Instant Google Drive Starter

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Use Google Drive to safely store and access your files online in the cloud with your web browser, phone, or tablet

Overview

  • Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
  • Use Google Drive to safely store, organize, and access your files from anywhere with your computer, phone, or tablet
  • Upload files and folders from your hard drive into Google Drive.
  • Get stuff done in the cloud by sharing files, collaborating with others, and using add-on apps for Google Drive.

In Detail

In recent years, we’ve enjoyed being able to do more and more online and in the cloud. Google Drive brings the power and convenience of working online for you and your files. With Google Drive, you can create and store your files safely in the cloud, share them if desired, and access them from anywhere using a web browser, smartphone, or tablet computer.

"Instant Google Drive Starter" is your companion to getting started with the world of cloud computing and working with your files online. With clear visuals and step-by-step examples, this book shows you how to use Google Drive from start to finish. From creating documents and files in Google Drive to sharing them with others and accessing them anywhere using your web browser, phone, or tablet computer – you’ll be working in the cloud.

This book starts with the very basics of cloud computing, providing clear examples for ways you can use Google Drive to work with your files in the cloud, and the benefits of doing so. It will take you step-by-step through all the aspects of using Google Drive to get you quickly working with your files online, accessing them from anywhere using a web browser, smartphone, or tablet computer.

You’ll learn how to use Google Drive to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and also how you can upload folders and files from your hard drive into Google Drive using your web browser. Once your files are in Google Drive, this book will show you all the things you can do with them: edit them online from anywhere (including your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone or tablet), and even share them with others if desired. This book will also show you how to use the Google Drive sync program to back up your files to the cloud and keep them automatically in sync between your computer’s hard drive and Google Drive.

You will learn everything you need to know to create and store your files safely in the cloud with Google Drive, share them with others if desired, and access them from anywhere using a web browser, smartphone, or tablet computer.

What you will learn from this book

  • Get started with cloud computing.
  • Store your files safely and access them online with Google Drive.
  • Access Google Drive from anywhere with your web browser, phone, or tablet.
  • Create new documents, presentations, and spreadsheets in Google Drive.
  • Upload files and folders from your computer into Google Drive.
  • Organize your files and folders in Google Drive.
  • Search for files by keyword, filter, or both.
  • Share and collaborate on files with other people.

Approach

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. This book is a Starter which teaches you how to use Google Drive practically.

Author(s): Mike Procopio
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Year: 2013

Language: English
Pages: 82
Tags: Библиотека;Компьютерная литература;Облачные вычисления и сервисы;

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Credits......Page 4
About the author......Page 5
About the reviewers......Page 6
www.packtpub.com......Page 7
packtLib.packtpub.com......Page 8
Table of Contents......Page 10
Instant Google Drive Starter......Page 12
So, what is Google Drive?......Page 14
What can you do with Google Drive?......Page 15
First steps for using Google Drive......Page 16
The Google Drive user interface......Page 17
1 – Files list......Page 18
2 – Toolbars......Page 19
3 – Context menu......Page 20
4 – Navigation panel......Page 22
5 – Preview panel......Page 24
7 – Create and upload buttons......Page 25
Creating new documents with the built-in applications......Page 26
Creating a document......Page 28
Working with your new document......Page 29
Saving your data with the built-in applications......Page 30
Working with your new document in Google Drive......Page 31
Example – uploading individual files......Page 32
The upload progress window......Page 33
The upload settings menu......Page 34
Uploading folders......Page 35
Managing your storage in Google Drive......Page 38
Uploading files with the Google Drive sync program......Page 39
Opening and downloading files......Page 40
Creating a new folder......Page 41
Moving a file into a folder......Page 42
Deleting files......Page 44
Searching with keywords......Page 45
Searching with filters......Page 47
3 – Sharing files with other people......Page 49
The Sharing settings screen......Page 50
Example – sharing a file......Page 54
4 – Updating your settings......Page 55
What can you do with Drive Apps?......Page 56
Installing Drive Apps......Page 57
Using Drive Apps......Page 59
Managing your installed Drive Apps......Page 63
Sync examples......Page 65
File syncing basics......Page 66
Downloading and installing Google Drive......Page 69
Working with the Google Drive sync program......Page 70
Choosing which folders to sync......Page 71
Using the Mobile App......Page 72
Access your files and create new ones, wherever you are!......Page 77
Community......Page 78
Blogs......Page 79