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Keeping Up with Google Apps @ NC State

New to Google?

Is this your first time using Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and other Google Apps?

Quickstart Guide

Go Mobile

Are you planning to use Google Apps on your mobile device?

Mobile Setup Guide

Get Help

Did something go wrong?
Email help@ncsu.edu or call 919.515.HELP.

NC State Help Desk

 

Working With Apps @ NC State

 

Upcoming Training

Sep 29
Oct 04

 

2-Step Verification

2-Step Verification

Some NC State users may be required to have Google’s 2-Step Verification service enabled. 2-Step significantly increases your account protection against hackers and phishers.

Learn About 2-Step
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Generic Accounts

A generic account is a fully-featured Google account for a particular role in your unit. Generic accounts can be used to avoid tying a business process to an individual user’s account.

Google Groups at NC State

Google Groups at NC State with the email address group-your-group-name@ncsu.edu are a useful tool for communicating with a large group, discussions, scheduling meetings, and more.

Contacts at NC State

Your Contacts contain all Google Apps @ NC State users except those with privacy blocks, making it easy to email, share, and collaborate with others on campus.

Using Google Calendars

Beyond the primary calendar for each user or generic account, additional calendars can be created with Google Calendar to handle a variety of calendar scheduling needs.

Download Your Data

If you are leaving NC State and would like to take files and other data with you, Google provides some tools to assist.You can export and download your data from the Google products you use.

Your Suggestions

We invite your input as we work to improve your experience with Google Apps @ NC State.  We give each of your suggestions appropriate consideration, even though we may not be able to implement it or respond to you personally.

Core Apps

Gmail

Gmail

Hangouts

Hangouts

Calendar

Calendar

Groups

Groups

Sites

Sites

Drive

Drive

Docs

Docs

Sheets

Sheets

Slides

Slides

Forms

Forms

Google Chrome is the recommended browser for Google Apps. OIT recommends that users with accessibility requirements use Firefox.

Consumer Apps

What’s the difference?

Core Apps are supported by NC State and included in NC State’s agreement with Google.

Consumer Apps are available to NC State users but are not supported by NC State. There is an additional Terms of Service agreement when you use one of these apps.

Core & Consumer Apps