Google Drive & Docs in 30 Minutes (2nd Edition): The unofficial guide to the new Google Drive, Docs, Sheets & Slides

I found myself suddenly a volunteer treasurer of a small no-profit and had to learn Google Docs and Sheets in a hurry. I wanted a concise, clear explanation of this useful tool. Google Docs in 30 Minutes really fills the bill. It answered all my questions in a very understandable and logical manner, with lots of step by step illustrations.

This is a nice little book, that really help me with my work transition to Google products. This is more detailed than other training that was provided. I would suggest this to anyone looking to get some additional knowledge about Drives and Docs from Google.

I really debated between two and three stars. Everything in the first chapter I ether knew or had done already. What I really wanted was how to import Word documents and spreadsheets from another computer into the Google Drive and docs and sheets. I searched the internet on this and so far have not found anything. I even had a hard time finding the extensions for Google docs and sheets. Maybe I was just looking too hard but finally found one for sheets. I notice there were indications for things like cheat sheets at an additional cost thru Amazon or you could create a PDF and pay on site. I was afraid to look up other suggestions for more information since it would probably be an additional cost. It is too bad this needed manual could note be more comprehensive.

'Google Drive & Docs in 30 Minutes' was perfect for me as I am researching IT solutions for a small non-profit organization. As my background is in Microsoft products, I was not being totally open minded about the Google solution. Then I was talking with my son who is a pilot and Director of Safety for a freight company with 30-40 employees. They are running a lot of their company on Google Drive and couldn’t be happier with it. The great thing about this book is that now I can go back through and spend several hours working through all of the examples and getting a hands-on experience. All of the Google products are free so I can do that at no cost. Also, the author includes his email address and says to feel free to email him with questions about Google Drive or the guide. I emailed him with a question and got a very timely and thorough answer from him.

The book is short and sweet. Informative and hits all the points you need to become proficient. Well worth the money. I tried finding solid get-started info on the web and couldn't learn enough to get the tasks done I wanted. With this book in an hour I was up to speed and productive.

Difficult to rate. It's a very fine book. Although yes it could perhaps offer more information on more "advanced" features of Google Drive and Docs. So on that score perhaps 4/5. However I also purchased a book on Chromebook - and that book included pretty much the same introduction to Drive and Docs. If you only want a book on Drive and Docs - this is fine.

This is one of the best practical guides that makes the reader feel familiar and comfortable in using Google Drive and Docs.The characteristic features of this book are clarity and simplicity.Clearly the aim of Mr.Lamont is to make computer users with internet connection understand and work with the Drive &Docs in as short a time as possible and he achieved this admirably.Many are already familiar with the Drive but not with the Docs.This book shows that Docs can effectively replace .Ms.Word in time and it is easy to work in and those already familiar with the Drive and are using it can learn more about its potentialities.Google and the computer users who are guided by such books should be grateful to Mr.Lamont for bringing about a second edition of this book in time.I am sure that this book will definitely be very popular before long and will have wide circulation.

Great reference guide on the google suite of tools! I love collaborating with club members using google sheets. So much better than email and uploading and downloading documents.

The book was delivered on time in perfect condition. I love it because it demystifies Google Drive & Docs which I thought would be overwhelming, with a huge learning curve. It was neither, it gets to the point and great for non-techies like me.
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Found this book to be of little value to a newbe to Chromebooks like myself. Its too brief, even if you could digest its contents in 30 minutes. Its lacking in details, but not a total loss since it did give me an introduction to what Chrome is all about.

I was forced to go back to Amazon and purchased "My Google Chromebook" by Michael Miller. This is the "one book" that is about all you need to get up and running with Chrome. Nice graphics and step by step instructions. The difference is like night and day !! It is a bit more expensive but well worth the price.
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