Google Drive and Docs Basics
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What is Google Drive?
Unlimited storage with a GAFE account!
Can access from any device.
Collaborate with others.
How do I get to "my drive"?
2. app viewer (9 box grid) top right corner
3. app launcher (9 box grid) top left corner
What comes with Google Drive?
Sheets - spreadsheet (Excel)
Slides - presentation (Power Point)
Forms - questionaire/survey (data linked to spreadsheet)
Drawings - create shapes, diagrams, and flowcharts
Drive Main Menu
access.
B Drive menu enables you to select the container you wish to view.
C View menu enables you to see the contents of the Drive container that you
selected.
D Drive format menu, including View options (list or grid), sort, and other
settings.
When a file or folder is selected, the icon menu is expanded:
1 Create a link that can be used in an email or web page.
2 Provide access rights to the file to other users.
3 Open the file or folder in Google Viewer.
4 Remove the file or folder.
5 More actions, which offers additional options.
Google Drive on your Desktop
What is Google Docs?
You may hear "Google docs" refer to all of the productivity tools (word processing, spreadsheets and presentations) or just the word processing tool...a little confusing.
Sharing...Who can see?
1. Private (sharing is turned off)
2. Specific people you invite (in your domain, user must log in)
3. Anyone with the link (provided/shared by you)
4. Public (anyone can see)
Sharing...What can they do with the shared file/folder?
2. Can comment - Can comment but cannot edit file/folder, and can make a copy
(file > make a copy)
3. Can view - Viewers cannot make changes or delete the file/folder but can still make a
copy.
Use the following group email addresses to share a file or folder with multiple people in our domain at one time.
elem-1st-grade@winnsboroisd.org
elem-2nd-grade@winnsboroisd.org
elem-3rd-grade@winnsboroisd.org
elem-4th-grade@winnsboroisd.org
elem-aides@winnsboroisd.org
elem-kindergarten@winnsboroisd.org
elem-office@winnsboroisd.org
elem-pre-k@winnsboroisd.org
elem-reading@winnsboroisd.org
elem-special@winnsboroisd.org
elem-sped@winnsboroisd.org
elementary@winnsboroisd.org