google
If you need to create a new calendar to share with others, here are directions: To create a new calendar to share, click on the Calendar link at the top of your Carthage email. Next, click on the arrow next to My Calendars located of the left side of the screen Select Create new calendar Give y ...
Embedding images in a Google mail message
Embedding Pictures into a Google Mail Message Google Apps e-mail WILL let you include an image in the body of your text. However, this is an optional feature that requires turning on a Labs option, as follows: You must be using Chrome or Firefox (not IE or Safari) to make this feature work. ...
Customizing Settings in Google Mail
Customizing Your Settings in Google Mail By Jenna Cooper; Edited by Carol Sabbar and Erik Tou Spring 2012 This document will cover how to edit and manage the various settings of the Google e-mail interface, including: General information Language — available interface languages Mess ...
Using Labels in Google Mail
Using Labels in Google Mail By Jenna Cooper; Edited by Carol Sabbar Understanding Labels Labels in Google Apps are similar to folders in other e-mail systems, but they give you an extra bonus: you can add more than one label to a conversation. Conceptually, consider that all of your messages ...
Managing Contacts in Google Mail
Managing Contacts in Google Mail By: Jenna Cooper, Edited by: Carol Sabbar, Lizz ZItron, Abbi Brown (5/3/12) Whether you often email a specific group of users or you want to keep track of e-mail addresses you often use, the Google Apps Contacts feature provides this capability. Note tha ...
Setting up your Carthage YouTube Account
Setting up a YouTube Account Your YouTube account is provided through your Carthage Google account. Use your Carthage Gmail username and password for your YouTube account. 1. Log into your Carthage Google account. 2. In a new tab, navigate to www.youtube.com. 3. You may be automatically ...
Google Sites
Looking to make a website for a class project or for personal use? Find everyting you need at: http://sites.google.com Google Sites makes it easy for anyone to create and manage simple, secure group websites. Getting started is easy, and there are a number of helpful templates. More than just a ...
Forwarding your Carthage (Google) mail to another address
You can set up your Carthage Google e-mail account to forward your messages to another personal e-mail account of your choice. Here are the steps: 1. Login to your Carthage Google mail at http://mail.carthage.edu 2. Click the gear-shaped icon at the far upper right 3. Click Mail Settings 4. ...
Using Google Forms To Create A Survey
Using Google Forms To Create A Survey (revised 5/3/12) Google Docs contains a "forms" features that allows Google Apps users to create and administer surveys. The survey should go to users of Carthage's Google system, not to outside email addresses. To get started, first go to Google Docs by log ...
Changing the time zone in Google Calendar
This article addresses the need to change the time zone in your Google Calendar. For normal operation at Carthage, it should be set to (GMT -06:00 Central). 1. Go to your Google Calendar 2. Click the Settings link at the upper right (looks like a gear or a blue flower) 3. Click Calendar setti ...
Managing Meetings in Google Calendar
Creating and managing meetings in Google Apps Calendar (revised 5/3/12) This document will cover how to create a meeting (or other event), add participants, and set permissions and visibility. Creating your meeting To create a meeting, go to the Google Apps calendar by logging in to Google Ap ...
Google Email
Getting Started with Google Email at Carthage Using the E-Mail System Q: How do I check my email? A: You can access email one of two ways: 1. Click on the EMAIL link in the upper right-hand corner of the Carthage web site. or 2. Point your web browser to mail.carthage.edu At the login screen, ...
Using Google Docs
Using Google Docs by Julie Dawson (See also the PDF attached to this article, which includes images) Ways to Share: Sharing Options : Edit, Comment, View To give comment-only access to your document, click on the Share button. From there, add in the contact you’d like to share your doc ...
Google Groups
1. Creating Groups 2. Inviting Members 3. Edit Settings Creating Groups Click Groups. Click the Create a group link at the bottom of the page or click here . Enter a Group name. For details about permitted group names, see these tips on character usage. Enter an email address in the Gr ...
Allowing people to post to your listserv who are not members - Whitelisting
These instructions allow non-members of your listserv group to post to the list. 1. Go to the list of lists at lists.carthage.edu, find yours and click on it. 2. Login with the list administrator password 3. On the administration page, look for "Privacy options" listed under Configuration Cate ...