Introduction to Google Drive
40mBeginner2023-06-14
Authors

Google Cloud
Course details
Looking for an easy way to keep your files accessible, without having to give up on security? Google Drive, the cloud-based file storage service, lets you keep all your work in one place and access your files from anywhere, securely, on any device.
In this course, learn how to organize, secure, and share files with ease using Google Drive. Discover the key differences between My Drive and a Google shared drive as well as the sharing options available in Google Drive. Find out how to navigate the Google Drive interface, create and manage a Google shared drive, control permissions, and apply a wide variety of customizable templates that work in other Google Workspace apps. Along the way, explore available tools and options to enable offline viewing, work from your desktop with Drive File Stream, and use third-party add-ons from Google Workspace Marketplace. Test out your new skills in the final section of the course by completing the hands-on business challenge.
In this course, learn how to organize, secure, and share files with ease using Google Drive. Discover the key differences between My Drive and a Google shared drive as well as the sharing options available in Google Drive. Find out how to navigate the Google Drive interface, create and manage a Google shared drive, control permissions, and apply a wide variety of customizable templates that work in other Google Workspace apps. Along the way, explore available tools and options to enable offline viewing, work from your desktop with Drive File Stream, and use third-party add-ons from Google Workspace Marketplace. Test out your new skills in the final section of the course by completing the hands-on business challenge.
Skills covered
Google DriveCloud Storage AppsGoogleBusiness Software and ToolsOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Course introduction
- Agenda
Introduction to Google Drive
- Introduction to Google Drive
- Activity 1 explained
Share with Google Drive
- Share with Google Drive
- Activity 2 explained
My Drive
- My Drive
- Activity 3 explained
- Work with Drive files and folders
- My Drive walk-through
- Options menu
- Activity 4 explained
- More My Drive features
Shared Drives
- Shared drives
- Add members to a shared drive
- Activity 5 explained
- More shared Drive features
Templates
- Templates
- Activity 6 explained
- Create and use a template
Google Drive Tools and Options
- Google Drive tools and options
- Google Workspace add-ons
Business Challenge
- Business challenge overview
- Wrap-up