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h1. Introduction to G Suite - Borealis

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Welcome to G Suite! We've created a Google account for you, which includes a suite of different tools including: 

* Gmail

* Calendar

* Google Drive 

Borealis now owns and manages all accounts that end with @borealisphilanthropy.org. 

h2. Gmail

Your email can be accessed here: http://gmail.com/

Google has created a "pretty comprehensive guide":https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9297685?hl=en&ref_topic=9259942 to Gmail's web functionality. We'll be walking through these parts in the webinar. 

* Create and send email:

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9259846

* Organizing your inbox: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9260550

Google also has a "guide to its web interface that is specific to former Outlook users.":https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9297879?hl=en&ref_topic=9259764 that you can consult if you're looking to replicate certain Outlook functionality in the web interface. 

h3. Using Outlook for Mac with Gmail

You can also continue using Outlook for Mac as a desktop email client with Gmail, though some functionality may work a little differently. To do this, open up the Outlook for Mac app. 

# Select Outlook > Preferences > Accounts.

# Click the plus (+) sign > New Account.

# Type your email address > Continue.

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h2. Google Calendar

Your calendars can be accessed here: https://calendar.google.com/

Google's made "this comprehensive guide":https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9302892 to Calendars. We'll be walking through these parts in the webinar. 

* Schedule events: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282963

* Share and view calendars: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282964

There are "some differences":https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/156594?visit_id=637062370428804058-1250298528&rd=1 between Outlook and Google Calendars. 

h2. Google Drive 

You can access your Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/

Google's "guide to Google Drive is here.":https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2424384?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop We'll be walking through these parts of it in the webinar. 

* Creating and editing files: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2424368

* Sharing files and folders, transferring ownership: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494822

* Uploading files: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2424368

h3. Setting up Google Drive Filestream