Tech Tutor Mark

Creating and sharing contact groups in Gmail has changed a lot over the years, and this video will bring you up to date. This is the latest version of Sharing Google Contact Labels for 2023-2024. Other tips shown include setting up Chrome to prompt you where downloads will go, pinning Chrome tabs, creating and editing contacts, and moving a contact to one or more labels. Exporting, saving, importing, and sharing are also included.

Learn two great ways to get rid of YouTube's suggested videos, which pop up at the end of each video, even in an educational LMS. Google Slides and the popular learning management system, Schoology, are both featured in this video. Learn two great ways to tame two of YouTube's worst annoyances for teachers. The code you will need in your HTML: ?rel=0

Voice Typing in Google Docs is demonstrated in this quick voice-to-text video clip. See how to insert text into a list, how to turn on the microphone, insert a new line of text (and new paragraph), and also how to locate the cheat sheet of tips for advanced usage. The link to Google's Voice Typing Help Guide: https://support.google.com/docs/answe... This "cheat sheet" from Google will give you the advanced-level features you need for using Voice Typing in Google Docs to its fullest extent, becoming a Pro in no time at all.

Learn how to turn on the Live Caption feature in Google Chrome, and be amazed at how each web video you watch in English is automatically closed-captioned for students and any other viewers who need it. Great for ESL and hard-of-hearing viewers. Definitely worth checking out. Does not work on live Zoom webinars (yet).

If you've ever wanted to share a document with your students or colleagues, but want to force a copy to be made - so that the original is not destroyed, this tip will do the trick. Learn how to "force copy" a document in two different ways. One way just has the "Make a Copy" button, while the other shows the first page of the document and has a "Use Template" button instead.

Learn how to create email "templates" that can be used over and over, saving you time in answering the same questions repeatedly. The video gives an example of how to set one up. These templates are also known as "canned responses." Just don't forget to first turn On "Templates" in the Settings--Advanced section of your Gmail.

Most of us do pretty basic Google searches and we don't worry about the advanced operations. This video takes searching to the next level by exploring Google's Advanced search options. See all of the different ways you can search for files, and then take a quick look at Google's Image search as well. Locate transparent images and search by license as well. This puts various advanced search tips into one tutorial, allowing you to be much more adept in your web searching than ever before.

Learn the benefits of pinning tabs in Google Chrome. This is both a time-saver and a great organizational tool. See how this technique works as a simple but efficient workflow.

This video provides a quick overview of Google Drive for Desktop and shows how you can drag and drop, copy and paste, and move documents and folders quickly in Windows, and have everything sync to your Google Drive online. This is a huge time-saver that you should find very useful if you haven't discovered it yet.

Create screenshots or snips in Windows 10 using tools you already have. Three methods are shown in this video.