Acer Chromebook Tab 10 User Manual - Page 17

Google Drive, Difference between Drive and Files apps, Creating a new document

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Apps & extensions - 17 Google Drive All files saved to your Google Drive are saved online and are accessible to other devices, such as your smartphone or tablet. Files saved to the Downloads folder are saved to your local drive and are only accessible to your Chromebook Tab. Note You must be connected to the Internet to do the following Google Drive operations. Difference between Drive and Files apps Google Drive is a web-based storage service offered by Google, and the Files app is the onboard storage system for your Chromebook Tab. Because your Chromebook Tab makes heavy use of the web, you can easily access files both from Google Drive and those that are stored locally by using the Files app on your Chromebook Tab. To use the Files app, select the Files icon in the apps list, or use the keyboard shortcut + + . This user manual uses Google Drive and Files interchangeably when giving instructions regarding accessing files. Creating a new document 1. From the Apps list, select the Google Drive icon ( ). 2. Select NEW and select the type of document you want to create. Note For an alternative method of creating documents, see How to create documents on page 21.

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Apps & extensions - 17
Google Drive
All files saved to your
Google Drive
are saved online and are
accessible to other devices, such as your smartphone or tablet. Files
saved to the
Downloads
folder are saved to your local drive and are
only accessible to your Chromebook Tab.
Difference between Drive and Files apps
Google Drive
is a web-based storage service offered by Google, and
the
Files
app is the onboard storage system for your Chromebook
Tab. Because your Chromebook Tab makes heavy use of the web,
you can easily access files both from
Google Drive
and those that are
stored locally by using the
Files
app on your Chromebook Tab. To use
the
Files
app, select the
Files
icon in the apps list, or use the keyboard
shortcut <Alt> + <Shift> + <M>.
This user manual uses
Google Drive
and
Files
interchangeably when
giving instructions regarding accessing files.
Creating a new document
1.From the Apps list, select the
Google Drive
icon (
)
.
2.Select
NEW
and select the type of document you want to create.
Note
You must be connected to the Internet to do the following Google Drive
operations.
Note
For an alternative method of creating documents,
see How to create
documents on page 21
.