When opening the Drive app you will see a screen like this by default.

On the bottom row, there are four icons (in order of appearance from left to right): Priority, Workspaces, Shared, and Files.

We will go through each part in the following sections.

Priority is where you'll find your most recently accessed files.

Some files will show a preview of their contents, in which case they can be opened, and often edited, without having to go anywhere else. This will mostly be the case for Documents created using other Google apps, but can also include things like photos and PDFs. An example of this is 'History work', which was created using Google Docs.

Other files, such as the 'A new book.epub' one, will not show a preview and are in a format that Google Drive doesn't support. These types of files can be stored here, but will need to be sent to your iPad and opened with a compatible app.

Workspaces is a place where you can essentially bookmark groups of files. By default, no workspaces will be created and you'll be given an option to do so.

Upon creation of a workspace, you'll be prompted to add files to it. After creation, tapping 'view workspace' will allow you to add additional files to it, remove them, rename it, or hide it, all via the three dots in the top corner. Each workspace can hold a maximum of 25 files.

So, why would you create one? For example, say you had a school assignment which you were actively working on and which was comprised of multiple files - these can be grouped together in a Workspace for ease of access.

Shared simply lists all the individual files that have been shared with you, for example by teachers and other learners.

These are files that are not owned by you. In many cases you will be only be able to view them, but some you will be able to edit depending on how the permissions have been set.

There's not much to do here other than open the files, though you can sort the list in various ways by tapping the heading, currently shown as 'Share date' in the example screenshot.

Files is where we get a complete view of what you have stored in your Google Drive. Folders may be created here, and files moved into them to organize them better.

As from previous screens, files can be opened from here.

Shared drives can also be accessed from this screen, which we'll explore in more detail in the next section.

Shared Drives contain files that are owned by the school and which are intended for general viewing.

Most learners will only have access to the 'Leaner Shared Drive', which contains resources for various subjects. To access, simply tap on the heading then navigate through the sub-folders until you find what you are looking for.

If you create something using one of Google's other application, for example Docs or Sheets, this will by default save to the starting (root) section of your Drive. For example, 'A new file' was just created and you can see where has ended up, highlighted in yellow.

From here, if you tap the multicoloured + icon at the bottom right-hand corner, highlighted with the red arrow, you can opt to create document of various types and they will also save at this location. The options you'll get will depend on what has been installed on your iPad, but common options are Docs, Sheets, and Slides.

The + icon will also allow you to create a Folder, Upload Files, or Use Camera.

Creating a Folder is easy. Using the previous mentioned + icon , select 'Folder', give it an appropriate name, then tap 'Create'.

Using this method, we have created a new Folder within this section.

If you go into an existing Folder, you can create a Folder within a Folder, and so on. If within a folder, files created will be saved straight here.

If you press the three little dots next to the Folder's name, you'll have several options, including the ability to rename it, move it, or delete it.