Google Drive: The Rogue Manual

by Ian Lamont

Google Drive, a free online software alternative to Microsoft Office, now has an unofficial guide. This eBook includes chapters on Google Documents, Spreadsheets and Forms, Presentations, collaboration, and file storage. It zeroes in on the most important features and tips that can save time and make you a more productive user at home and at work.

Even die-hard fans of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will find value in the sections about Google Drive's unique online features. They include:
* How to simultaneously collaborate on documents.
* Data entry made easy using Web Forms and Google Spreadsheets.
* Publishing documents, spreadsheets and presentations to the Web for anyone to view.
* How to revert to older versions of documents.

Google Drive: The Rogue Manual is authored by award-winning technology journalist Ian Lamont. His first book, Dropbox In 30 Minutes, has reached the top 25 in Amazon's Kindle nonfiction consumer guides category.

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2012

About the author

I am the author of a half-dozen “In 30 Minutes” guides, including Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes, Dropbox In 30 Minutes, Excel Basics In 30 Minutes, and Twitter In 30 Minutes. I’ve been writing about business, technology, education, and culture for years, starting with newspapers and magazines in the 1990s and later expanding to online media. I was the senior editor, new media for IDG’s Computerworld and served as the managing editor of The Industry Standard. My articles, essays, and blog posts have appeared in numerous locations, from the BBC World Service website to Lifehacker.

My interest in technology is rooted in early exposure to computers, video games, and science fiction. I am old enough to remember the original Battlestar Galactica, and read Gene Wolfe’s Shadow of the Torturer when I was 12. I have been writing science fiction short stories for more than 10 years, but in 2014, I took part in NaNoWriMo and managed to produce the first draft of my first science fiction novel which, unfortunately, requires significant revisions before it can be released!

My latest project is Lean Media (leanmedia.org) which is a framework for creating all kinds of media, from books to videogames. The first draft was completed in September 2016, and I expect the book to come out in 2017.