Google Drive
Power User
Use the links below to find out more about the advanced features of Google Drive that will help you to save time.
You can set the language in which Google Drive displays, and can view the amount of storage you have used in Drive. You can also specify whether any new files uploaded to Drive are converted to Google...
Edit MS Office documents in Drive
If you install the Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides Chrome extension, you can edit MS Office files directly from Google Drive without the need to download the file and use the native application...
Convert MS Office documents to Google Docs
Rather than keeping MS Office files in their native format, you can convert them to Google Docs from within Drive, to make the most of all of the collaboration features of Google Workspace...
Install Google Drive for Desktop
Google Drive for Desktop allows you to access your My Drive and Shared Drive folders and files from Windows Explorer, allowing you to view and edit files directly from within Windows...
You can control how Google Drive for Desktop synchronises your files, and can access your Drive files at any time using the Google Drive icon in the system tray of the Windows taskbar...
In Google Workspace, a Shared Drive is a shared space where teams can store their files. When a file is added to a Shared Drive, the ownership of the file is controlled by the Shared Drive - if the person that added the file leaves...
If you have full access permission in a Shared Drive, you can add individual users to a Shared Drive, or all members of a Google Group. When you add members, they will have instant access to all content in the...
Move files into a Shared Drive
You can move any files that you own from your own Google Drive folders into a Shared Drive. If the file is owned by someone else, you will have to ask them to move the file into the Shared Drive...
If you have full or edit access, you can share files in a Shared Drive with members of your organisation that do not have access to the Shared Drive. You can set how viewers can access your files e.g. by stopping them...
Change the theme of a Shared Drive
You can set the theme of your Shared Drive using one of the default themes, or by adding your own banner image and setting a colour for the Shared Drive...