Google Sites / Getting started with Google Sites
Add Google Workspace elements to a page
After creating a page in Google Sites, you can add a number of elements to the page, including text boxes, images and Google Workspace elements such as docs, sheets, slides and forms. Each element appears in a section on the page, and can be resized as required.
Adding a file from Google Drive
To add a document from Google Drive folder to a page:
Click on the Insert tab on the pane on the right-hand side of the screen
Click on the Drive option
Locate the document you wish to add to the page
Click on Insert
The document will be added to the page - click on the handles to resize the document as required:
You can also add docs, sheets and forms from Google Drive using the individual element options in the Insert pane:
Adding a Google Drive folder
To add a Google Drive folder to a page:
Click on the Insert tab on the pane on the right-hand side of the screen
Click on the Drive option
Locate the folder you wish to add to the page
Click on Insert
The folder will be added to the page - click on the handles to resize the folder as required:
Click on the folder, then on the Cog button to change settings such as the folder name and whether to show the folder in List View or Grid View.
Adding a Google Calendar
You can add a Google Calendar that you have access to onto a page, and view the calendar in day, week, month or schedule view.
To add a calendar:
Click on the Insert tab on the pane on the right-hand side of the screen
Scroll down and click on the Calendar option
Choose the calendar you wish to display
Click on Insert
The calendar will be added to the page - click on the handles to resize the calendar as required:
Click on the cog button to choose how the calendar is displayed on the page:
Adding a chart from a Google Sheet
As well as embedding a Google Sheet onto the page, you can also add a chart from a Google Sheet as follows:
Click on the Insert tab on the pane on the right-hand side of the screen
Scroll down and click on the Charts option
Click on the sheet that contains the chart you wish to show on the page
Click on Insert
If the sheet contains more than one chart, click on the chart you wish to use
Click on Add
The chart will be added to the page - click on the handles to resize the chart as required:
