Google Docs
http://mail.lexschools.org
Google docs is a feature of your Google account that allows you to upload, create, and save documents
that can be accessed anywhere that you have Internet. From your phone, laptop, home computer,
library, while on vacation, etc. It will also allow you to share your document with other people either
as “viewers” so that they can see your document or as “collaborators” meaning that they can edit and
make changes to your document. Whenever I ask you to share your document with me, I will ask that
you make me a “collaborator” so that I can edit and make suggestions to your document.
To log into your account…
1. Go to http://mail.lexschools.org
2. Type in your username and password in the boxes and click sign in. (You will have to try it a few
times when you first log in)
3. This will take you to your mailbox. From here to can go to your documents by clicking on
“documents” in the upper left hand corner.
To upload a document that you have already created…
1. Log into your Google account.
2. Click on Documents in the upper right hand side of your screen.
3. Click Upload or Choose File. Browse for your document and click open or choose when you have
the right one.
4. Click upload after you have selected your document.
To share a document with someone…
1. To share your document with another person. Click on Share in the upper right hand side and
choose “Shared Settings”.
2. Type the person’s address (melissa.herrmann@lexschools.org) in the box at the bottom to share
your document with them and then click share (you can type a message if you want).
3. Be sure to pay attention to whether you are sharing the document “can edit” or “can view”. There
is a drop down box next to their name where you can select whether you want them to edit or
view. “Can edit” means that they can change your document “can view” means that they can
only see your document.
4. When sharing documents with me…always click “TO EDIT”!!!
To create a new document on Google Docs…
1. Go to your lexschools account and log in.
2. Open your Google Docs.
3. Click on the “Create New” tab up in the upper left hand corner and select the type of document that
you want to create…(document – like a word document, spreadsheet – like excel, or presentation –
like PowerPoint)
4. Be sure to Share your new document with me if it is an assignment
To name your document…
1. Click on the title (in bold in the upper left hand side). It will be “untitled” the first time you open a
document. If you upload a document it will assume the title that you already gave the document.
2. Type the correct name into the box. Be sure to name your document properly with Period # – Last
Name, First Name, Assignment (8 - Herrmann, Melissa – Worksheet 1)
4. If you do not name your document properly, I may not find it in my inbox and you may receive a late
grade!
How to get a document from wikispaces to Google docs…
1. Click on the document you want to download from wikispaces.
2. Select “Save File” in the box and click “ok”
3. Save the document to your desktop.
4. Log into your lexschools account and go to your Google docs.
5. Click Upload or Choose File. Browse for your document and click open or choose when you have the
right one.
6. Click “upload” after you have selected your document.
7. If this is an assignment. Complete the assignment and “share” it with me “to edit”.
How to see who you have shared a document with…(Have You Shared with Me?!)
1. Click on the document
2. Click “Share” and select “Shared Settings” from the drop down menu.
3. This will show you who you have shared your document with.
How to create a calendar…
1. Click on the calendar function on your google account.
2. Click on “Add”
3. Give the calendar a name and then click “Create Calendar”
Checking for editing/grading
-When I make changes or edit and grade your document it will appear on your document when you open
it. Simply open your documents to see what grades/comments I have given you on your assignments
and/or essays
Tips…
1. Save frequently! If your document is not saving properly, copy and paste it into a word document
and then refresh. If you don’t copy and paste it first, you may lose all of your work.
2. Create folders by clicking “New – Folder” to organize your documents.
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