How To Use Google Drive
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This document provides instructions for using Google Drive: 1) It explains how to create a Google account and sign into Drive for access to 15GB of free cloud storage. 2) Once signed in, the user can organize files by creating folders and uploading documents. Common file types like documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and forms can all be created within Drive. 3) All files are automatically saved to Drive and accessible across devices, with the ability to customize sharing and collaboration settings.
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How To Use Google Drive
- 1. How To Use Google Drive Your drive in the cloud
- 2. Open your browser, type drive.google.com
- 3. No Google account yet? Click Create account
- 4. Fill in the Google Sign Up Form
- 5. type in your First Name and Last Name
- 6. Choose a username which will become your gmail address
- 7. Create a password, retype it in the box to confirm
- 8. Type in birthday, gender, mobile number and current email address
- 9. Type in the number in the picture
- 10. choose your location by clicking the dropdown arrow
- 11. Tick I agree and click Next step
- 12. You are now signed in, your Google account dashboard
- 13. Next time you sign in just enter your email here
- 15. And type in your Password
- 16. Google drive provide a 15GB free storage
- 17. For keeping your files safe and accessible anytime anywhere
- 18. You can now organize files inside your google drive
- 19. When you are signed in, click this icon
- 22. Let’s create a folder inside Google Drive
- 24. Click Folder
- 25. Untitled New folder will appear, rename it and click Create
- 26. A folder was created inside your drive, double click it
- 27. Empty folder? Press right click, and click Upload files...
- 28. You can just drag and drop files here
- 29. Or use the NEW button and click File upload
- 30. Select a file you want to upload and click Open
- 31. File has been uploaded in your drive
- 32. Google Drive let you have all files within reach
- 33. everything you create in your google drive is automatically saved
- 34. and can be accessed across all of your other devices
- 35. such as in your smart phones, tablet or computer.
- 36. Here’s another way to create a folder in the drive
- 37. Right click on the space, click New folder
- 40. Within Google Drive, you can create Word Document, Spreadsheets,
- 42. Slides or Powerpoint for making beautiful presentations
- 43. To create a word document inside the folder in gdrive
- 44. double click the folder you have just created
- 45. click NEW and then click Google Docs
- 48. Start writing in the document using the formatting toolbar
- 49. Every change you make will be automatically saved
- 50. The word document is now saved in the gdrive folder
- 51. You can do the same when you want to create
- 53. Let’s create a new google spreadsheet
- 54. Click NEW and then click Google Sheets
- 56. work on the spreadsheet using the formatting toolbar
- 57. Again, every change is automatically saved in the gdrive
- 58. check the folder and google sheet is in the drive
- 59. To make google slide or powerpoint presentation
- 60. click NEW and then click Google Slides
- 62. Choose a theme for your slide here
- 63. A theme is what your slides will look like
- 64. And start working on your slides or powerpoint presentation
- 65. Again, all changes are auto- saved
- 66. The slide/ powerpoint is now saved in the Drive folder
- 67. Click NEW, Highlight MORE and click Google Forms
- 70. For multiple choices of actions you can perform
- 71. Click this to type text or description in the form
- 72. to add questions click the + sign, click NEXT
- 73. You can add multiple questions in the survey form
- 74. to add image in the form, Click this
- 75. There are several ways to add an image
- 76. drag and drop the image here
- 77. Or click “Choose an image to upload”
- 78. Open the file you want to upload
- 79. or take a snapshot directly by clicking this
- 80. You can paste an image URL here
- 81. Choose an image from your Google plus album
- 82. get an image direct from your Google drive
- 83. Or search for an image in the internet
- 84. if you want to add a video, click this
- 85. And choose a video you want to upload
- 86. to add section in the form, click this
- 87. Click here to choose a theme, and then click NEXT
- 88. A theme is how the form will look like
- 89. To see a preview of the form, click this
- 90. Click here for more settings, and then click NEXT
- 91. Slide this to the right to make a quiz form
- 92. Click this to choose where you want to save responses
- 93. Or Click this for more options
- 94. Options Like: “Get email notifications for new responses”
- 96. Or option to “Download responses in csv format”
- 97. Or even to “Delete all responses”
- 98. Click send once you are done creating the form
- 99. Click this to Get link for file sharing
- 100. Check your drive and the form is in the drive
- 101. Click NEW, highlight More, click Google Drawings
- 103. Start working on the drawing using the editing toolbar
- 104. Click My Drive and the drawing is automatically saved
- 105. Click NEW, Highlight MORE and click Google Maps
- 106. Google Map opens
- 107. Type in the Map title, click Save
- 108. Click My Drive, Google Map is automatically saved
- 109. Click this icon
- 110. a link for sharing the file
- 111. Click this, for more customization
- 112. Click the dropdown arrow
- 113. Select the level of access you want to give
- 114. Choose if you want him to just view the file
- 115. Or give access to edit the file, click More...
- 116. Click Save once you have set it
- 117. Click this for more Advanced options
- 118. After you set it up, click Done
- 119. That’s it, enjoy using a 15GB free online drive
- 120. “Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein