Press Release
May 28, 2008
Google Apps: The Missing Manual--New from O'Reilly: Answers Found Here!
Sebastopol, CA--Chances are you've used Google to search the Web. Who
hasn't? Google has become a verb (you can look it up in Webster's), as in,
"I googled the girlfriend I dumped in high school; now she's CEO of
SuperMegaCorp." Yet the big news from Google recently is that it's putting
programs online--the kind you used to have to install in your personal
computer--and the vast majority are free.
Indeed, Google Apps, which includes a word processor, spreadsheet, and
other office productivity programs, now poses serious competition to
Microsoft Office's dominant position on business desktop applications. And
Google Apps gives everyone plenty of bonus reasons to switch--collaborate
on documents with others at the same time, whip up a web page stocked with
downloadable files, and work on it all from any web-connected
computer. About the only thing Google doesn’t offer is an authoritative,
reader-friendly guide like Nancy Conner's Google Apps: The Missing
Manual (O'Reilly Media, $39.99).
"Google's individual programs, like Gmail and Google Docs, have been
popular with people since they launched," notes Conner. "But more and more
businesses--over half a million of them--are now putting Google Apps to
work for their organization."
"My book can help anyone interested in using individual applications for
personal use or as employees," she adds. "Administrators setting up a
Google Apps account for their organization will find detailed chapters on
how to set up and manage a Google Apps account across the enterprise."
Google Apps: The Missing Manual teaches you how to:
- Use Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Talk, and quickly create
word processing files, spreadsheets, and slideshow presentations.
- Share and co-edit files--including revision histories and instant
notifications every time a change gets made.
- Move your files back and forth between Google Apps and Microsoft
Office.
- Set up and manage your entire organization’s switch to Google Apps.
- Create a wiki--an editable, collaborative website.
Of course, as remarkable as these applications are, Google's office suite
is definitely a work-in-progress. Navigating what you can and can't do
and--more importantly--understanding how to do this isn't always easy. And
good luck finding enough help online. Thankfully, "Google Apps: The
Missing Manual" makes getting the most out of this increasingly useful
part of the Google empire much, much easier.
About Nancy Conner
Nancy Conner has a PhD in English from Brown University and has taught
writing, including technical writing, to college students for more than a
dozen years. She is currently a freelance copyeditor, specializing in
technical books covering topics ranging from the MS Office suite to
programming languages to advanced network security.
For more information about the book, including table of contents, index,
author bio, and samples, see the catalog page for Google Apps: The Missing
Manual
Google Apps: The Missing Manual
Nancy Conner
ISBN: 9780596515799, $39,99 US
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
1-707-827-7000
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