1. Upgrading to Google+
From a Google page, click the +You at the top.
Click it to reveal the upgrade page.
In order to use Google
Hangouts you’ll need a
Google+ account.

2. Enter your information— it should repopulate
with your AHC email address, assuming you
are logged in. Enter your gender and birthdate
in order to continue. Click Upgrade.
You will be prompted to add people you know
using their name, school, etc. (if they are
already on Google+) or, if you’d like to have
Google search through your contact lists, it
can do that. Click Continue.

3. Next, search for topics, companies, (Google)
communities, or people you know/don’t know.
Click Follow to include them. When finished
(and you can always add to this later) click
Continue.
Upload a photo of yourself (or something that
makes you you!) so people can see what you
look like! Fill in where you are and where you
went to school (or not). Then click Finish.

4. homepage
hangouts
click here to start a video hangout
search for things within Google+ to add to your stream
your stream
post to your
followers
L-R: access other Google apps (gmail, Drive, etc.) and see Notifications
sortoutpoststoyourStreamfromdifferentCircleshere

5. Type anything into the search bar to
add to your Stream. In this example,
we’ve typed in Detroit. To follow the
Detroit Tigers, click it and their profile
page appears. Click and then
add the Tigers to a Circle. Posts from
the Tigers will now appear on your
Stream.
profile page
If you see something you’d like to share, share it. Click the
and add a comment. Choose with whom you’d like to share and then click
the button. It will automatically appear to your followers.
Sharing a Post
Adding to Your Stream