Google Drive is a tool used at CDP to communicate, write, edit documents and share them easily. It allows you to access and organize documents, photos and files in one place. The document provides instructions on how to sign into Google Drive, access and organize files by creating folders, uploading documents and sharing files with other users.

2. Google Drive is the allpurpose, handydandy tool that
we here at CDP use to communicate, write, edit, and
so much more. As it's all in one place, it's very
convenient when it comes to locating necessary
documents and the like. It's also extraordinarily easy
to share said documents and the like amongst your
fellow CDPeeps. So, let's get crackin'!
To start, go to https://www.google.com and click the
blue Sign In button in the upper right corner.
Your icon and CDP email will appear; go ahead and
enter your password and click the blue Sign In
button once more.
This time, you'll be taken back to the same Google
screen except that now your icon will appear up in the
corner to denote you are now logged into your Google
network.

3. To access your Google Drive, click the bunch of little
squares to the left of your icon.
If you’re already logged into Gmail, this will still be
your method of attack: find the little squares, and you
find the Drive.
This little menu is your complete guide to your Google
experience. But for now, we'll focus solely on the
Drive, so go ahead and click the blue, green, and
yellow triangle that says Drive on the far right of the
second row.
Welcome to your Google Drive! This is My Drive, your
hub for saving all of your documents, projects, even
photos. One item that will always be in your Drive is
Google's PDF introduction to the Drive called Getting
Started.

4. I definitely recommend it giving it a look, but here
are some Drive basics that could prove useful.
First off, click the large red New button on the left
hand side of the screen.
This allows you to start adding documents and items
to your new domain (rightclicking works as well).
Click the first icon of a gray folder that says New
Folder.
A little screen will pop up, allowing you to give your
new folder a name. Simply enter the name and then
click the blue Create button.

5. Your folder will appear in your drive.
This also works if you're inside a folder as well, to
create more indepth organization.
You can then upload files or folders with relative ease.
Simply click on the corresponding gray folder icon and
select the item you wish to upload.
They will automatically be uploaded to your My Drive.
Docs, Sheets, and Slides (Google's equivalents to
Microsoft Office) can be added as well by clicking on
their respective icon in the rightclick menu.

6. A new window will pop up with a fresh document for
you to begin working on. It will be saved in the place
you originally rightclicked, such as My Drive, or inside
a specific folder.
Click on a folder (or document) until it turns blue, and
then rightclick on it. This gives you a plethora of
things to do.
You can share your folder with another Google user
and restrict their options to either Can Edit or Can
View. You can also move the item to another location,
change the color of your folder to help organize
yourself, Rename, Download, or Remove completely.
Lastly, back on the far left side, there is a section called
Shared With Me.
This is where everything other Google users share with you will go. Just a handy thing to know.