This presentation is a part of series of lessons about Google Drive. It has been created for Bridge Pa School. Please go to http://bridgepatechblog.blogspot.com for more lessons.

1. Uploadfiles andfolders toGoogle Drive

2. Introduction
 Google Drive allows uploading files and folders from
your personal computer .
 You can share uploaded files and folders with
other people.
 You can upload files to a specific folder or to Google
Drive “root” directory.
 You can upload folders into another folder or to
Google Drive “root” directory.

3. Opening Google Drive
To open Google Drive you should take the following steps:
 Go to google.com or gmail.com
 Log in to your account
 Open Google Drive
If you are experiencing difficulties with this task, please refer
to previous lessons at:
bridgepatechblog.blogspot.co.nz
…or contact your tutor

4. Uploading files
 Click Upload button and select Files or Folder from the
drop down menu.
 Choose Files if you want to upload file(s).
 Choose Folder if you want to upload folder(s).

5. Uploading a file
 Select a file (or files) from the dialog window and click
Open button.

6. Uploading a file
 Your file(s) will be uploaded to the Drive.

7. Uploading a folder
 You can also upload a folder (or folders) with files inside it.
 Click Upload button and select Folder from the drop
down menu.
 Select a folder from the dialog window and click OK
button.

8. Uploading a folder
 Your folder and files inside of it will be uploaded to the
Google Drive.

9. File types
 You can upload various file types such as:
 Documents (Word, Excel, TXT, PDF)
 Power Point presentations (PPT)
 Images (JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF)
 Video files (MPEG, AVI, FLV, WMV)
 Audio files (MP3, WAV)
 and more

10. Sharing files and folders
To share uploaded files and folders you have to follow the
same steps as when you share Google Drive documents.
 Select files and/or folders.
 Click Share button that appeared at the top of the page.
 Select who can access your files/folders by changing
visibility and access options.
 Invite people you would like to share your files/folders with
by sending them a link to your file.
Also, see Lesson 3 “How to share documents and files” at:
bridgepatechblog.blogspot.co.nz

11. Sharing files and folders
 You can also share your files and folders by clicking on
More button and selecting Share from the drop down
menu.
 ..or click on Share link when you see Upload complete
message as shown on the image below

12. The End