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Using Google Drive

Google Drive

1 – How to Sign Up for Gmail

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Overview

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”17″ width=”940″]In order to access Google drive you have to first sign up for a Google account. A Google account simply gives you an email @gmail.com and this is what you will use to access anything within Google drive.

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2 – How to Access Google Drive

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[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”17″ width=”940″]We encourage you to start by installing the Google Chrome web browser on your computer. Once installed access your Google Drive and save as a bookmark in your browser for easier access moving forward.

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3 – How to Use Google Drive

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Length: 17:17

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[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”17″ width=”940″]This video explains how to use and navigate around Google Drive. We cover how to access documents, the different types of documents you might use, how to move them within Drive, renaming of files, sharing and file structuring, and how to make copies of files shared with you.[/text_block]

4 – Organizing Your Files & Folders

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[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left” font_size=”17″ width=”940″]Setting up the folder and file structure as explained in this video is vitally important to make things as smooth and easy as possible as you progress through the course. Be sure to follow through on the exercise outlined below to set your drive up in the same way before you continue onto the next tutorials.[/text_block]

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  • Google Drive Organization Steps

    Click here to access the steps outlined in the Google Drive training video ‘Organizing Your Files & Folders’

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Exercises

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  • Installing Google Chrome & Google Drive

    Install the web browser Google Chrome on your computer. Save Google Drive as a bookmark for easier access and if you wish install Google Drive on your computer and sync with all devices.

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  • Organize Your Google Drive Files & Folders

    Go over the last video on this page ‘Organizing Your Files & Folders’ and follow the instructions. You need to have your Google Drive set up in this format before you continue on with the course.

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