Working with Google Docs

1. Go to GoogleDocs

Go to this page: http://docs.google.com/
You will need to log in on the right side with your gmail address and password.

Alternatively, if you are already in gmail, look along the top left edge of this long page. You should see some small blue links above the GMAIL logo that say:

Gmail Calendar Documents Photos Reader ... ť

Click on Documents. That will take you to the same place as above.

Once in Documents, you will see the list of all homework and exams that you have submitted to us. Our office will tag each essay as GRADED or pending, depending on it status.

We've created a special video that walks you through this process.

2b. Create a New Document

Just under the GOOGLE logo (top left corner of the page), you will see another row of links: One for creating a New Document, the next for Uploading/emailing a document from your hard drive.

Click on New, then Document.

A new window will pop up with simplified word processing features.

The first thing to write at the top of the page is the filename of the assignment or exam that you're working on. When you save the document, the first line of your doc will become the filename.

Google will also save periodically, in case you forget.

2b. ... or Upload your files

Uploading your Files

If you click on Upload, you will go to a page that let's you find (Browse...) your document on your hard drive, then choose it [Upload File] to Google.

Once your document is on GoogleDocs, you can edit it in any way just like in a regular word processor.

Alternatively, you have been assigned a unique email address that you can use to submit your documents as attachments.

You'll find this email address directly below the UPLOAD section.

3. Share your document

To share it, look in the upper right corner for a blue Share tab. Click on that tab.

This will take you to a window where you can identify who you'd like to share your essay with.

Add this email address:

office@EmersonsBarReview.com

Then click [Invite Collaborators].

This will take you to a box that let's you choose if you want to send an announcement to us or not.

Click on [skip sending] because we'll see it either way.

You'll see us (Judi C.) on the right side, listed as a collaborator.

4. Close the document

Along the right near the top, there's a button for Close Document. Click on that. You should be back at your list of documents. Add more essays, or exit as you wish.