Google Drive Essential Training (2023)
1h 11mBeginner2023-05-23
Authors
Jess Stratton
LinkedIn Learning Staff Author, Tech Consultant
Course details
Learn how to work smarter with Google Drive. In this course, Jess Stratton explains how to get started using this popular cloud-based software to store files, plus create and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Find out how Google Drive fits into the productivity suite from Google and learn how to navigate the interface. Explore the differences between Drive and Docs, as well as how to organize, sync, and locate your Drive files. Learn the basic toolbars and overviews of editing documents, spreadsheets, and presentation slides right from Google Drive. Plus, learn how to share your files and leverage the mobile app!
Skills covered
G SuiteGoogle DriveCloud Storage AppsGoogleEssential TrainingBusiness Software and Tools
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Do more than store files with Google Drive
1. Get Started with Google Drive
- 02 - Access Google Drive with your account
- 03 - Navigate the web interface
- 04 - Understand Google Drive file types
2. Work with Files
- 05 - Upload files via the web
- 06 - Upload and sync files with the desktop app
- 07 - Convert files to Google doc format
- 08 - Download files and folders
- 09 - Delete and recover files
- 10 - Purchase additional storage space
3. Organize and Search Google Drive
- 11 - Work with folders
- 12 - Change the view and sort order
- 13 - Use Stars to group files
- 14 - Create Workspaces for projects
- 15 - Search files and folders
- 16 - Explore files with the preview lightbox
4. Work with Google Docs
- 17 - Create Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms
- 18 - Understand the shared interface
5. Collaborate with Google Docs
- 19 - Share files with other Google users
- 20 - Use shared drives with coworkers
- 21 - Work with files that are shared with you
- 22 - Work with revisions
- 23 - Edit a file simultaneously with another Google user
- 24 - Use Approval cycles to finalize documents
6. Use Google Drive on a Mobile Device
- 25 - Navigate the Google Drive app
Conclusion
- 26 - Take Drive further by mastering Google Docs