Sams Teach Yourself Google Voice in 10 Minutes

"Sams Teach Yourself Google Voice in 10 Minutes" offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the 10-minute lessons, readers learn everything they need to know to quickly and easily use Google Voice.

Nancy Conner's has written on a wide variety of topics, from Microsoft Office to advanced network security. Her first novel, a mystery, was published in 2009. She is also an editor, corporate trainer, and award-winning educator who taught writing to college students for more than a dozen years. Formerly assistant professor at Auburn University, she holds a Ph.D. from Brown University.

Introduction	p. 1
What's in This Book	p. 1
What You'll Need	p. 2
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 3
Where to Go From Here	p. 4
Welcome to Google Voice	p. 5
What's in Google Voice?	p. 5
How Google Voice Works	p. 19
Summary	p. 22
Signing Up and Getting Started	p. 23
Requesting an Invitation	p. 23
Congratulations! You've Been Invited!	p. 25
Setting Up Your Google Voice Account	p. 31
Signing Up for a Google Voice Phone Number	p. 32
Signing Up for Google Voice with an Existing Mobile Phone Number	p. 35
The Google Voice Inbox	p. 37
Inviting Others to Google Voice	p. 38
Adding Phones to Google Voice	p. 39
Removing Phones from Google Voice	p. 41
Converting a Google Voice Mobile Account to a Full Google Voice Account	p. 41
Using Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 42
Summary	p. 44
Making a Call	p. 45
Making Google Voice Calls	p. 46
Working with Contacts	p. 57
Summary	p. 64
Answering a Call	p. 65
Receiving Calls	p. 65
Screening Your Calls with Listenln	p. 72
Recording a Call	p. 72
Forwarding Calls	p. 74
Avoiding Unwanted Calls	p. 78
Summary	p. 82
Using Voicemail	p. 83
Welcome to Google Voicemail	p. 83
Receiving Voicemail on the Web	p. 85
Receiving Voicemail on a Phone	p. 90
Recording a Greeting	p. 92
Adding Notes to Voicemail	p. 96
Sharing Your Voicemail	p. 98
Sending All Calls to Voicemail	p. 100
Turning Off Transcriptions	p. 101
Summary	p. 102
Working with Contacts and Groups	p. 103
Personalizing Contacts	p. 103
All About Groups	p. 109
Summary	p. 118
Text Messaging	p. 119
Sending a Text Message	p. 119
Receiving Text Messages	p. 125
What's That 406 Area Code?	p. 131
Blocking Unwanted Text Messages	p. 132
Reporting Text Messages as Spam	p. 133
Summary	p. 135
Going Mobile	p. 137
Getting Calls on a Mobile Phone	p. 137
Making Calls from a Mobile Phone	p. 144
Using the Google Voice Mobile Site	p. 149
Summary	p. 156
Billing and International Calls	p. 157
Making International Calls	p. 157
Billing	p. 165
Summary	p. 176
Troubleshooting Google Voice	p. 177
Making It Easier for Others to Call You	p. 177
Solving Access Issues	p. 179
Fixing Voicemail and SMS Issues	p. 185
Troubleshooting Call Issues	p. 188
Posting to the Help Forum	p. 194
Emailing Google Voice	p. 195
Summary	p. 196
Index	p. 197
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