10 Amazing Things “You” could do with Google Drive

Where : Right in the middle of Google

Praveen Jose

Intern, Blogworks

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Introduction :

One of Cloud Google’s products : launched in 2012 ..known by Google Drive .

What is Google Drive?Yea, some marketing :)

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Access Anywhere

Google Drive is everywhere you are -- on the web, in your home, at the office, and on the go.

So wherever you are, your stuff is just...there. Ready to go, ready to share.

Install it on:

PC, Mac, Android, iOS

Store your files in a safe place

Things happen. Your phone goes for a swim. Your laptop takes an infinite snooze.

No matter what happens to your devices, your files are safely stored in Google Drive.

Powerful search

Google Drive can search keywords in your files -- even the text in pictures -- to help you quickly find what you're looking for.

View anything

When a coworker shares a file with you, you may not have the supported software on your computer. With Google Drive you can open and view over 35 file types directly in the browser.

Access to a world of apps!

Google Drive works with the apps that make you more efficient.

Choose from a growing set of productivity applications, integrated right into your Drive.

Drive SDK features

Drive• Create, Read, List, Manage files through the API

• Search, sharing and revisions

Drive Web UI• Open files and docs with your app directly from Drive

10 exciting thingsWith Google Drive

1. KeyBoard ShortcutsGoogle Drive allows you to use keyboard shortcuts for navigation right in your web browser. Here are some of the keyboard shortcuts you can use.

2. Easily Share Photos on Google+Since your Google+ account is also linked to your Google Drive account, you can easily upload and share whatever pictures you have on your Google Drive onto Google+. All you have to do is select the From Google Drive option when adding a photo.

3. Use Forms to collect data

You can create forms to help you collect data, whatever information that has been input into the form will be automatically compiled into a Spreadsheet document.

You can create a new form by clicking on the Create button and selecting Form.

4. Save Images On Websites To Google Drive

If you want to instantly save images, documents, HTML5 audio and videos to your Google Drive, you can do so by installing the Save to Google Drive Chrome extension.

With the extension, whenever you right click on a link or image, you get the option to save the image or link directly to your Google Drive.

5. Edit Google Drive Images OnlineInstalling the Pixlr Editor on your Chrome web browser will enable you to edit photos on your Google Drive. Once you have Pixlr Editor, right click on any of your pictures and open it.

Pixlr Editor comes with many basic tools Photoshop has and should be more than sufficient for basic editing needs.

6. Add Filters To Your PhotosWant to bring the Instagram feel to your Google Drive photos? You can with Pixlr Express. Pixlr Express only works on Google Chrome. Once installed, right-click on any photo in your Google Drive and open it with Pixlr Express.

You can choose from many filters, borders, fonts and tilt shift effects.

7. Listen To Music FilesBy default, you can only download music files from the Google Drive website. If you want to listen to those files, you can install Drive Music for your Google Chrome web browser.

After installation, whenever you click on a music file, Drive Music will launch in a separate tab that has basic functions similar to a music player.

8. Edit VideosBy installing Pixorial Video to Google Chrome, you can watch your videos in Google Drive through the Pixorial Video library.

From there, you can combine different video clips, trim them, and add titles, music and transitions to create a basic video.

9. Create, Edit and Save Mind MapsMindMeister is a Google Chrome App lets you create mind maps right on your web browser. You can then save it in your Google Drive, allowing you to view and edit whenever you like.

10. Add Google Drive To Windows ‘Send To’ Menu

Isn’t it cumbersome to have to open Google Drive first before you can add items to it? Yeah, we thought so. To skip this step, download and install Google Drive into your desktop PC.

Other features

• Resumable upload & download• Indexable text• Search!• Conversions to native Google Documents• Export of native Google Documents in many formats• OCR• Revisions• List installed apps• Copy files, Trash files, Touch files• User Permissions• Shortcuts

o Auto-generated MIME typeo Contentless

Other Features / tips & tricks

Distribution - Chrome Web Store

UI Integration - "Create"

<Bibliography!>

1. www.hongkiat.com

2. Abdelhalim Lagrid , Google Developers Group

3. h.lagrid@gmail.com

4. www.mashable.com

Thank You !