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Simple. It is lightweight alternatives to Microsoft Office Word and Excel. Only that Google offer online free word processor and spreadsheet, and they allow collaboration...

Well, being able to jointly create and edit documents with others in your team - whether they're in your local office or remote location, is a huge benefit of the Google Docs solutions. It's worth a look if you're in this type of environment.

Another Google exciting feature is that it allows you to create documents and spreadsheets without the need to save to your local hard drive. But if you like you do have the option to save a copy to your hard drive.

Since Google Docs & Spreadsheets saves to a secure, online storage facility, you can access your documents and spreadsheets from any computer, anytime and, in the event of a local hard drive crash, you won't lose your saved content online.

Both of the Google docs and spreadsheets are still consider ‘basic’ at this point, but they're worth a bit of time to explore. Let see…


What You Can Do with Google Docs & Spreadsheets?

Here's what you can do with Google Docs:
● Upload MS Word documents, OpenOffice, rtf, or html.
● Use online editor to format documents, spell-check, etc.
● Invite others (by e-mail address) to edit or view your documents.
● Edit documents online with whomever you choose.
● View your documents' revision history and roll back to any version.
● Publish documents and spreadsheets online to the world or to just who you choose.
● Post documents to your blog.
● Download documents to your PC as MS Word, OpenOffice, rtf, pdf, html or zip.

The Google Spreadsheets also allow you to do the following:
● Import and export of .xls, .csv, and .ods formatted data (and export functionality for .pdf and .html).
● Enjoy intuitive navigation and editing, like any traditional document or spreadsheet.
● Use formatting and formula editing in spreadsheets so you can calculate results and make your data look the way you want it.
● Chat in real time with others who are editing your spreadsheet.
● Invite others (by e-mail address) to edit or view your spreadsheets.

At the moment, you need to pay attention on the size of your document/spreadsheet?
● Each document can be up to 500K, and up to 2MB per embedded image.
● Each user has a limit of 1000 documents and 1000 images.
● Each spreadsheet can be up to 10,000 rows, or up to 256 columns, or up to 50,000 cells, or up to 20 sheets -- whichever limit is reached first.
● Each user has a limit of 100 spreadsheets.
● You can import spreadsheets up to approximately 1 Mb in .xls or .odf format.

Since it’s online, then which browsers are supported?

Google Docs & Spreadsheets will work wherever you have access to the Internet via a Windows or Macintosh computer with one of these browsers:

1. Internet Explorer 6.0+ (Windows)

2. Firefox 1.07, 1.5.0.6+ (Mac & Windows -- except for 1.0.8 on Windows and Mac, and 1.5b1 on Mac)

3. Mozilla 1.7.12+

4. Netscape 7.2, 8.0

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is not supported, and probably won't run on other browsers.

Note: Regardless of your browser type, you must enable cookies and JavaScript.

To get more free information about how to use Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Microsoft Office, visit http://www.msoffice-tutorial-training.com



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The author is the owner of the site http://www.msoffice-tutorial-training.com . A site that includes step-by-step free tutorial trainings, articles, downloads for Microsoft Office suite of programs.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/writing/public-speaking/7-step-to-delivering-presentation-with-credibility.html http://www.articletrader.com/writing/public-speaking/7-step-to-delivering-presentation-with-credibility.html Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 At the beginning of the presentation, explain why you have the right to talk to them on the topic by highlighting relevant elements of your background:
• If it's a technical topic and you were trained as an engineer, say so.
• If you've been working in the related field for the last 5 years, say so.
• If you've studied the subject in depth and interviewed experts, say so.
• If you don't have direct but do have parallel experience, say something like: "when I was working in (this other field), I had considerable experience in (the topic) that I believe applies here..."

2. Demonstrate Understanding.
Prove that you know what you're talking about by:
• Quickly recapping the preparation you've done for the session.
• Using the audience's language. Learn and use the terms your audience knows to facilitate understanding and demonstrate that you took time to prepare. Be careful with acronyms and jargon.
• Acknowledge that there may be people in the room that know more than you do about some aspects of the matter at hand, but that your study gives you a good grasp of what needs to be done.

3. Give the Real Facts.
Identify the source of the information you are using such as:
• "the sales report in XXX journal/company for the month just ended shows..."
• "the data from the field test conducted in XXX last month indicates..."
• "the recent research survey of XXX customers in the Southwest concludes..."
• clearly identify the origin of data used in charts and graphs.

4. Tell the Truth.
Your audience will never really trust you if they catch you in a lie. Avoid the temptation to pretend to know the answer to a question and fake it. It's better say "I don't know" and find the answer from the group or commit to research the issue after the session.

5. Be Yourself.
Trying to be someone you're not is almost as bad as telling a lie. It's also a lot more work. You can, however, take up a temporary role to illustrate your understanding of the views of others by using introductory phrases such as:
• "If I was the parent of a teenage girl, I might be thinking...."
• If we were walking in the shoes of the customer, we might..."

6. Doing what you say you will do.
• If you say you're starting at 9:00 a.m. then start at 9:00 a.m.(be punctual).
• If you promise frequent breaks, allow for frequent breaks.
• If you say you're going to take all questions, do so.

7. Speak with Conviction and Enthusiasm.
Say it like you mean it, and your audience will believe in your words. If you sound tentative, people will book you as "squishy" and question your commitment on the matter.
• Rehearse with real people before presentation, and ask them to give you candid feedback.
• Eye contact, body language is extremely important.

To get more free information about how to use Microsoft Office PowerPoint, including PowerPoint slide creation tips, visit http://www.msoffice-tutorial-training.com



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The author is the owner of the site http://www.msoffice-tutorial-training.com. A site that includes free tutorial trainings, articles, downloads for Microsoft Office suite of programs. You can get more free information about how to use Microsoft Office PowerPoint, including PowerPoint slide creation tips from the site.

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