Drive & Docs

Here's Google's training info on Google Docs & Drive Level 1: The Basics and Classroom Application (Level 2). They're easy-to-follow and quite nicely laid out. If you're feeling ambitious, here's the Advanced info.

Google Drive (sometimes called G-Drive) is where you can store files online. It's like having a file cabinet that you can get to from any Internet-capable device.

• "My Drive"
• Uploading files
  • Upload settings
• Sharing uploaded files
• Finding files
• "Shared with me"
• "Cash Course" "notes" on Drive & Docs

Google Docs is an application within Drive that allows you to create, share, and collaborate on files that are then stored in Drive.

Docs auto-saves your work every few seconds, so there is no save button - don't freak out!

• Create
  • Document (Docs) - Analogous to Microsoft Word (with slightly fewer formatting features)
  • Spreadsheet (Sheets) - Analogous to Microsoft Excel (Slightly fewer formatting features, slightly better formula features); can link to Form to capture data
  • Presentation (Slides) - Analogous to Microsoft PowerPoint (with slightly fewer formatting features)
  • Form - Creates interactive online page for collecting data
  • Folder - Lets you organize your files
  • Drawing - Create images
• Sharing files
• Collaborating on files
• Templates
• "File - Make a copy"
• "File - See revision history"
• "Cash Course" "notes" on Drive & Docs

You can view Google's list of keyboard shortcuts for Docs here.