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h1. Introduction to G Suite

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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 

Your organization now manages all users and information under accounts ending with <yourdomainname>.org. You can login and view your account information at: http://accounts.google.com/

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. 

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