Steve Chipman 
There are several reasons you may want to change your Google Slides from the default horizontal 16:9 aspect ratio into a vertical format. You want to use Google Slides to design a PDF brochure You’d … Read more →
There are two types of videos that can be embedded in Google Slides and then played back within a slide in Slideshow mode. The first type is a YouTube video. The second is a video … Read more →
If you want to translate the complete contents of a webpage or a blog post — such as from English to Spanish — the Google Sheets GOOGLETRANSLATE function is a great way to create a … Read more →
To give you a concrete example of how to make a line graph in Google Sheets, we are first going to show you how to extract some real-world data from The State of California Department … Read more →
There are a number of reasons you would want to merge cells in Google Sheets. One reason is that you need to add headings and an image to an instructional sheet such as on this … Read more →
Google Workspace Individual is different from Google Workspace [for teams]. ‘Individual’ is designed for use by any of the more than 1.8 billion Gmail users who want to add business functionality to their Gmail accounts. … Read more →
Whether and when to use Excel or Google Sheets depends on a number of factors. Here’s how to move spreadsheet information back and forth between the two environments.
In February 2022, as promised at I/O 2021, Google added the option to remove pagination from Google Docs on a per-document basis. “Pageless” can be set as the default format for any new documents that … Read more →
Google Workspace vs Microsoft Office 365. These are the two leading office productivity suites. Which one is best for your organization?
How to visually display your Google Sheets data on your website or blog using embedded Pivot Table charts.
Google Sheets is one of the productivity applications that’s included with free consumer Gmail and with Google Workspace [for business]. Sheets is a cloud-based spreadsheet application. No desktop software is needed to create and edit … Read more →
Whether your company is a small local B2C business or a large B2C company, it’s worth paying attention to your Google Business Profile (GBP) listing. According to Google, “listings on Business Profile can only be … Read more →
Many small businesses lack the in-house resources to implement and support Google Workspace properly. The IT departments in mid-sized businesses and enterprises often need third-party assistance with WorkSpace due to other commitments. SMBs and enterprise-level … Read more →
Google Sites is not necessarily the first application that enters the mind of most people as a platform for building out a corporate website. However, there are a number of Google Sites use cases that … Read more →
Google Tables is a product that originated in Area 120. No, Area 120 is not a place in the Nevada desert where aliens are studied. It’s the name for Google’s in-house incubator. Tables was launched … Read more →
Here are two ways to insert a superscript into Google Docs. 1. Highlight a character and then select Format > Text > Superscript from the menu. 2. Highlight a character. Click Ctrl + . on … Read more →
At the 2021 Google I/O, Google announced that Rooms in Google Chat will be rebranded “Spaces” and will get a number of enhancements. Spaces appears to be a viable alternative to Slack (which is in … Read more →
According to Wikipedia, “a typical text box is a rectangle of any size, possibly with a border that separates the text box from the rest of the interface.” In a document, as on a web … Read more →
Update: on December 8, 2022, Google introduced drop-down chips in Google Sheets, which vastly simplifies the process described below. One aspect of spreadsheets that makes them different from database applications is that it’s more difficult … Read more →
There are several reasons you would want to strikethrough text in a Google Doc. One of our favorite use cases is to strikethrough completed items in a meeting agenda’s bulleted list. One way to strikethrough … Read more →
With the ongoing move from cable TV to streaming, many people are trying to decide which device to connect to their TV—Apple TV or Chromecast with Google TV (think of Chromecast as the hardware and … Read more →
When using Google Meet for your business meetings, an office background will give you a more professional look than, say, a background of a beach or a forest. Google added a feature to Google Meet … Read more →
If your organization uses Google Workspace, you may have discovered that when you upload a video to Google Drive, it’s not simply a stored file—the video can be played inline. What’s more, Google Drive uses … Read more →
In many businesses, the marketing department signs up for a variety of Google services. These services include: Companies that are not using Google Workspace need to set up access to these Google services via an … Read more →
Here are the differences between the consumer version of Google Meet and the versions included with Google Workspace (business) editions.
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