Google Drive

Google Drive is where you store and create your documents for schoolwork. The agreement with Google ensures that your documents cannot be used for purposes like advertising.

You can access Google Drive by visiting drive.google.com or by going to google.com and clicking on the Drive icon in the menu in the top right corner.

If you have a Chromebook, you can also press the magnifying glass key on the keyboard.

Feel free to download Drive as an app on your mobile. But don't forget to log in with your school account.

Search

The easiest way to always find things in Google Drive is to search for files. Use the smart options that appear as soon as you click in the search box, or type part of the document name or content of the document.

Classroom & Drive

When you join a classroom in Google Classroom, a folder with the same name is created in Drive under the "Classroom" folder. This folder contains the work you do in school.

Left menu

New - Use this button to create a new document or upload a file from your device.

Home - Displays documents that Drive thinks are most relevant to you at the moment, including recently opened and frequently used documents.

Workspaces - Here, you can create your own "rooms" where you gather documents you're currently working on.

My Drive - Contains your own files that you've created or uploaded to Google Drive.

Shared Drives - If your school has created a shared folder and you've been invited, you'll find it here. These files are shared among everyone who has access to the folder.

Shared with me - Files that your teacher or classmates have shared with you are found here. If you want, you can right-click on a file and choose to add it to My Drive.

Recent - Shows the most recent documents you've worked on.

Starred - You can star folders and files to easily find them. This is where they will appear.

Trash - When you delete a file, it goes here. You can always restore the file as long as you don't empty the trash.

Settings

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Click on the gear icon in the top right corner.

Make sure that both "Offline" and "Convert uploads" are checked.

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