Google Drive Basics

Google Drive allows people to create, store and share different folders and documents
online. This tutorial will cover some of the basics on how to share, create and organize
your Google Drive. How to access your Google Drive.

Creating a New Folder

You can create folders to organize work for specific classes or projects.
Folders can be shared with other people and can also hold more folders.

To create a new folder click the New button

Choose Folder from the dropdown menu.

In the pop-up window, name your folder.

Click Create Folder. The new folder will appear on the home page of your Google Drive.

To open a folder double click on the folder.

**You can click and drag items from your drive or desktop right into a folder you
created.**

Sharing a Folder

One way to share a folder is to right click on the folder.

Choose “Share” from the drop-down menu.

Choose the level of sharing for this folder by clicking the pencil icon.
● Can Edit gives people the opportunity to Edit anything in the folder.
● Can View only allows people to open objects in the folder and look at
them.
Enter the email addresses of the people you want to share the folder with.

Click Share. An email with a link to the folder will be sent to the people you shared the
folder with.