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Accept the Terms of Service....................... 4
First-time sign-in ...................................... 4
Create a new Google Account .................... 4
Browse as a guest ...................................... 5
Sign in to your Google Account .................. 5
Front view ................................................ 6
Keyboard view ......................................... 7
Function keys.............................................. 7
Touchpad .................................................... 8
Window controls ................................... 11
Shelf ...................................................... 12
Launcher ................................................... 12
Pinned apps .............................................. 12
Status area................................................ 13
Managing apps ...................................... 14
Installing new apps from the Chrome Web
Store ........................................................ 14
Removing apps from Chrome OS............. 14
Pin an app to the shelf .............................. 15
Unpin an app from the shelf...................... 15
Google Drive ......................................... 15
Difference between Drive and Files apps . 15
Creating a new document ......................... 16
Sync files from Downloads to Google
Drive.......................................................... 16
Enable offline access to Google Drive files 17
Gmail .................................................... 17
Composing an email ................................. 17
Documents............................................. 19
How to create documents ......................... 19
Finding your documents............................ 20
How to share documents with other users 20
How to start a video chat ....................... 21
How to listen to music............................ 21
How to watch videos, TV, or movies...... 22
Working with Microsoft Office (Word,
Excel, and Powepoint) documents ........ 22
Open and edit Microsoft Office files using
Google’s office compatibility mode ........... 22
Convert Microsoft Office files to Google
Drive formats............................................. 23
Export Google Drive documents as
Microsoft Office files.................................. 23
Opening Microsoft Office files using
Microsoft’s Office Online apps from the
Chrome Web Store ................................... 23
How to use your Chromebook when
there’s no internet .................................. 24
Changing the language settings ............ 26
Changing the clock settings................... 26
Customizing appearance ....................... 27