Friday, November 24, 2006

Simple Start - Contact List

[Section 1] Introduction
One way to use Google documents and spreadsheet is your Contact List. Next I will tell more on the advantages, and give a template to simplify your effort.

[Section 2] Experience
Take a glance first of a Contact list made with Google spreadsheet,

or click the next link to see the template:

template - Contact List

I will give a step by step demonstration on the way to create your own contact list with the template in [section 4]

[Section 3] Why use google spreadsheet?

>>> One place, access everywhere
The first thing you should think of for the contact list is a place you can easy access anytime/anywhere, a format you can easy edit, and the most important, it will never lose. This is what google document can do.

>>> sharing with others => family address book
Also, with the capability of google doucment sharing, you can esaily share the a contact list to others. For example, you can setup a family address book for all members of your home.

>>> private and group sharing option

Don't want to share your good friends' contact information to others? That's ok. Just creating several spreadsheets; One is for you only; and the other one could be shared to your family or friends.

[Section 4] step by step to create your own Contact list

Step 1: First of all, you need a Google account to access Google document and spreadsheet.

Step 2: Click the link to the template:

template - Contact List

Step3: When the template is open, click the "file" button; from the pop-up menu, then select "copy spreadsheet...", as illustrated below:


Now a new window will alert you to type the name. Type the name of your contact list spreadsheet (as "template - contact list, new"), and then press "Ok" button.

Now you have your own Contact List. From now on, you can input information of your contacts.

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