It will automatically upload, as shown in the animated GIF I made from a quick screen capture (click to view animation): With the drafts sub-folder open, drag your file from your computer and drop it onto the folder window. The examples show my storytelling students how to share their first drafts.

STEP 2: Put Your File In the FolderĬhoose the option below that describes where your file is located. If applicable, open the sub-folder for the file you want to upload. Others: Open Google Drive ( ) and locate the shared folder you want to upload to.

STEP 1: Open the Shared Folder (and Sub-Folder)Īmy’s Students: Follow the link on the HUB sidebar to Our Google Drive Folder That button has a completely different function.

3.2 OPTION 2: FILE ON YOUR GOOGLE DRIVEĭo NOT use the “Share” button for any part of the process of putting a file in a shared folder.

2 STEP 1: Open the Shared Folder (and Sub-Folder).

Note that you will need to be logged into your Google account Drive will prompt you to do so if you haven’t already. To create your own folder on Google Drive, navigate to in your internet browser. Sharing folders that contain documents, files, and other uploads via Google Drive is quick and easy, especially since pretty much everyone uses at least one Google product these days (and likely several of them). You can upload everything from photos to PDFs to MP3s onto Google Drive, Google’s file hosting service, and in just a few minutes, you can share them with anyone whose email address you have. These days, Google has an application for pretty much everything you’d need to do online, including creating and sharing documents, files, and folders.

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Google Drive lets you share photos, music, spreadsheets, and more to anyone that has an email address, as well as organize those files into folders.

Google Drive is one of the most popular and versatile.

Nearly every major business or school uses at least one Google application.

You can quickly share multimedia content with collaborators by creating and sharing a Google Drive folder with these steps.

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