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Google Apps FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

What is Google Apps?

Google Apps is a collection of web-based services, provided by Google, designed to work together to improve communication and collaboration within an organization, such as our school.  It features powerful, easy-to-use tools. Communicate via email. Create and share calendar events, documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Why are we using Google Apps?

To bring together essential communication applications. To improve productivity and communication.

How do I get started?

If you're a teacher or staff member, go to the Calvary Schools of Holland Google Apps web site by clicking here.

If you're a student, instead go to the Calvary Schools of Holland Students Google Apps web site by clicking here.

Below are direct links to the various services included in Google Apps.

Teachers
Email - mail.cshk12.org 
Calendar - calendar.cshk12.org 

What options do I have for accessing email?

The primary option is webmail:
mail.cshk12.org (teachers)

It's packed with exciting features and integrated with other Google services. In your online email account you can create filters to organize your inbox before new mail arrives, schedule calendar events, map addresses in your messages, and track postal packages.

Alternative access options include POP, IMAP and Mobile.  Check Gmail's online help for more information about those options.

How are the Google services linked together?

You have one username for all services in the Google Apps package. Once you log in to one service, you can easily access all others.

Within your email account, along with email messages you'll receive invitations for calendar events and to collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

What do I need to know about documents, presentations and spreadsheets?

It's a web-based word processing, spreadsheet and presentation application. It can help us collaborate on projects from anywhere. Your documents are stored online. You and anyone you invite to collaborate can access the document from any internet-connected computer, and make changes simultaneously. Multiple people can make changes at once, and everyone's changes show in real-time.

You can get started right away by creating a new document or by uploading a file from your computer. Since the products are integrated, you can use your email account Contacts list to invite people to view or edit your documents.

More Tips

Revision history -- Individual edits are kept so you can see who made changes and revert back, if necessary.

Search -- Just like the rest of Google products, you can harness the power of Google search to look for a document you haven't edited in months.

Security and privacy -- You choose who sees your document. Other users can only access your document or spreadsheet if you add them to the list of collaborators or viewers, or if you decide to publish the document.

Where can I find more information?

Help Center: www.google.com/support/a/users 

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