How To Use Google Docs

1. Go to the Google Docs website

    a)    Go to      www.google.com/a/walthampublicschools.org      b)    Sign in using your username and password

2. Create a new document

    a)    Click on "Create New" to open             the drop-down menu    b)    Click on "Document"

3. Insert text

b) Click on      "Save now"

a) Type a message in the blank         space in your new document

4. Editing text

FONT SIZEBOLD/ITALICS/UNDERLINE

COLORBULLETS /NUMBERING

ALIGNMENT

SAVE, PRINT, UNDO

a) Save, print, undo, change the font,         color, and size, & bold, italics,                 underline, bullets/numbering, and             alignment

5. Share files

b) Click on "Invite         People" on the         drop-down menu

a) Click on "Share"

6. Share files cont.a) Type in the email address(es) of the         person/people you want to share the         file with

7. Edit or viewa) Choose either "edit" or "view" below the             email address box, then click "Send"

8. Open a file that was shared with you

a) Go to docs.google.com, and log in using     your Gmail address and password

b) Find the file on the list, and click on it

Google Sites

Making Your own Webpage

 Google sites website

• Go to www.google.com/a/walthampublicschools.org  • Sign in using your username and password 

Choose a Template for Your Webpage

• Lets Start with Blank Template• Type a Name into the "Name your Site box"

Your URL

• If the name you chose is available Google will create a URL for you, this is how you access your website

• If your name is not available you will need to try again

Theme

• Choosing a theme automatically gives you a background and text for your webpage that google has preset. You can browse the selection and choose one.

Code

• The last step to making your site is to verify that you are human by correctly copying the code into the box below

Create Your Site

• If you have correctly entered the code click "Create your site" and you can begin to create your own web

We are now ready to start designing our page!!

Home Page

• You will be brought to your homepage which will have your site name and the theme that you chose.

Editing Your Page• In the top right corner click "edit page" this is where you can

edit your page to add text, images, and video.

Adding Text

• A text box will appear under your home page, type in a message

Editing Text

• Use the tool bar at the top to change the size, text, style, or color of your text.

Adding Pages

• Click on "Create Page"

Adding Pages cont.• Enter a name for your new page• Click "create page"

Adding Images

• Click Insert, from the pull down menu select Image

Adding Images (cont'd)

• You have 2 optionso Upload Imageso Web Address

Web Address Images• If you find a picture on the web copy and paste the URL into

the box, when image appears click "OK"

Moving Images• The picture now covers the text so we need to move it using

the tool bar

Image Toolbar

• Align- L/C/R moves the image to the right, center or left of the page

• Size- Increase or Decreases the size of the image• Wrap- Allows text to go around the image• Remove- Take the Image out off of the page