Category: The Office Tech Pro

Reusable filters … Dealing with duplicates … Table style formatting

As organizations began to adopt G Suite, Google’s business platform, few people explored what more was possible on their new business productivity platforms. Here are three simple tips to make you more productive.

The new Google Sites interface is much easier to use than the previous one. If you’ve never used it before, you’re coming in at just the right time.

Do you keep up with what’s going on with G Suite? There’s no happy paper-clip guy in G Suite (or even in Microsoft!) anymore. Stay on top of what’s new at https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com, and check out these newer features of Sheets.

Most casual users of Excel will notice very little difference between Excel and Sheets. For those that are a little more advanced, some things that are missing might be frustrating. Here are a few from my experience and their workarounds.

Using infographics and pictures in your Slides presentations is a good way to promote understanding. Many people relate to pictures better than bullet points when it comes to communicating information. Slides provides several options with both photos and diagrams.

Sharing is good, but when document sharing is actually a part of business operations, sharing from a personal drive isn’t the solution. In the G Suite world, the solution is Team Drive.

Is the transition right for you?

Use Keep to share a small project with someone else.

What do you know about Google Drive? There are quite a few features that make it a great place for files, whether you want to share your thoughts or the editing load with others or prefer to keep it all to yourself.