Introduction to Google Calendar

1. Introduction to Google Calendar

Welcome to Module 1, Introduction to Google Calendar. Google Calendar enables you to easily schedule meetings and events, create tasks, and collaborate on shared calendars, so you always know what's next. In this module, you'll learn how to open and navigate Google Calendar. Google Calendar helps you stay organized with its simple yet powerful web based service. Use Google Calendar to schedule a meeting, invite guests, create a task, and ensure that you are always where you need to be. You can also share your calendar and review your colleagues' calendars to avoid scheduling conflicts. There are a few ways to access Google Calendar. Open your browser and visit calendar.google.com. Or if you're already logged into Google Workspace, select the apps launcher, and then the Google Calendar icon to open it in a new browser tab. You can also download the Google Calendar app for your mobile device from the Google Play Store for Android or the Apple App Store for iPhones and iPads. If you haven't done so already, open your Google Calendar now. Google Calendar's intuitive layout ensures that you can easily see your upcoming events, view multiple calendars at once, and quickly create new events. You can also create tasks in Google Calendar, explore integrations with other Google Workspace apps, and subscribe to useful calendars that go beyond events and appointments. We'll start with navigating the Google Calendar web interface.

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Google Workspace End User: Google Calendar

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This module covers the agenda. It also introduces students to On the Rise and the course business challenge.

Exercise 1: Course introduction Exercise 2: Agenda

Google Calendar enables you to easily schedule meetings and events, create tasks, and collaborate on shared calendars, so you always know what’s next. In this module you’ll learn how to open and navigate Google Calendar.

Exercise 1: Introduction to Google Calendar

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Exercise 2: Calendar walkthrough Exercise 3: Quiz Question 1 Exercise 4: Quiz Question 2

With Google Calendar, you can easily reply to event invitations and manage the events that you create. This module explores how the features of Google Calendar allow you to update events, check guest attendance, delete and restore events, and search Google Calendar.

Exercise 1: Respond to and manage events Exercise 2: Activity 3 explained Exercise 3: Activity 3 Use Google Calendar search Exercise 4: Quiz Question 1 Exercise 5: Quiz Question 2

Google Calendar allows you to adjust settings to match the way you work. Now that we’ve covered the key features of Google Calendar, we’ll look at how to customize it further using a few of the different settings available.

Exercise 1: Customize Google Calendar Exercise 2: Quiz Question 1 Exercise 3: Quiz Question 2