How to use Google Drive

1. How to Collaborate using
Google Drive
Google Drive offers people a great way to collaborate and share ideas. Teachers
and business professionals alike can share documents and presentations along with
editing them. In today's world, we all need to collaborate to be successful. Google Drive
has made my life a whole lot easier.
Google Drive allows users to organize their documents and presentations in
folders. These folders can be shared with other users, where documents and
presentations can be viewed and edited; making collaboration very easy. Setting up
Google Drive is quick and easy. The first thing that you need to do is create a Gmail

2. account. Once you create a Gmail account, you can access a host of Google's products
and services from the drop down window in the browser.
Google offers a suite of products inside of Google Drive. The products
include: Google Docs which is similar to a Microsoft Word program, Google Slides which is
similar to Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Sheets which is similar to Microsoft Excel.
When you create and/or edit something, it is saved to the cloud automatically; you do
not need to hit save or save as as you would have to with Microsoft's products. Being
that Google Drive is cloud based, my computer and hard drive are freed from having to
store large files; allowing my computer to keep up its processing speed. I can also view
and edit documents/presentations on multiple devices; which is something I could not
do if I simply saved it on my computer. I appreciate this feature being that I am
constantly on the go.
Google Slides are also great for presentations where you want to use video. You
can copy the video link from YouTube and embed the video-player in the slide. This
allows your presentation to flow without having to stop to search for a video. You will
also save time when creating your presentation.
Google Docs can be downloaded to a Microsoft Word file and/or a PDF.
Google Slides can be downloaded to a Power Point format. This makes sharing
documents with non-Google Drive users a snap. Simply attach the converted file to an
email or just print it out. Word documents and PowerPoints can also be uploaded to
Google Drive where you will be given the option to edit the document or presentation in
its Google Drive format. (Google Docs, or Google Slides)
Google Drive also offers users the ability to create forms with a service
called Google Forms. Google offers a Google Drive App for mobile devices and the
Desktop letting users quickly access documents and presentations without having to go
through the browser; which saves users valuable time.
Google Drive is a very valuable resource. Individual users can sign up for free.
Don't take my word for it; try it for yourself.
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