Everything Your Need to Know About Google Drive
Google Drive is a free service from Google that allows users to store files online and access them anywhere using the cloud platform. It also gives an user the access to free web-based applications for creating and uploading files.
Following are the types of file we can create and share on Google Drive:
Documents: For composing flyers, letters, essays, and other text-based files.
Spreadsheets: For organizing and storing information.
Presentations: For creating slideshows.
Forms: For collecting and organizing data.
Drawings: For creating simple vector diagrams or graphics.
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Why Do We Use Google Drive?
A cloud storage service Google Drive is one of the most popular services available today, offering (15GB) of free storage space. Using this, users can access any file from any device such as computers, laptops, mobile phones etc. with an internet connection. Drive allows users to share files that makes working with others becomes much easier.
Backup your important files
Send large files to anyone
Efficient built-in search engine
Share photos , videos with your contact
Open and edit various kinds of documents
Using Google Drive On Your Mobile Device
Google drive is available on smartphones, Android and IOS operating system. Android apps get access to the drive app by default but if you have deleted it, it can be reinstalled by visiting the google play store.
Users can access drive storage by opening the app. The interface is fairly intuitive. With a search bar near the top to find files quickly a quick access view for opening recently uploaded files and folder navigation for browsing cloud contents.
There is a plus button through which an user can tap to upload new files from any device, scan images and create new files using Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides.
These options include sharing functionality, which provides add people option to folders or generates a link for sharing. It also provides users to move and rename files, add them to the phone’s home screen for easy access.
It provides a storage with Google Drive, Android users also have access to a separate app for Google Photos.
How to Access Google Drive?
Users need to create google accounts before proceeding with drive. Its free completely and doing so will give you easy synchronized access to all google services.
Once users have signed up , you will give access to google drive. Using this, users can share their files, docs, sheets to anyone.
Enter your account details meaning your email address and password that you use to log into your Google account.On mobile, you may have to select a Google account when prompted.
Wait for the files while uploading to finish uploading.
Once the files finish uploading, you'll see a white checkmark to the right of the file name in the box that is on the right side of the page.
Few Things That You Need To Remember While Using Drive
The buttons across Drive are quite straightforward, but if you’re ever unsure of what one does, just go over it with your mouse.There is a pop-up window that appears explaining the function of the button.
If anyone can ever used Microsoft Office i.e - Excel, Word, or PowerPoint then Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides software should look familiar. It will operate in a similar manner and are arguably more intuitive.
We can also star files we want to access later by clicking add star in that item’s menu, though, but remember one thing that they can only be viewed by the person who added them and not by those who we have shared a particular item with.