Google Drive
Getting Started
Use the links below to find out more what you need to know in Google Drive during your first few days in Google Workspace.
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronisation application. It allows you to create or upload documents, share them with other users and synchronise them with your computer, so that they are...
A new view is available in Google Drive named Priority. Through machine learning, this page shows the documents that should be most relevant to you at any time, based on how you open documents during the day...
You can import individual documents into Google Drive, and can also import more than one file at a time by selecting multiple files. Once uploaded, the documents will be listed under My Drive and can be moved...
Upload a folder to Google Drive
As well as uploading individual files, you can upload an entire folder of files in a single step. Once complete, a new Google Drive folder will be created that has the name of the original folder you uploaded...
You can view an activity stream in Google Drive, to see all of the changes made to the files that you can access in Google Drive. Activities such as editing, commenting, sharing, uploading and removing will be...
Rename documents in Google Drive
Each file stored in Google Drive should have a unique name to identify it. All files, including Google Docs, Sheet and Slides, can be named after they have been created - if you need to rename an existing document, this can be done via the docs list...
Delete documents in Google Drive
You can delete a document from any Google Drive folder. When you delete a document, it is moved to the Bin folder until this folder is emptied. You can restore a document deleted in error by moving it from the...
Add stars to documents in Google Drive
Just as you can add stars to email messages to flag them in your Inbox, you can add stars to important documents, spreadsheets, presentations and other files to highlight them in Google Drive...
Create folders in Google Drive
Folders in Google Drive work similarly to folders on your computer - you can create folders and subfolders as required, then move documents into folders to keep them organised...
Search for documents in Google Drive
Although Google Drive folders are useful for organising documents you wish to be able to view quickly and easily, searching allows you find documents quickly, regardless of their location, hidden status or...
You can create shortcuts or pointers in Google Drive, allowing files to be stored in one folder, but be accessible from any other folder in Google Drive or Shared Drives...