7 Google Drive Tips & Tricks You're Probably Not Using

[@TeachersTech]

For one tip I say the word "zed" that's my Canadian for "z":)

[@petersmit7650]

That's the proper pronunciation.

[@jo-annel.wright2975]

@ Teacher's Tech, Thanks for the Google Drive tips and I have a question but a little history first. I am preparing us for transition to retirement [is that tautology???] and have read many decluttering books and blogs, including, just recently, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning in which the author states starting to downsize, I prefer to say rightsize, in our sixties. I have uncluttered many of our possessions and papers and now I am onto digital, photos and sentimental. I have decided to transfer what I choose to keep to Google drive so I can access it when we travel. I currently have pre-internet physical photo albums, pre-Mac photos on Picassa and with a crashed external hard drive backup for my photos...it's a mess in there and I hope 'they' can recover my photos at least but I will just call it an involuntary declutter, grieve and move on if they can't...I now have Mac iPhotos/Photos for my most recent photos, and iTunes for my music. My question...I am currently using 2 of my free 15GB. I know I know how long is a piece of string but I still ask, will 15 GB be enough online storage for an aspirational minimalist wishing to live a simple life. *I am Australian and I say 'zed' too... *And peanut paste not peanut butter even though the manufacturers have changed/keep changing our labels...biscuits = cookies...nappies = diapers...ute = truck or 4X4...thongs = flip flops...entree = starters or appetisers...mains = entree...and so on and so forth... Keep up the good work...and thanks again.

[@iisensei07]

US$20 per year will get you 100 GB of storage space. That should be more than enough to store your photographs. (or US$100/year for 1 TB of space) But I wouldn't do the upgrade until you are close to your limit.

[@karendelsignore6591]

Teacher's Tech.. I to am Canadian ..weirdly though, being not tech Savvy knew what you ment ..lol

[@similaritiesoftheworld557]

Trinidadians also say "zed".

[@djac13]

I like how the video started with the super tips, and ends with some of the more-known tips. Thank you!

[@2sridhark]

I was trying hard to figure out how to copy text from a long image file and this solved my problem. NO other app comes anywhere near this in terms of accuracy and works for a really long file too! Thanks again.

[@jelmermulder7276]

Google lens is much easier

[@Gina_._._]

First tip and I had to pause video to try it! It worked! I spent the next hour editing a pdf file I had wished that I could edit.

[@TeachersTech]

That's awesome Gina!

[@KarinaStavenes]

Thank you! These were excellent tips. Very useful to learn about features I didn't even know Google Drive had.

[@barbbinns970]

I'm an ESL teacher in Canada and thanks for the reference to "zed". But, I also want to thank you for these tips. At the beginning, I also paused the video to check out the PDF conversion tips. It worked. I have had Google Drive for a while, I just haven't utilized it to its potential. Thanks for your help.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome! I'm glad the PDF tip could help you out.

[@PMAUSMedia]

Thank you soooo much. I'm learning to endure my successful journey by the generousity of unselfish persons such as you. Great info.

[@AstroRamiEmad]

You have no idea how HUGE this is!!!! Deserved my sub

[@harrypehkonen]

Must be using Tesseract OCR. Thanks for pointing out this feature! I had no idea. Already used it since watching this video!

[@tcritelli]

so happy i took the time to watch the whole video. thanks for putting this together!!

[@MrSeinfeldFan2]

I love your tutorials. You have a gift to make them simple and clear. I would love to see what you can do to explain the basics of a Facebook account. Especially how to make it as PRIVATE as possible. How to have full control of your content, notifications etc. THANK YOU.

[@TeachersTech]

Thank you, I will add that idea to my list of videos.

[@amyash5755]

Thank you! I now know how to scan a pic into a pdf and that will help me while teaching from home during COVID.

[@hamsk35skali27]

Thanks a lot teacher , these tricks helped me a lot in my work i’m looking froward to learn more and every thing is simple with your way of teaching . Fan from Morocco

[@LaserJet58]

Thank you for sharing with us these tips, they became very useful for me.

[@jahgsdjashdu]

Drive has OCR? My mind is blown! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@biayo79]

google docs has, not drive

[@iam_zbanks]

Tell me about it!!!!! I had no idea!

[@bklynmarinegirl]

Wow - really helpful

[@mathdojo8069]

I was super excited about the OCR, but when I tried to click on “open with” it only had one option (which was google drive) and it opened as a PDF again! Do u have any tips to help with that?

[@richardkoh2423]

Excellent, thank you very much for your clear lessons. It'll be helpful if you can slow down a bit but I understand the time constraint. Not a problem anyway as I just pause and playback.

[@roxanneastra1994]

This is totally not the Google drive organisation video I was looking for but I'm so glad I watched it anyway!

[@bvinoo]

Some of those tips were new to me, so thanks! Regarding the tip on export to PDF, if I haven't misunderstood, it can also be done by opening the document and from File > Download As, you can select PDF.

[@TeachersTech]

That's correct!

[@VideoNOLA]

The "link" PDF method he shows allows the recipient to continually see the latest revision of your file, without having to Download > Send > Receive > Download > Save it manually. Turns a laborious process into a simple "Refresh"!

[@dr.rutvishah3100]

Very useful tips, will definitely ease my work now. Thank you.

[@arielletricarico3950]

Wow. Only through the first tip and my mind is already blown!

[@AmosFolarin]

Another way: You can also add documents to multiple folder by Drag icon (first) while draging press Ctrl. A plus sign will appear and you can drop it in the folder, the doc/folder will now be in two places

[@bigturnips]

Thanks this is brilliant. I have picked up loads of stuff I didn’t know about... some of it scary! Effiel Tower!

[@SueKearney]

Scary? It’s google.

[@pabali2009]

This video is excellent. Will help me a lot since I am not tech savvy

[@janicesilverstein5294]

Very good video. I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@shandichau4376]

Awesome demonstration

[@DianneCarrington]

I had no idea these functions were available. Thanks for the lesson teach!

[@meharabbas4154]

very informative, thank you

[@LaserJet58]

Thank you for taking the time to share with us this value information...

[@vheisshu]

Super useful. Thanks!

[@jktamag]

Thanks for the tips. I found it very useful in many ways.

[@TeachersTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@karendelsignore6591]

Thanks for this teaching video. I honestly never knew about all that you have shown . I am new to all the drive tech.. or computers all together.. I have been using android phones...I will now be using a micro soft windows 10 Lap Top Computer along with my phone..I will, in the future, be Starting a Non-Profit, this will come in handy.. your explanation is in a way my mind could understand .. two thumbs up :

[@ashumanhas316]

Very useful tutorial with tips to use docs, pdf, OCR

[@andreaandretta1952]

There is no music in the background to distract. He may speak fast, but I can go back and replay. He is articulate and well spoken.

[@adaaa2032]

Simply, it’s mind blowing

[@virtuaalteam5570]

could you please suggest any free documents storage way?? and how can we organise our files

[@jhtrevino26]

Very helpful! Somebody asked, but didn’t see an answer, how are you sharing screen, particularly the phone?

[@ginahutchens8954]

Thanks so much for sharing this GREAT tips. I will definitely follow you and try to find past posts. As a GAFE school, I am always looking for things to share with my teachers.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome, Gina! I'm glad you found them helpful.

[@arcelibella8262]

Thank you for sharing these useful tips. It's so amazing that you can do a lot in GD itself.

[@maryfuentes5110]

Teacher you are just the best!

[@renataadrienn]

Super useful. Thank you for taking the time!

[@dr.priyankasharma1498]

Keep sharing such useful tips

[@Vaycee16]

I love your tech tips. You are always clear in what you do (though the pause is useful sometimes). I'm from a 'zed' country too - Australia! I on the other hand would have known what you were talking about if you had said 'zee'.

[@TeachersTech]

Thanks and I knew there would be more "zed" people out there!😀

[@susanhaggertyvo]

Great information! Thank you! I am just now learning my google drive and have a few things I can't seem to figure out. 1. Is there an easy way to copy files from the desktop? 2. When working in my email (gmail), how do I send a live link that would be view only as attachment? or 3. Do I need to send that email through google drive? (Using the tips in this tutorial)

[@andreidandu3799]

😮Curatenie Google Drive

[@michaelverola9987]

Very Helpful. Thank you!!

[@gpmmusicjunkie]

Great tips and very clearly explained. Thank you.

[@2sridhark]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

[@Isa0Sand0Mu]

Just wonderful, it seems google drive has endless possibilities. Thanks so much for sharing these tips.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome!

[@jonalynricafranca6625]

Thank you! This is very helpful.

[@maritvansplunter6924]

Very nice tips! Thanks! 😁

[@ComputerHelpHawaii]

I love g drive and had no idea it had ocr. Pretty powerful for an online suite.

[@awesomeipgkba_6643]

Thanks so much for sharing... Learnt a lot

[@ComputerHelpHawaii]

For scanning for pdf make sure you keep the borders in the photo. I will look for them. I usually use a contrasting background.

[@s.roberts8769]

Just great! I can not wait to try these out. Thank you.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome!

[@drsubhashchanderarora5970]

Thanks for informative session

[@terrymadeley]

I'm a little reluctant to move from SharePoint to Google Drive, but this video is very persuasive - I didn't realise you could do half this stuff.

[@carmenmccullough3489]

The scan feature within drive does not work on an iphone unfortunately, but you can use notes to scan and move the file into your google drive.

[@LowellAnnFuglsang]

Useful info as usual Jamie. Thanks

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome!

[@henrifritsmaarseveen6260]

you can mount you google drive under colab .. and access it as a normal unix drive also with colab you have extra temp storage with colab you can use python also to access the drive So look at google colab if you want to use the drive for programming also handy if you want to scrap some webpages or pull big data from the internet The colab machine are very fast and have a good internet connection so ideal for pulling data and then transfor it in smaller data base size ..

[@sheldonrhodes9766]

Great stuff. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@mariach46]

That was very useful, thank you.

[@abdazizbinmustari2402]

Good video, thank you for sharing.

[@AmarSingh-gf2qw]

Thanks for nice presentation

[@abdullahe3674]

Hi good day As a humble request please can you make a video or a series of videos on how to use Windows specifically Windows 10 I'm a new user and confused🙄. Thank you

[@gauravbhadauriya007]

amazing tips, thanks for sharing with us. Love and respect

[@SirDangalot]

Hi Jamie - great series. Wondering what video capture and video editing software you use to produce your videos? LMK, Scott

[@TeachersTech]

Thanks, I use Camtasia, sometimes I use ScreenFlow on my mac too.

[@simategeoffrey.s8923]

Good work. Perfect!

[@Fordnan]

Useful tips, thank you very much.

[@TheovanderKrogt]

Am I correct, and are your scan tips only valid when using an Android phone?

[@Sol_Larrea]

Thank you!! you are the best! i love this tips

[@maddyebanks9863]

Very useful and informative. Thanks! BTW, I figured "Zed" stood for the letter "Z," but thanks for the clarification.

[@dr.hemanginipatel1590]

Thanks a lot for information.

[@HIDlarissaTERRY]

What a great idea to teach! Thank you.

[@solidwire]

Question... Does Zed = Z? Nice video thank you.

[@TeachersTech]

It does:)

[@satyajitsarker]

Hi, It was nice and useful. Pls let me know which software you use to make this video where I can see the screen along with you.

[@EMidMSO]

Might be worth adding that if you want to undo a Shift-Z folder link, you do this by selecting the folder, looking in the Details column on the Right & clicking the X of the link you want to remove

[@nikmuzzhafarshah3792]

thanks

[@rafaelsaviolomoreira4426]

thank you very much for the tips!!!

[@johnwellington269]

great video. not some simple basic tips but some great tips here thx!

[@sumnerfls]

Can you tell us about the tool you are creating you video?

[@DeyvsonMoutinhoCaliman]

The OCR I didn't know, I normally use a paid third party program, I'm very happy to know that. The same thing with the Scan.

[@zsigmondilka1594]

Hi, Jamie! Great video, thanks! I love your tutorials. (How do you put your cut-out figure on the tutorial? I'd love to learn.)

[@professormessi9555]

Thank you 😍

[@johnblackledge4009]

Brilliant tips! Thanks Jamie.

[@swfswf50]

Thank you handy stuff to know.

[@thomasparayil]

Thanks for the video. How would I make independent and separate copy of a .doc file?

[@rosskennedy5601]

I really appreciated the Shift Z tip! Excellent for sharing files to team drives etc! Can you give me some advice for making sensitive files secure in your personal Drive. I work in a G Suite enterprise and people within my enterprise can search for and find files within the enterprise. Is there a way to place all sensitive files in the one location and restrict their ability to be found and seen?

[@johnkazilionis7211]

Very useful changes.

[@geeksofit7894]

Great effort

[@subhayanist]

Thank you.

[@TrishTruitt]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you

[@pratikshapatel7555]

explain advantageous features of google drive thank you

[@shabirrather9635]

Very helpful

[@sardeinze4109]

What program did you use to make this video?

[@lizco7187]

In the tip for 'adding' a file to another folder, is there a way to undo that later on when you decide you don't want it that folder any longer?

[@jay_dub]

Very helpful.

[@kimberlygoodman4101]

How do you record yourself ontop of things you are doing on the computer?

[@PepitoGrilloCanarias]

Hi there! Thanks for your video, I came across it by chance but it was just fantastic. Well done, I am going to check the rest of our videos, your channel sounds great. I was thinking about using, google sheets, google forms and google sites, .. let’s see if you have videos on that. Thanks

[@ctoumi2]

Excellent tips Thank you :)

[@dr.alkeshswami3624]

Ohho very nice information covered in lecture