Module 1: Google Apps Education Edition > Chapter 3: Customize Google Apps for your school
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» Chapter 3: Customize Google Apps for your school
Add/remove services for your domain
Customize products for your domain
Google Message Security
Email security settings in Google Apps
Create "groups" for email lists and sharing

Groups Overview

» Create a group

Define roles and permissions for a group

Create an email list or group for the entire school

Use groups without email

Share calendar, docs, sites and videos with a group

Edit an existing group

Delete a group

Groups FAQ
More resources for Google Apps admins
Next Chapter: Google Apps FAQs


With groups, you can use one email address to send a message to or share a site, document, or video with multiple people. Here's how:


  1. Log in to your domain's control panel at http://www.google.com/a/yourschool.org with your administrator account. Replace 'yourschool.org' with your actual school Apps domain name.
  2. Click Users and groups along the navigation bar.
  3. Click the Groups tab.
  4. Click Create a new group at the top of the page.

  5. Under Create a New Group, enter a Group name and Group email address, and optionally add a group description and modify the group permissions. Read more about permissions in the next step »
  6. Click Create. You'll be taken to a group details page.
  7. Add group members, then click Add.


That's it! You've created a group.

Terminology:
Group Name - A descriptive name for your group to helps the users at your school who may not be able to determine the purpose of the group solely from its email address.

Group Email Address - The email address users use to send to or share to the group. For example, if you enter 'faculty' as the group name, you can email or share sites with 'faculty@yourschool.org.' 

Group Description - A long description for your group that helps the users at your school who may not be able to determine the purpose of a group just from its name and email address.