Chapter 1: Understanding Chrome OS, Chromebooks, and Cloud Computing 3 What Is a Chromebook? . 4 What Is Google Chrome OS? . 5 What Is Cloud Computing? . 7 Should You Buy a Chromebook? . 9 Chapter 2: Unboxing and Setting Up Your New Chromebook 15 Unboxing Your Chromebook .15 Turning On Your Chromebook-For the Very First Time .16 Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Chromebook 23 Understanding the Parts of a Chromebook .23 Using the Keyboard .
27 Using the Touchpad .29 Connecting External Devices .32 Adjusting Brightness and Volume .35 Chapter 4: Using Chrome OS and the Chrome Desktop 39 Starting Up and Shutting Down .39 Navigating the Chrome OS Desktop .42 Navigating Chrome Windows .47 Using Touchscreen Gestures .50 Chapter 5: Managing Multiple Users 53 Adding and Switching Users .
53 Editing User Information .57 Chapter 6: Connecting to Home Networks and the Internet 63 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network .63 Managing Network Connections .68 Chapter 7: Using the Chrome Browser 73 Browsing the Web .73 Viewing and Managing Browser History .76 Managing Your Home Page .79 Bookmarking Favorite Pages .81 Chapter 8: Configuring and Personalizing Chrome OS 87 Personalizing the Desktop .
87 Configuring Other Settings .89 Chapter 9: Managing Files and Using External Storage 101 Using the Files App .101 Using External Storage Devices .107 Chapter 10: Using Google Drive to Store and Share Files 113 Storing Files on Google Drive .113 Sharing with Google Drive .117 Chapter 11: Using Chrome and Android Apps 121 Understanding Chromebook Apps .121 Getting to Know the Google Play Store .123 Installing and Launching Apps .
124 Managing Installed Apps .126 Chapter 12: Printing with Google Cloud Print 129 Understanding Google Cloud Print .129 Printing to Google Cloud Print .132 Chapter 13: Texting and Video Calling 135 Sending and Receiving Texts with Messages for Web .135 Video Calling with Google Duo .140 Chapter 14: Emailing with Gmail 145 Reading and Replying to Messages .145 Sending New Messages .149 Managing Your Messages .
152 Chapter 15: Watching Streaming Video 157 Watching Netflix and Other Streaming Video Services .157 Watching Local TV Stations and Cable Networks .162 Watching Videos on YouTube .164 Chapter 16: Listening to Streaming Music 167 How Streaming Music Services Work .167 Listening to Pandora .168 Listening to Spotify .171 Listening to Google Play Music .172 Chapter 17: Viewing and Editing Photos 175 Viewing and Editing Photos in Chrome OS .
175 Viewing and Editing Photos with Google Photos .178 Chapter 18: Getting Productive with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides 187 Getting to Know the Google Docs Suite .187 Using Docs, Sheets, and Slides .193 Chapter 19: Using Chromebooks in Education 199 Why Schools Like Chromebooks .199 Using Google''s Tools for Education .200 Popular Educational Apps .202 Chapter 20: Optimizing and Troubleshooting Your Chromebook 207 Using Chrome Safely and Securely .207 Optimizing Your Chromebook''s Performance .
210 Troubleshooting Chromebook Problems .212 Appendix A: Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts 217 Appendix B:Chrome Settings 221 Appendix C:Searching with the Chrome Browser 227 9780135911822, TOC, 7/1/2019.