Using simplebooklet
Step 1: Access ‘Simple booklet’
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In Google Drive click the red ‘New’ button
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Click ‘More’
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Click ‘Connect more apps’
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Search for ‘simple booklet’
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Click on the blue ‘Connect it’ button
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Accept the conditions to allow it to access Google Drive
Step 2: Start a booklet
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Back in Google Drive select ‘New’ and click ‘More’ again
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This time you will have the option to choose ‘simple booklet’
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On the Dashboard page click on the link BLANK BOOKLET
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Choose a page size
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Give it a title and summary
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Skip the ‘Web address” option
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On the right hand side of the screen in the top toolbar there is a save option
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Choose to save your booklet in Google Drive
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Next time you want to work on it open it in Google Drive
Step 3: Adding content to your booklet
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All the options for editing your booklet are on the top of the page
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If you click on “Text” an empty text box and toolbar pops up so you can type then change text size and colour
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If you click on “Image” a box will come up allowing you to access saved files in your shared folder
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If you are not going to print your booklet you can also add audio or video files
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To add more pages click on the new page icon next to the top right hand corner of your booklet page
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The ‘Pages’ menu will let you rearrange the order of your pages, delete one or change the background colour