Your DePauw Google Account includes a suite of hosted communication and collaboration applications designed for colleges and universities, such as email, calendaring, and several integrated collaboration tools (e.g., Google Drive and Shared Drives, Sites, voice, and video chat). This cost-effective suite enables us to provide rich, robust, and flexible email and personal calendaring.
Securing your DePauw Google Account
Reports of cyber attacks on major companies and organizations reinforce the necessity for us to protect both ourselves and the University. Securing your DePauw Google Account is a checklist of security measures we recommend you follow that includes setting up 2-Step Verification on your DePauw Google Account.
Accessing email
- Activating your account
- Logging in to your account
- Self-service password recovery
- Changing your password
- Generating backup codes
Popular features
- Creating a signature
- Scheduling an email to send at a later date
- Emailing a group of people
- Finding past messages sent from a distribution list
- Setting up your mobile phone
- Checking emails from other accounts
- Sending attachments
- Creating HTML emails
Special email accounts
To request a special email account (e.g., webteam@depauw.edu, studentlife@depauw.edu, etc.) complete the Special Account, Group Email List, or Print/Copy Card Request form. (Note: You must be logged in to your DePauw Google Account to access this form.) Requests will be considered and approved according to the protocols defined in the DePauw University Mass Email List Policy and Google Groups Policy.
Leaving DePauw
When you leave DePauw, you may wish to download your Google data.
Calendar
- Creating an event from your computer and mobile devices
- Setting calendar notifications
- Sharing your calendar
- Google’s Help Center
Drive
- Getting started
- Creating, finding, and downloading files
- Formatting a document
- Adding an image or video
- Sharing your files with other people
- Transferring file ownership
Shared Drives
Meet (online video conferencing)
Google Meet is a video conferencing tool that enables you to hold online meetings, telephone conference calls, virtual face-to-face discussions, and small group work.
Learn more by going to the Creating a Video Conference in Google Calendar using Google Meet YouTube video provided by Stony Brook University.
Spreadsheets
- Creating, finding, and downloading spreadsheets
- Editing and formatting
- Adding formulas and functions
- Inserting and editing a chart or graph
- Share your files with other people
Forms
Additional Resources
- Google for Education Teacher Center – Free online training for the classroom.
Updated: 7/24/2023