by | Sep 16, 2016 | How To, Student Blog, Teacher Blog
Do you have multiple Google accounts? Are you tirelessly switching back and forth between them, logging in and out? Google Chrome has a solution for you!
- First, make sure you are signed into the Chrome browser, itself. This can be done by clicking the menu box at the top right corner of the screen (beneath the exit button). Once clicked, open the Settings tab.
- The first option you will see on the screen is Sign In. Make sure your account is signed in. It is necessary to have a primary account in order to switch user profiles within Chrome.
- Now that you are signed into Chrome, click the box in the top right corner of your browser, containing the name of your Chrome user. (This can be found next to the minimize button)
- Click the Switch user button
- Sign in with the login credentials you want to be linked with your new user profile
- A pop-up will ask you to Link your Chrome data to this account?
- Click Link data
Here is a great video tutorial for visual learners. The Chrome user profile creation begins at 4:00 in the video.
You’re Doing it Wrong! How to Manage Multiple Google Accounts
by | Sep 16, 2016 | How To, Student Blog, Teacher Blog
We all have those files that teachers send us that we can’t edit on their own, like PDFs. A good way to edit those files is with an app called DocHub. After downloading the app from the Chrome Store, you can upload the file you wish to edit to the new app, either from the file itself, or from the app. From there, you need to select that you want to start editing it. You will also need to make sure to select the capital “A” to be able to type your text. In order from the text tool, you can also draw, highlight, comment, whiteout, stamp, add a picture, and sign. To save it to your Drive, you will need to go to the upper right hand corner where the file button it and save it to your Drive. Next time you go into DocHub, the file you edited will be saved under a tab on the left called Documents. This is the best way to edit those files that teachers send you that can’t be easily edited, and it can broaden the teacher’s’ ability to give documents to students via Classroom.
by | Sep 16, 2016 | How To, Student Blog, Teacher Blog
Whenever you are wanting to screenshot a browser page, a picture, an email, etc. all you have to do is hold down the control button on the left or right side of your keyboard and the multi-window button at the very top middle of your keyboard that looks like a square with two lines on the right side. This will take a picture of whatever is currently pulled up on your screen and it will save it in the downloaded section of your files. To access files, click the magnifying glass in the bottom left of your taskbar. Then search for files and select it. There will also be a small pop-up that will appear in the bottom right of your screen in the taskbar, next to the time. It will be a gray square with 1 inside of it if you have taken one screenshot. The number will reflect the number of screenshots you have taken. If you click this, it will say “Click to view your screenshot” or “Copy to clipboard”. You can then either view it or copy it. After you have finished with the notification pop-up, there will be an x in the top right corner. Click this in order to close the pop-up.
by | Sep 15, 2016 | How To, Student Blog, Teacher Blog
1.) Sign into your Gmail account.
2.) Once logged in, look at the top right of your screen and click on the settings gear.
3.) As soon as you click the settings gear, the settings toolbar will appear and near the bottom, you will see the tab Settings. (click on it)
4.) Next scroll all the way to the bottom of the general setting and the creating a signature option is the fourth one from the bottom.
5.) Click inside the textbox next to the signature option and create your very own personal signature for your Gmail.
6.) After you’ve created your signature the way you want it to be, scroll down to the bottom and click save changes.
by | Sep 15, 2016 | How To, Student Blog, Teacher Blog
If there is any particular app or extension (which is a shortcut for an app or website) that you wish to add to your Chromebook, the first step is to look up the Chrome Web Store. Once you’re there, you can search whatever app you want. If you want a particular extension or specifically an app, you can check your preferences beneath the search bar in the upper left-hand corner. When you have found the app or extension you want, all you need to do is click on “add to chrome”. It will ask you for a confirmation, all you need to do is click “add” and it will add it to your computer. To access the new app, look it up using the magnifying glass in the lower left-hand corner of your Chromebook. An extension will show up next to the URL line in the upper right-hand corner once it is added. It can be activated by clicking on it. Now you have cool new apps and extensions for your Chromebook!
by | Sep 14, 2016 | How To, Student Blog, Teacher Blog
I know that there have been major issues when it comes to wifi connections, so I am here to give some advice about how to handle slow wifi. First off, if your Chromebook isn’t even connecting to a network, check to see which network it is trying to connect to. You may be able to switch networks and see if another one may be able to be connected to. You could also try turning off the wifi on any of your other devices.That will make more room for your Chromebook’s wifi. Refreshing the page isn’t likely to work, but sometimes it may be needed to reconnect to the network. Finally, when all else fails, go the the bottom right corner of the screen and turn off the wifi and wait a minute before turning it back on. That might also help to reconnect when there are a lot of people on the network in a single area. This is not guaranteed to do the trick, so if there are any major concerns, do not be afraid to call the Chrome Squad to check it out, it may very well be on our end.
