{"id":23574,"date":"2022-07-30T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T04:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=23574"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T04:57:07","slug":"google-workspace-team-collaboration-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/google-workspace-team-collaboration-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5+ Google Workspace Online Team Collaboration Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=696%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"GWS Collaboration Tools\" width=\"696\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=218%2C114&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gws-collaboration-tools-sg.png?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Workspace suite<\/a> is the new version of g-suite which comes with all its tools as were available in G Suite but in a much-enhanced manner.<\/p>\n<p>The plans on offer with Google Workspace are well curated and provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/email\/email-hosting\">custom email<\/a> for business.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/intl\/en_sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new version of G Suite<\/a> (Google Workspace products list) includes collaboration tools like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gmail<\/li>\n<li>Google Calendar<\/li>\n<li>Google Meet<\/li>\n<li>Google Chat<\/li>\n<li>Google Drive<\/li>\n<li>Google Docs<\/li>\n<li>Google Sheets<\/li>\n<li>Google Slides<\/li>\n<li>Google Forms<\/li>\n<li>Google Sites and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With work from home in recent times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace<\/a> plays an amazing role with its sense of collaboration and drive for teamwork which can also be observed in the cloud tools built for team productivity.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30402 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-workspace-collaboration-tools.jpg?resize=624%2C391&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Workspace Collaboration Tools\" width=\"624\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at each of the Google collaboration tools:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Gmail<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30403 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-mail-gmail.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Gmail\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/gmail-vs-google-workspace-for-business\/\">Gmail<\/a> is one of the most commonly used collaboration tools for email that comes with 15 GB of storage space per account.<\/p>\n<p>Within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace<\/a>, Gmail is one of the most popular collaboration tools as it enables delegation as an option.<\/p>\n<p>When an individual is nominated as a delegate, they can read and send email on behalf of the email owner while accessing the account. This feature of GWS makes it very useful<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Set Up Gmail?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the \u2018Settings button (gear icon)\u2019 in Google Workspace. Click \u2018Choose\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Select \u2018Accounts and Import\u2019 tab at the top.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to \u2018Grant access to your account\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Make the selections for \u2018Mark as read\u2019 and \u2018Sender information\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Add another account\u2019, enter Gmail address of the person you are delegating to, and click \u2018Next Step\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the email address and click \u2018Send email to grant access.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>2. Google Calendar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-calendar.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Calendar\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Google Calendar comes with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace<\/a> and helps organize the day-to-day routine as it helps you set reminders for various tasks and meetings.<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration tool supports sharing where one can share calendars with people to schedule meetings and organize events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Share a Calendar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the \u2018Options\u2019 button (three dots) to the right of the relevant calendar in the main list. Select \u2018Settings and Sharing\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>On the next page, scroll down to \u2018Share with specific people\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Add people\u2019 and then enter the person&#8217;s email address.<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u2018Permissions\u2019 dropdown box and pick the privilege you want to allow. One can also change this later in the same section of the settings.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Send\u2019<\/li>\n<li>One can share their calendar using a link. On the same calendar \u2018Settings\u2019 page, scroll down to \u2018Integrate calendar\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A public URL and secret URL is created and this generated URL is sent to colleagues or friends.<\/p>\n<p>Exabytes has a super tech savy support team who are always eager to help customers with any tech issues they might encounter.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Google Sheets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30409 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-sheets.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Sheets\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace<\/a>, Google Sheets is a productivity tool which one can share and use in parallel with other users.<\/p>\n<p>This app comes allows conditional formatting and built-in spreadsheet formulas to save time of all collaborators as edits can happen real time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Share the Spreadsheet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click \u2018Share button\u2019 on the upper right in Google Spreadsheet.<\/li>\n<li>Add email addresses of the people you want to access the spreadsheet.<\/li>\n<li>Click the \u2018Pencil\u2019 icon and specify who can view the sheet, edit or comment on it.<\/li>\n<li>One can use \u2019Get a shareable link\u2019 option and send the link manually. Choose viewing and editing permissions and massage or email the link to the team.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Done\u2019 once finished.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With google sheets, work from home is no longer a challenge as you can easily connect with your colleagues real-time and work together on a document.<\/p>\n<p>Want to send a notification to a collaborator in the sheet? Just right-click the cell in your sheet and pick \u2019Comment\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Type a plus sign followed by the collaborator to send a notification to their email address.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Google Docs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-docs.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Docs\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another very useful element of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace<\/a> is Google Docs.<\/p>\n<p>This helps work together with your colleagues as you brainstorm with them or make to- do list together to get better inputs.<\/p>\n<p>With Google Workspace, the document is shared with people in similar manner as that of Google Sheets.<\/p>\n<p>One can use the shareable link in the corner of the sharing box, or follow certain advanced settings step as below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click \u2018Share\u2019 button on the top right.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Advanced\u2019 in the pop up window to see the link to share with those who have an access and invite those who have access or invite more people.<\/li>\n<li>Under \u2018Owner settings\u2019 one can check boxes for those additional options and prevent editors from changing access or adding others. There is also a disable option for commenters and viewers to download, print, or copy it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Pay attention to the colorful, flag-like icons with people&#8217;s names while looking at the document to learn who&#8217;s making the changes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Google Slides<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-slides.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Slides\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Google Slides is one of the best collaboration tools that helps make a group presentation.<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration facilitator allows for real time editing by any authorized individual.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the process for granting privileges with \u2018Share\u2019 button on the upper right of the window.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace<\/a>, work from home becomes easy, simple and productive.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration tools and productivity tools facilitate real-time sharing of working even for remote working groups<\/p>\n<h2><strong>6. Google Keep<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-keep-project-management-tools.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Keep\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Google Keep is a project management tool of Google Workspace that acts as a place for notes, drawings, lists, pictures, and audio clips.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the \u2018Collaborator icon\u2019 at the bottom of the note.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the person&#8217;s name or type in email address.<\/li>\n<li>Click Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>7. Google Hangouts or Google Chat<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-hangouts-google-chat.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Hangouts or Google Chat\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Google Hangouts or Google Chat is a messaging app that allows one to chat with up to 150 individuals. One can launch a video chat with about 10 people.<\/p>\n<p>To start a new conversation, one needs to click on the plus sign, then add people by name, email address, or phone number and choose if to go for a message-based conversation, phone call, or video call.<\/p>\n<p>Let more people join by clicking the person icon and clicking the Invite People icon on the top and follow the same process you initially did when creating the chat.<\/p>\n<p>Feel as if you are all on-site together while you are actually on work from home mode.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>8. Google Meet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.my\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/google-meet.png?resize=624%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Meet\" width=\"624\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace<\/a>, Google Meet enables video call as a service and is suitable for professional use.<\/p>\n<p>Google Meet ideally is a paid service which is presently free due to COVID-19 pandemic whereas Google Hangouts is more for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Using Google Meet can accommodate up to 250 participants per call for g suite users and 100 with personal Google account.<\/p>\n<p>Google Meet is very easy to use. To start or join a meeting, one needs to just go to the website, click \u2018<strong>Start a meeting<\/strong>\u2019 or \u2018<strong>Enter meeting code<\/strong>\u2019 to join.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/virtual-meeting-tools\/\">7 Useful Virtual Meeting Tools You Can Consider<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Exabytes Singapore consults and offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace\">Google Workspace tools<\/a> as a product along with essential services and support.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with our team to learn more about the collaboration tools.<br \/>\n<!---- CTA Section ----><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-cta-wrapper\">\n<h3>Connect, Create &amp; Collaborate Effortlessly <br class=\"mobile-br\" \/>with Google Workspace<\/h3>\n<p class=\"description\">Enjoy Up to 20% Off for first time signup to Google Workspace<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-workspace?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=inline-popup&amp;utm_campaign=gws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Related article:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/google-workspace-vs-microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/google-workspace-for-singapore\/\">Google Workspace Features &amp; Business Pricing Plans for Singaporean<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Google Workspace suite is the new version of g-suite which comes with all its tools as were available in G Suite but in a much-enhanced manner. 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