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Office of Information Technology (OIT) > Google Apps > Using Google Groups

Using Google Groups

Google Groups, a tool for a team of users to quickly collaborate with one another either via email, or any of Google's various applications, is available with Google Apps for the University of Minnesota.

This service offering is part of our Messaging and Calendaring Services.

Google Groups is all about helping users connect with people, access information, and communicate effectively over email and on the web. With members of your team all in the same group, Google Groups makes it easy for sharing things like Google Calendars and Docs with one another.

Users are assigned roles that determine what he or she can do within a group. Participants subscribe to groups and participate in group discussions, and group managers create new groups and manage group members, discussions, and other settings. 

• Requesting a Group
• Subscribing to and Participating in a Group
• Managing a Group
• Changing Group Settings

What Can You Do?

There's a lot you can do with Google Groups:

• Create email groups.
• Create a question-and-answer customer support group for a product or service.
• Organize meetings, conferences, or social events among members of a group.
• Find people with similar hobbies, interests, or backgrounds.
• Read group posts through email, the online interface, or both.

Other Features

• Use rich-text editing to customize your posts.
• Find all of your discussions in one place.
• Organize with favorites and folders.
• Choose to follow along via email.
• Access Google Groups on your computer, tablet or smartphone with Google Groups Mobile.