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====Overview of Features====
====Overview of Features====
# Google allows 15GB of free Google online storage space on cloud, this includes your photos (Google photos), emails (Gmail), stories, drawings, recordings, video (Drive files).
# Google allows 15GB of free Google online storage space on cloud, this includes your photos (Google photos), emails (Gmail), stories, drawings, recordings, video (Drive files).
# Your files in Drive can be access from any smart phone, tablet, or computer.
# Your files in Drive can be accessed from any smart phone, tablet, or computer.
# You can invite others to view, download, and collaborate on all the files of you.
# You can invite others to view, download, and collaborate on all the files of you.
==== Installation ====
==== Installation ====
It is a web based application, there is no installation needed. To access google drive, you have to sign in to www.drive.google.com site by using your google login details.
It is a web based application, there is no installation needed. To access google drive, you have to sign in to [[www.drive.google.com]] site by using your google login details.
===Working with the application===
===Working with the application===
====Accessing Google Drive ====
====Accessing Google Drive ====
# The above images show you how to access Google Drive. You need to access a browser (Mozilla Firefox) for this. On your computer with Ubuntu custom distribution, to open web browser go to (Applications → Internet→ Firefox web browser), as shown in the first image.
# The above images show you how to access Google Drive. You need to access a browser (Mozilla Firefox) for this. On your computer with Ubuntu custom distribution, to open web browser go to (Applications → Internet→ Firefox web browser), as shown in the first image.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" caption="Opening Google Drive">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
File:Youtube_1_Option_Menu_to_Open.png|Opening a browser
File:Youtube_1_Option_Menu_to_Open.png|Opening a browser
File:Gmail 1 Main Window.png|Login to Gmail account
File:Gmail 1 Main Window.png|Login to Gmail account
</gallery>2. If you are using windows or any other operating system open web browsers like Google, Mozilla, Safari etc…
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2. If you are using windows or any other operating system open web browsers like Google, Mozilla, Safari etc…
3. You have to sign in to [https://drive.google.com/drive/ www.drive.google.com] site by using your Gmail user (email) ID and password.
3. You have to sign in to [https://drive.google.com/drive/ www.drive.google.com] site by using your Gmail user (email) ID and password.
4. The google drive page will open and will look like the below image.<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
4. The google drive page will open and will look like the below image.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
File:Google_Photos_1_App_Of_Google.png|Google Apps, select Drive
File:Google_Photos_1_App_Of_Google.png|Google Apps, select Drive
File:Google_Drive_2_Main_Window.png|Google Drive main page
File:Google_Drive_2_Main_Window.png|Google Drive main page
#If you want to create a folder, click on “Folder” --> Give folder name --> Click on “Create”.
#If you want to create a folder, click on “Folder” --> Give folder name --> Click on “Create”.
#Inside this folder, you can create new files such as documents, spreadsheet and slides. Google Drive has Open Document Format (odt, odp, ods) viewer and can open any .odf files, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx are the supported file formats.
#Inside this folder, you can create new files such as documents, spreadsheet and slides. Google Drive has Open Document Format (odt, odp, ods) viewer and can open any .odf files, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx are the supported file formats.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" caption="Creating/Uploading">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
File:Google_Drive_3_New_Files_Uploads.png|New files
File:Google_Drive_3_New_Files_Uploads.png|New files
</gallery>
</gallery>
#Right click on the file/folders which you are going share, select on "Share"
#Right click on the file/folders which you are going share, select on "Share"
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Sharing file">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
File:1. Google drive - right click and select get sharable link.png|Right click and select get sharable link
File:1. Google drive - right click and select get sharable link.png|Right click and select get sharable link
</gallery>2. In the pop-up window, under "Get link" option,<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Sharing file">
</gallery>2. In the pop-up window, under "Get link" option,<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
File:2. Google drive - Select any one with this link.png|click on '''change''' option under '''get link'''
File:2. Google drive - Select any one with this link.png|click on '''change''' option under '''get link'''
</gallery>3. Click on "change" (to decide what people can do with your file when you share it), select Viewer or Editor. Choose viewer option to access your files.
</gallery>3. Click on "change" (to decide what people can do with your file when you share it), select Viewer or Editor. Choose viewer option to access your files.
4. Finally you pop windows details should as shown below image.<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Sharing file">
4. Finally you pop windows details should as shown below image.<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
File:3. Google drive - give view option to just others to see your file.png|Give view option to just others to see your file
File:3. Google drive - give view option to just others to see your file.png|Give view option to just others to see your file
</gallery>5. Click Copy link --> Done.
</gallery>5. Click Copy link --> Done.
6. Copy and paste the link in an email or any place you want to share it.<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Sharing file">
6. Copy and paste the link in an email or any place you want to share it.<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
File:4. Google drive - Copy your google drive file link.png|Copy your google drive file link
File:4. Google drive - Copy your google drive file link.png|Copy your google drive file link
</gallery>
</gallery>
! Through computer browser !! Through Google drive mobile app
! Through computer browser !! Through Google drive mobile app
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