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Why
- Collaboration
- Live collaboration
- Comment tracking
- Free surveys and forms for online data collection
- Quick way to share text online
- Quick/Easy and Free
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Why not
- No easy navigation
- Not quite as rich formatting
- Long documents cumbersome
- Works best online
- No zoom
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Getting access
- Drive.Google.com
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Create Google Drive Account
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With Google Email
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With DA Email
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Getting started
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Create Doc/Spreadsheet
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Name start with project (folders possible)
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Share
- Settings
- Start typing
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Uses of the basics
- Work together with multiple colleagues while talking on Skype
- Keep shared notes at meetings/training
- Collect feedback on training during events
- Publish webpages
- Collect and share data
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Tips and tricks
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Sharing
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Shift-Ctrl-M - Comments
- Resolve comment threads
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Structure
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Use Headings
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Create Table of Contents for navigation
- Use Tab / Shift-Tab to create numbered/bulleted outlines
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Productivity and Accessibility
- Paste pictures directly in a document
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Use minimal interface with shortcuts
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Ctrl-Shift-F (for full)
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Alt-/ to activate function search
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Learn keyboard shortcuts
- Ctrl-Alt-1,2,3 - Heading 1, 2, 3
- Ctrl-Alt-0 - Normal style
- Ctrl-8 - Bulleted list
- Ctrl-7 - Numbered list
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Change style definitions for larger font (14pt)
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Other functionality
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Use forms (instead of emailing questions)
- Use two browsers for two accounts
- Export to Word
- Back up any files Dropbox-style by installing Google Drive