2. 10 Amazing Things “You” could do
with Google Drive
Where : Right in the middle of Google
Praveen Jose
Intern, Blogworks
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3. Introduction :
One of Cloud Google’s products : launched in 2012 ..known by
Google Drive .

4. What is Google Drive?
Yea, some marketing :)
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5. Access Anywhere
Google Drive is everywhere you are -- on the
web, in your home, at the office, and on the go.
So wherever you are, your stuff is just...there.
Ready to go, ready to share.
Install it on:
PC, Mac, Android, iOS

6. Store your files in a safe place
Things happen. Your phone goes for a swim.
Your laptop takes an infinite snooze.
No matter what happens to your devices, your
files are safely stored in Google Drive.

7. Powerful search
Google Drive can search keywords
in your files -- even the text in
pictures -- to help you quickly find
what you're looking for.

8. View anything
When a coworker shares a file with
you, you may not have the supported
software on your computer. With
Google Drive you can open and view
over 35 file types directly in the
browser.

9. Access to a world of apps!
Google Drive works with the apps
that make you more efficient.
Choose from a growing set of
productivity applications, integrated
right into your Drive.

10. Drive SDK features
Drive
• Create, Read, List, Manage files through the API
• Search, sharing and revisions
Drive Web UI
• Open files and docs with your app directly from Drive

11. 10 exciting things
With Google Drive

12. 1. KeyBoard Shortcuts
Google Drive allows you to use keyboard shortcuts for navigation right in your web browser.
Here are some of the keyboard shortcuts you can use.

13. 2. Easily Share Photos on Google+
Since your Google+ account is also linked to your Google Drive account, you can easily upload
and share whatever pictures you have on your Google Drive onto Google+. All you have to do is
select the From Google Drive option when adding a photo.

14. 3. Use Forms to collect data
You can create forms to help you collect data, whatever information that has been input into the
form will be automatically compiled into a Spreadsheet document.
You can create a new form by clicking on the Create button and selecting Form.

15. 4. Save Images On Websites To Google Drive
If you want to instantly save images, documents, HTML5 audio and videos to your Google
Drive, you can do so by installing the Save to Google Drive Chrome extension.
With the extension, whenever you right click on a link or image, you get the option to save the
image or link directly to your Google Drive.

16. 5. Edit Google Drive Images Online
Installing the Pixlr Editor on your Chrome web browser will enable you to edit photos on your
Google Drive. Once you have Pixlr Editor, right click on any of your pictures and open it.
Pixlr Editor comes with many basic tools Photoshop has and should be more than sufficient for
basic editing needs.

17. 6. Add Filters To Your Photos
Want to bring the Instagram feel to your Google Drive photos? You can with Pixlr Express. Pixlr
Express only works on Google Chrome. Once installed, right-click on any photo in your Google
Drive and open it with Pixlr Express.
You can choose from many filters, borders, fonts and tilt shift effects.

18. 7. Listen To Music Files
By default, you can only download music files from the Google Drive website. If you want to
listen to those files, you can install Drive Music for your Google Chrome web browser.
After installation, whenever you click on a music file, Drive Music will launch in a separate tab
that has basic functions similar to a music player.

19. 8. Edit Videos
By installing Pixorial Video to Google Chrome, you can watch your videos in Google Drive
through the Pixorial Video library.
From there, you can combine different video clips, trim them, and add titles, music and
transitions to create a basic video.

20. 9. Create, Edit and Save Mind Maps
MindMeister is a Google Chrome App lets you create mind maps right on your web browser.
You can then save it in your Google Drive, allowing you to view and edit whenever you like.

21. 10. Add Google Drive To Windows ‘Send To’ Menu
Isn’t it cumbersome to have to open Google Drive first before you can add items to it? Yeah, we
thought so. To skip this step, download and install Google Drive into your desktop PC.

22. Other features

23. • Resumable upload & download
• Indexable text
• Search!
• Conversions to native Google Documents
• Export of native Google Documents in many formats
• OCR
• Revisions
• List installed apps
• Copy files, Trash files, Touch files
• User Permissions
• Shortcuts
o Auto-generated MIME type
o Contentless
Other Features / tips & tricks

24. Distribution - Chrome Web Store

25. UI Integration - "Create"

26. <Bibliography!>
1. www.hongkiat.com
2. Abdelhalim Lagrid , Google Developers Group
3. h.lagrid@gmail.com
4. www.mashable.com

27. Thank You !