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How To Use Google Docs and Google Drive

Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. Files can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection and a full-featured Web browser. Google Docs is a part of a comprehensive package of online applications offered by and associated with Google. Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. Launched on April 24, 2012, Google Drive allows users to store files in the cloud, synchronize files across devices, and share files. In addition to a website, Google Drive offers apps with offline capabilities for Windows and macOS computers, and Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more. Files created and edited through the office suite are saved in Google Drive.

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How To Use Google Docs and Google Drive

Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. Files can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection and a full-featured Web browser. Google Docs is a part of a comprehensive package of online applications offered by and associated with Google. Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. Launched on April 24, 2012, Google Drive allows users to store files in the cloud, synchronize files across devices, and share files. In addition to a website, Google Drive offers apps with offline capabilities for Windows and macOS computers, and Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more. Files created and edited through the office suite are saved in Google Drive.

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How to Use

GOOGLE DOCS and


GOOGLE DRIVE

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Pull up the browser
of your choice

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Let's use Google
Chrome for this
tutorial

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Click the Google Chrome
icon on the taskbar

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Yes, this icon

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or click the START
button from your desktop

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Yes! This one

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Type Google Chrome

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Then click this

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A new window will
appear

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Type in
docs.google.com

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Then press Enter key

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This will appear

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If you don’t have an
account in Google

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Click Create account

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You will be directed
to this page

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To begin, enter your
First Name

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Enter your Last Name

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Enter your preferred
Email address

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Enter your preferred
account password

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Re-enter your password

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Enter your Birth
date here

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Tick here to select
your Gender

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Enter your Mobile
Number here

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Enter your current
active email address

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Choose your Location

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Click Next Step

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This will appear

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Click I AGREE

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You will be directed
to this page

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Or enter your Email
if you have one

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Click Next

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Type in your
Password

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Click Sign in

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You will be directed
to this page

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Click Take a Tour

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This is your Google
Docs Homepage

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You can create document
or choose a template

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Click Next

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Documents can be
found in folders

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Click Next

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You can search any
documents here

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42
Drive
Click Next

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This is your Google
Docs Menu

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Click Okay got it!

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Click this to create
a new document

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You can rename the
title here

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Type in the title of
your document

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Type in this area

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All changes you made are
automatically saved

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For a closer look

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Creating Docs have the
same function in MS Word

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Click here to go
back to Docs Home

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Your recent document
can be found here

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Click Main Menu

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Aside from docs, you can
also create a sheets

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And create a slides

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Next is GOOGLE DRIVE

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Click Main Menu

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This will appear

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Click Drive

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A new window will
appear

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Click this to take a
tour on Google Drive

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Click Next

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Click Next again

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Then click Take me
to Drive

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You will be directed
to this page

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The document you have
done can be found here

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Let’s try to upload
some files

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Click My Drive

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Then click Upload
files

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And choose the files
you want to add

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Then click Open

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This shows that your
file is uploading

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Here’s the file you
uploaded

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Click My Drive again

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Click this to upload
a Folder

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To create a New
Folder, click this

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Then click Folder

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Click this, to view the
files shared to you

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To view the latest
activity you have
done

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Click Recent

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And this will appear

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This is your Drive
Storage

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You can store a file
up to 15GB, but you
can also upgrade it

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To change the
appearance of your
Drive

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Click List View

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From this

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To this

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To view the details of
your files, click this

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And this will appear

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To view the settings
of your Drive

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Click this

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Then click Settings

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This will appear

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This is the size of
storage you used

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Click Done

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To organize your
files

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Click Reverse Sort
Direction

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From this

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To this

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The uploaded files
will be the first in
the list

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You can edit your
files

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By clicking one of
your file

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This will appear

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Click this to get
the shareable link

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This one if you want to
share with other people

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You can enter the name
or email address here

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And click Done

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Click Preview, so you
can view your work

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And this will appear

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Click Remove to
delete your file

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Then it will go to
Trash

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Note: Documents in
the Trash will be
removed after 30days

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Let’s try to click
more actions

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With this more
actions,

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You can open the
file with other apps

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You can move the
file to other folder

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Rename your file

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You can make a copy

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And you can download
it to your computer

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Congratulations!
You can now use your
Google Docs and
Google Drive

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