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Introduction to Google drive

Rita Ndagire Kizito26 February 2014

PGDip ( HE) (T&L) 2014/2015TEACHING & LEARNING

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Overview

1. What is google drive?

2. Creating google documents

3. Sharing google drive documents

Getting started

Getting started

• If you do not have a Google/Gmail account:

• Register for an account• Enter your google/gmail username and password when prompted

1 What is google drive?

• Originally called google docs ( documents)• Serves a cloud storage device similar to drop

box for storing any type of documents or file.• A space for creating and sharing documents

Drop box (max storage =2GB)Google drive ( max free storage = 5GB)

What is google drive?

Uploading documents

Step 1: Click on the upload button

Step 2 : click on files…

On your computer select a word document your want to upload…

• There are two options : Keep in exact format, doc., docx., ppt. etc Convert to google doc format

Step 3: Upload a PowerPoint presentation and a pdf document ( keep them in their original formats)

2 Creating google documents

Step 1: Click on the create buttonStep 2 : Click on the type of document you want to create….. [ Let’s start with a word document] Folder for organising files Document similar to word Presentation like PowerPoint Spreadsheet like excel * Form ( questionnaire, survey ) like he one you received from Prof. Winberg

Drawing ( simple diagrams)

2 Creating google documents

Google drive saves your documents automatically!

3 Sharing google drive documents

• There are two forms of sharing google documents:

Sharing with another google docs user ( who has a gmail account and uses the google docs interface)

Sharing with a non google docs use in the form of an email attachment.

Sharing with another google docs user

Step 1: Go back to the document you created or use any other document on the driveStep 2 : you can right click on the document itself and then click share…..


Step 2 ( cont.):or you can share with you collaborators by clicking share in the top right hand corner of a new document….

Sharing with another google docs userStep 3: A box showing your current sharing settings should appear… click change to collaborate… invite

Sharing with another google docs userStep 4: There are three types of access , select the one you want….

Sharing with another google docs userStep 5: allocate the type of permission


Step 6: allocate the type of permission

Can edit : full permission, can make changes – use revision history to see what changes are madeCan comment : can read and make commentsCan view : can view only


Enter the Gmail addresses of your group members

If you have any questions… contact

Chris Winberg : [email protected]

Vivenne Bozalek : [email protected]

Karin Cattell : [email protected]

Anotinette Smith- Tolken: [email protected]

Salochana Hassan: [email protected]

Rita Kizito : [email protected]

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