Drive

Modified on Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 9:29 AM

Keep all your work in one secure place with online file storage.

After you store your files in Google Drive, you can share them with others and access them on any computer, smartphone, or tablet. When you change or delete a file stored in one of these locations, Drive makes the same change everywhere else so you don’t have to.

1. Click New to...

Upload any file (such as Microsoft Outlook files, Adobe PDF files, and videos) or folder from your computer.

Create new documents right in your browser.

Upload or create items in Drive

Editor	Description	Example uses
Google Docs	Text documents	Proposals, reports, shared meeting notes
Google Sheets	Spreadsheets	Project plans, budget sheets
Google Slides	Presentations	Pitch decks, training modules, team presentations
Google Forms	Surveys	Customer satisfaction surveys, group polls
Google Drawings	Shapes, charts, and diagrams	Flowcharts, organizational charts, website wireframes, mind maps
Google Sites	Websites	Team sites, project sites, resume sites

2. Work with files stored in Drive.

Access Drive features

3. Share your files and folders by clicking Share and then choose what collaborators can do. They'll get an email notification, too.

	Delete files & folders	Add & remove files and folders	Share or unshare files and folders	Edit files	Comment or suggest edits in files	View files & folders
Owner	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Editor	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Commenter					✔	✔
Viewer						✔

4. Add shared files to My Drive.

Note: When you move a shared file to My Drive, it only moves the file in your view, not in anyone else’s.

5. Access your files from any device.

Browser or device	Requirements	How to access
Web browser (any device)	Install any web browser.	Go to drive.google.com.
Mobile devices	Install the Drive app from the Play Store (Android) or App Store (iOS).	Open the Drive app on your device.