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The apps Google Drive
Google Drive
Discover how Google’s versatile cloud storage
service will revolutio nise the way in which you work
Store i les online
Google Drive is a useful
and versatile cloud storage
service that makes it easy to
store i les and access them
from any device , anywhere
in the world. If the app
doesn’t c ome pre-installed
on your Galaxy device, then
you can download it for
free fro m the Google Play
St ore and, once installed, it
will be added to the means
by which you can share i les
from y our device.
Easy interfac e
By default, your Google
Drive account comes
with a staggering 15GB
of free storage space and
an intuitive interface that makes it easy to view and manage all of
the content that you upload either by list or by grid view, which
you can toggle by tapping the icon in the top-right corner of the
screen. Tapping on the three-dot icon will al so provide ways to sort
and i lter your c ontent (Fig 1) and this, coupled with a smart search
engine means that you’ll always be able to i nd the i les that you
need quickly and easily.
Google Drive works seamlessly with other Google services, such
as Gmail and Google+ Photos, so you can store i les, save email
attachments and back-up photos directly to the service. What’s
more, Drive makes working remotely from the oi ce easy thanks
to the way it is integrated into Google’s s uite of oi ce apps, such as
Store files
Keep your important files safe in one place
Acce ss from an ywhere
Access your Drive from any mobile device
or computer
Collaborate
Work on projects with other people
Stay organised
Create folders to keep all of your files
neatly organ ised
Work offline
Download files to your device to carry on
working on the move
Scan docs
Use y our Gal axy’s camera to photogra ph
and store files as PDFs
You’ll use it t o …
Fig 1 (right) Tapping on the three-dot
icon lets you manage and view your
content in a variety of ways…
Fig 2 (above) The ‘i’ icon lets brings up a
wealth of options regarding the select file
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