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Tuesday 5 March 2013

What is Google Drive?How to Get Started with Google Drive

What is Google Drive?

Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, are some  cloud storage services.like this Google launched its own cloud service Google Drive.by using Google Drive you can share photos,documents,files etc.
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How to Get Started with Google Drive?

Is is very simple to get Google drive.just go to drive.google.com. and enable service by logging with your Gmail account.You can also get Google drive for your computers.so that you can share your files right form your desktop.

How can we use Google Drive?

Google Drive allows you to store your files documents,pictures etc in online safely.Presently Google drive provides 5GB of free space for storing.if you want more space you can buy it.Best part of Google drive comes is you'll be able to open things you saved in Google Drive using other service; it can handle more than 30 different types of files, including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and HD video.Google Drive syncs with your mobile devices and your computer, so if you make a change from one gadget, it will automatically show up if you were to access it elsewhere.

Some Features of Google Drive:

  • Documents for free: Google gives you 5GB of free storage space, but any docs you create within Drive don't count against your storage.
  • Upload up to 30 types of different files:  Google Drive supports the storage and viewing of all the popular file types.it offers you to upload up to 30 different types of extensions
  • Share your drive:  Just like Google Docs, you can share your files. Simply right-click a file or folder, select Share and choose your sharing option. To give someone access to your  drive, click the button with the person and a plus sign at the top.
  • Utilize Google Goggles: With the Goggles technology built into Drive, you can search for a photo using the search bar. Likewise, you can search for text in a scanned document. After some testing, the feature isn't totally reliable, but it's worth trying if you need help finding a file or photo.
  • Work from anywhere with any one: The best part of google drive comes here.you can work with co-workers,friends form any where by online.if any document is edited google drive shows the name of person by whom it is edited.
  • Easy to Share: you can share your files,pictures,videos any thing you want with any one by just uploading them into your Google Drive and send link with whom you want to share it.you can also easily share your Photos,videos on Google+.
  • Install third-party apps: Third-party developers have created apps that work seamlessly with Google Drive. Pixlr lets you edit uploaded photos,to get these apps and more, head to Google Drive > Settings > Manage apps > Get more apps.

Watch a video tutorial for getting started with Google Drive:

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