Getting Started

It is important for you to set up your Google Drive correctly. Therefore you will need to do the following:

• Use either the Firefox or Chrome browser, as Safari sometimes has problems rendering the pages
• Switch your Google Docs to Google Drive (NOTE: You only need to do this if you have not done so already in class with your teacher)
• Create a folder for each of your subjects
• Create a sub-folder for each subject that will be shared between you and your subject teachers
• Organize your folders so that they are easily accessible (your teacher will need to create a "Class Share" folder for you to complete this step)

To help you do this please use the following step by step guides:

Switch Google Docs to Google Drive

Part 1 Logging In

Part 2 Creating Folders

Part 3 Sharing Folders

Part 4 Organizing

Once you have completed this and you wish to start using your Google Drive to create and store your work you will need to use the following step by step guides:

Part 5 Creating Documents

Part 6 Uploading Files

Part 7 Downloading Files

Part 8 Searching

Creating Presentations

To help you create great Google Presentations please use the following step by step guides:

Part 1 Getting Started

Part 2 Manipulating Slides

Part 3 Adding Images

Part 4 Adding Videos

Part 5 Playing and Downloading

Scanning a Document

Many times you will be required to scan either a piece of work you have completed or a page from a book that you may require for your own study.

To help you do this please follow the step by step guide:

Scanning a Document

To save your scanned documents to your Google Drive, download the scanned attachment the photocopier sends to your email address and then follow the step by step guide:

Part 6 Uploading Files

You may also need to "crop" some of your scanned documents, especially if you are going to use them in Presentations etc. To do this please use the following step by step guides:

Cropping a Scanned Document in Mac OSX

Cropping a Scanned Document in Windows 7