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Mastering Google Drive
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(13 ratings)
42 students

Mastering Google Drive

Learn to collaborate and store, share, and access your files any time from any device
Created byBigger Brains
Last updated 4/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Describe the purpose and benefits of Google Drive and navigate the Google Drive interface
  • Describe the difference between Google format and non-Google format files
  • Create and navigate folders and use the “Convert uploads” setting to determine whether uploaded files will be converted to Google format
  • Open and edit files including editing Microsoft Word documents using Google Docs and pulling the text out of a PDF, as well as deleting files and restoring a file from Trash
  • Edit files while offline and sync the changes when you are reconnected to the internet
  • Share files and folders with others by making people Collaborators, sharing links, and sending files with Gmail
  • Sync Drive folders and files to your computer and explain the benefits of file syncing
  • Use the Drive app to access and edit files on a phone or tablet and scan documents using an Android phone

Course content

1 section • 17 lectures • 1h 9m total length

  • Introduction1:41
  • Overview and Benefits2:22
  • Accessing Google Drive4:17
  • Navigating the Interface, Part 16:51
  • Navigating the Interface, Part 26:38
  • Working with Folders5:29
  • Working with Files3:47
  • Working Offline4:06
  • Viewing File Versions2:35
  • Sharing Files, Part 13:46
  • Sharing Files, Part 24:52
  • Sharing Files with Gmail4:15
  • Syncing Files5:29
  • Using Mobile Apps3:47

    Discover how to view and edit files on your phone with Google Drive and its apps—Docs, Sheets, and Slides—using cloud storage, offline access, and sharing features.

  • Scanning to Android Phone2:48
  • Getting More Out of Drive6:24
  • Wrap Up0:46

Requirements

  • A Google account is recommended.

Description

Learn to access, store, and share files any time from any device

It’s time to leave attachments behind. Google Drive is an accessible, secure, and free tool for collaborating, sharing, editing, and storing your files in the cloud. If you have a Google account, you already have Google Drive! In this course, Google expert Laurie Sherrod shows you how to make the most of your Google Drive. She’ll share a variety of tips and tricks that will make it easy to get started. Google Drive is integrated with other Google apps making it simple to access Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and more. By the end of this course, you will have a handle on numerous Google Drive features, and you’ll be more than ready to use the application to store, edit, and share files and folders wherever you are.

Topics covered include:

  • Accessing Google Drive

  • Navigating the interface

  • Storing and sharing Google and non-Google files

  • Creating and managing files and folders

  • Opening and editing Word documents using Google Docs

  • Working offline

  • Sharing files and folders with others

  • Syncing Drive folders to your computer

  • Accessing Google apps on your mobile device


Enjoy over an hour of high-quality HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging”TM Bigger Brains Teacher-Learner style!


Lessons: 17

Seat Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Versions Available: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, AICC, xAPI, MP4, reseller HTML

Teacher: Laurie Sherrod

Learner: Kat Snizaski

Produced by: Bigger Brains

Who this course is for:

  • People who want to use Google Drive for personal or business reasons to store files and collaborate with others

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