Google Drive

The How to Guide to Using Google Drive

WHAT IS GOOGLE DRIVE?

 Google Drive is Google’s form of Cloud-based storage

 You are able to view, share, or edit files from any device

 Everyone who has a Google account has access to Google Drive

 http://drive.google.com
Logging into Google Drive

 Go to Google Drive directly using the URL (http://drive.google.com)

 Log into your school account

 Go to Google.com
 Log into your school account
 Click the 9 squares for the drop down menu
 Find the Google Drive logo
The Layout
Navigation
 My Drive: Takes you to the main page with your
files
 Shared with Me: All the files that you have been
given access to
 Recent: Quick access to the files that you have
recently used
 Google Photos: A back-up location for your
photos (must set up)
 Starred: Quick access to designated files
 Trash: Just what you think….
Creating New Files and Folders

 Click “New” or “My Drive” to create

 Folder
 Upload a file or folder
 Access Google Apps
 Docs
 Sheets
 Slides
 Forms
 Drawing
 Maps
 Sites
Creating a Folder

 Click “New” or “My Drive” to

create
 A box will pop up to name the
folder; type in the folder’s name

 The New Folder will pop up at the

top of your Drive

 Provides quick access to all

folders
Right Clicking on a File

 Right Clicking on a file opens a menu

 Open with an app or using Google
 Share with any Google account
 Create a shareable link
 Move to a new location
 Add a Star to add to Starred folder
 Rename the file
 View details
 Make a Copy
 Download off of Drive
 Delete
Uploading a File

 Click “New” or “My Drive”

 Select “file upload”
 A dialogue box will pop up to find the file you want
to upload
 Click on file and press “Open”
 A new dialogue box will open at the bottom to show
the upload (see picture)
 A dialogue box like this will pop up when you move
a file to a new location as well
Folder Options

 Once you have created a folder,

you can do several things
 Tip: you can organize your folders
by changing the color of the folder