google drive tutorial 2017

Using google Drive isn’t tricky at all. In fact, it’s probably one of the easiest cloud services to start using. So rather than giving you a needlessly long tutorial, above video offers a brief introduction to navigating and using the Drive interface, and also includes a few tips to help you get the most out of the service.

Google Drive is a safe place for all your files and puts them within reach from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. Files in Drive – like your videos, photos, and documents – are backed up safely so you can’t lose them. Once there, you can easily invite others to view, edit, or leave comments on any of your files or folders.
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With google Drive, you can:

- Safely store your files and access them from anywhere.
- Search for files by name and content.
- Easily share files and folders with others.
- Quickly view your content.
- Set access levels for who can view, comment, or edit.
- Quickly access recent files.
- See file details and activity.
- Enable viewing of files offline.
- Use your device camera to scan in paper documents.
- Access pictures and videos from Google Photos.

►google drive features:-

-15GB space: 

Your storage works with Drive, Gmail and Google Photos, so you can store files, save email attachments and back-up photos directly to Drive. You can also purchase a larger cloud storage plan as you need it.

-keep any file:

Photos, videos, presentations, PDFs – even Microsoft Office files. No matter what type of file it is, everything can be stored safely in Drive.

-share how you want:

Files in Drive are private, until you decide to share them. You can quickly invite others to view, comment, and edit any file or folder you choose. It's online collaboration made easy.

-safe and secure:

Your file security is crucial. That’s why every file in Drive stays safe no matter what happens to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Drive is encrypted using SSL, the same security protocol used on Gmail and other Google services.

►Built to work with Google:-

-save gmail attachment:

Hover over an attachment in Gmail and look for the Drive logo. Here, you can save any attachment to your Drive to organize and share them in a single, safe place.

-powerful search:

Drive can recognize objects in your images and text in scanned documents. So you can search a word.

-google photos:

Store your photos in Drive and see them come to life with Google Photos. Get that expertly edited look without the effort, plus animations, movies, and more..

-Chromebook:

Google Drive is built-in to Chromebooks, so your files and photos are automatically backed up. You'll get 100GB of free storage for two years with most new Chromebooks.

►work smarter with apps:-

-google docs,sheets,slides:

Create and collaborate with others. Share documents and files, build out spreadsheets and make a presentation on the fly with our Docs, Sheets and Slides apps.

-google forms:

Google Forms lets you run a survey or quickly create a team roster with a simple online form. Then check out the results, neatly organized in a spreadsheet.

-google drawings:

Lay out diagrams, create flow charts, and then easily add them to other documents or embed them on a website with Google Drawings.

-more google drive apps:

Edit your profile photo, do some landscaping, create a mind map and more. Over 100 Drive apps can help you do more with your stuff. Try them by installing one from the Drive collection in the Chrome Web Store.

►take google drive even further:-

-scan documents:

Scan all your paper documents with Drive for Android. Just snap a photo of documents like receipts, letters and statements – and Drive will store them instantly as PDFs.

-work offline:

Make files available offline so you can view them when your phone or tablet loses service, like on a plane or in a building with a bad connection.

-see old version:

You can look back as far as 30 days on most file types, making it easy to see who has made changes and go back to previous versions. That's file versioning made easy.

Keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web

Below, you'll find a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.

To display the keyboard shortcut list in Google Drive, press Ctrl + / (Chrome OS, Windows) or ⌘ + / (Mac).

Navigation and views
Go to navigation panel (folders list)	g then n g then f
Go to items view	g then l
Switch between grid and list in items view	v
Go to details pane	g then d
Go to top of application (Google bar)	g then t
Go to download status	g then a
Go to upload status	g then u
Show or hide details pane	d
Show or hide activity pane	i
Select items
Select or deselect item	x
Select next item down	j Down arrow
Select next item up	k Up arrow
Select next item to the left	h Left arrow
Select next item to the right	l Right arrow
Extend selection down	Shift + Down arrow Shift + j
Extend selection up	Shift + Up arrow Shift + k
Extend selection left	Shift + Left arrow
Extend selection right	Shift + Right arrow
Select all visible items	Shift + a
Clear all selections	Shift + n
Move between items
Move down without changing selection	Ctrl + Down arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Down arrow (Mac)
Move up without changing selection	Ctrl + Up arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Up arrow (Mac)
Move left without changing selection	Ctrl + Left arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Left arrow (Mac)
Move right without changing selection	Ctrl + Right arrow (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Right arrow (Mac)
Take action on selected items
Open selected item	Enter o
Rename selected item	n
Share selected items	. (dot)
Move selected items to new folder	z
Star or unstar selected items	s
Add selected items to an additional folder	Shift + z z then Ctrl (Chrome OS, Windows) z then Alt (Mac)
Remove selected items	# or Alt + Backspace (Chrome OS) # or Delete (Windows) # or Fn + Delete (Mac)
Undo last action	Ctrl + z (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + z (Mac)
Redo last undone action	Ctrl + Shift + z (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + Shift + z (Mac)
Create new items
Document	Shift + t
Presentation	Shift + p
Spreadsheet	Shift + s
Drawing	Shift + d
Folder	Shift + f
Form	Shift + o
Open menus
Create menu	c
More actions menu	a
Current folder actions menu	f
Sort menu	r
Settings menu	t
Application actions
Display keyboard shortcuts list	Shift + / Ctrl + / (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + / (Mac)
Choose next visual density (row height and element spacing)	q then q
Find/find next	Ctrl + f (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + f (Mac)
Print	Ctrl + p (Chrome OS, Windows) ⌘ + p (Mac)
Show last message	m
Search your Drive	/
Preview mode actions
Close	Esc
Play/pause	Space
Zoom in	+ or =
Zoom out	-

Of all the cloud storage and file synchronization services out there, Google Drive is arguably one of the best. The idea behind it is simple: Place any file in Drive and so long as you have Internet access, you’ll be able to view it on any device. Sure, Google isn’t the only company to offer this kind of service — but with its seamless integration with other Google services and a set of dead-simple collaboration tools, Drive easily stands out from the pack.

When Google Drive first launched, it served as a place to store your files in the cloud so that they could be accessed anywhere. As Drive has evolved, it has assimilated the roles of Google Docs and now serves as the hub for all Google document creation and office tools.