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Getting started

Getting started

To get started with harmon.ie for Google Docs:

  1. Install the product.
  2. Upon the successful installation of harmon.ie, open Outlook (or restart it if it is already running) to see the harmon.ie sidebar.
  3. If you already have a Google Account, enter your E-mail and Password in the harmon.ie sidebar, and you will see your Google Docs items. If you do not have a Google Account, first click the Create a Google Account link at the bottom of the harmon.ie sidebar.

You can now create new Google Docs items from the harmon.ie sidebar, or upload existing documents to the harmon.ie sidebar, to publish them on Google Docs.

Installing the product

To install harmon.ie for Google Docs:

  1. Download the setup package.
  2. Run the setup package (HarmonieGoogleSetup.exe) and follow the on-screen instructions.
See explanations for the different areas of the harmon.ie sidebar.

Getting to know the harmon.ie sidebar

  1. The Navigation/Search bar at the top of the sidebar displays the current view, and allows you to filter your Google documents, to navigate to a folder, and to search for documents.
  2. The Back and Forward buttons allow you to navigate back and forward in the navigation history. Click and hold the mouse button on the back and forward buttons to see a list of recent locations.
  3. The Refresh button updates your documents list with recent changes from the server. The refresh buttons spins when a server operation is in progress (for example, files are uploaded to Google Docs).
  4. The Actions bar contains common actions: (a) New creates a new document or folder, (b) Upload lets you upload a document to Google Docs, (c) Actions opens a menu of common actions, such as Open, Folders, and Share, and (d) Sort by allows you to sort the documents list by Title, Owner, Last modified time, and Modified by.
  5. The documents list shows all Google documents belonging to the selected view. By default, all items are shown. You can drag documents to and from the sidebar upload and download them.
  6. A row in the documents list describes a single document, and it contains the (e) Title, (f) Owner, (g) Last modified time, (h) Modified by, and icons indicating if it is (i) shared, and (j) belongs to a folder. Overlaid on the (k) icon of each item, you can see if the item is (l) starred or not. Click the (m) Actions label of an item to gain access to even more document operations. You can also right-click to see the same available actions for one or more selected documents.
  7. The View bar at the bottom gives you quick access to common views: All Items, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, PDF Files, Folders, Starred, Owned by Me, Opened by Me, Shared with Me, Hidden, and Trash. The sidebar is typically too narrow to show all view buttons. In this case, click the arrow to the right to see the rest of the view buttons.

What to do next

Learn how to:

  1. Locate your documents in the harmon.ie sidebar using navigation links, views, search, and more.
  2. Use the harmon.ie sidebar to manage your documents list, using stars, folders, and more.
  3. Work with your documents: create new documents, open and edit documents, copy documents to your computer or to Outlook, and so on.
  4. Upload documents to Google Docs by dragging them to the harmon.ie sidebar, and learn how to download Google documents to your computer using harmon.ie.
  5. Collaborate on documents with others: share documents with others, attach documents to e-mail messages, view documents that are shared with you, and so on.