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How-Tos

This article is about Google Apps for high-security accounts, including (but not limited to):
Your University of Minnesota Internet Account comes with access to a number of Google Apps.
You can request that your University of Minnesota Google domain be moved from one campus to another. This is often necessary when students, staff, or faculty members transfer to a new Universi
You can access your University provided Gmail account through one of several third-party desktops and/or mobile email apps such as Outlook, Thunderbird, or AppleMail.
In May 2019, in an effort to comply with security requirements of devices with access to 
Add Links to a Google Doc In your document, highlight the text that you want to link.
Always include alternative text for images, drawings, and other graphics.
It is important that you use headings appropriately in your Google Doc, because
Google Docs auto-saves a version of your document as you work, so there is no need to save a default copy of your Doc. If you wish to save your document in an alternative format:
Screen readers can read text and follow directions in multiple languages; they can also switch seamlessly from one language to the next.  This helps people from a broad range of language backgrounds access the te
What do automated accessibility checkers do? Automated accessibility checkers highlight areas in your document that might be problematic for people with d
The Android Device Policy App is required to use Google Apps on Android mobile devices for accounts that are a part of the
Faculty, staff, and students who leave the University may lose access to University Google Workspace accounts.
On October 26, 2021 Google will be retiring the Google Device Policy App.
The Zoom for Google Workspace add-on allows you to schedule and join meetings directly from a Google Calendar event. Using the Google Calendar add-on allows you to quickly add a Zoom meeting to any event.

Resources

The University of Minnesota and Google, Inc.
Why is the University using Google Workspace?Partnering with Google gives University students, faculty, and staff access to a suite of state-of-the art tools that enhances their ability to collabora
University of Minnesota branded templates are available for several Google Workspace apps.
Google created documentation on creating/renaming docs and spreadsheets in Google Drive
Google Support document with instructions on the deletion of a document stored in Google Drive
Learn to store, sync, and share files with Google Drive.
Google Support document outlining steps for printing documents stored in Google Drive

Self-Help Guides

The Google Drive self-help guide provides how-to instructions for common tasks such as organizing and finding files and folders, sharing and working together on documents, and downloading and printing files.