Acer Chromebook Spin 11 CP311-1HN User Manual - Page 22

Finding your documents, How to share documents with other users, Launcher, All Apps, Google Drive

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22 - Chrome OS tips and tricks Finding your documents All documents you create are saved to your Google Drive where they are online and accessible to other devices, such as your smartphone or tablet. To find your documents, do the following: 1. Select the Launcher icon. 2. Click to select All Apps (or type "Google Drive"). 3. Select the Google Drive icon. 4. Select My Drive (or whatever sub-folder you've created to put your files in). Since your files are saved in Google Drive, they are saved online and available anywhere you have internet access. To access your files from any internet-connected computer do the following: 1. Open the computer's web browser. 2. In the browser's address bar, type "drive.google.com" (this is the Google Drive web address). 3. Login using your Google account username and password. 4. Select My Drive (or whatever folder you've created to put your files in). How to share documents with other users 1. Select the Share button document. in the upper right corner of your 2. Add people by typing in their email address. The sharing option works with your Gmail contacts, so as you type your email contacts appear for you to quickly select. 3. After you select Done , they'll receive an email letting them know a document has been shared with them.

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22 - Chrome OS tips and tricks
Finding your documents
All documents you create are saved to your
Google Drive
where they
are online and accessible to other devices, such as your smartphone
or tablet. To find your documents, do the following:
1.Select the
Launcher
icon.
2.Click
to select
All Apps
(or type "Google Drive").
3.Select the
Google Drive
icon.
4.Select
My Drive
(or whatever sub-folder you’ve created to put your
files in).
Since your files are saved in Google Drive, they are saved online and
available anywhere you have internet access. To access your files
from any internet-connected computer do the following:
1.Open the computer’s web browser.
2.In the browser’s address bar, type "drive.google.com" (this is the
Google Drive
web address).
3.Login using your Google account username and password.
4.Select
My Drive
(or whatever folder you’ve created to put your files
in).
How to share documents with other users
1.Select the
Share
button
in the upper right corner of your
document.
2. Add people by typing in their email address. The sharing option
works with your Gmail contacts, so as you type your email contacts
appear for you to quickly select.
3.After you select
Done
, they’ll receive an email letting them
know a document has been shared with them.