Instant Google Drive Starter - Softcover

Procopio, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782160485 ISBN 13: 9781782160489

Verlag: Packt Publishing, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Use Google Drive to safely store and access your files online in the cloud with your web browser, phone, or tablet

Overview

• Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
• Use Google Drive to safely store, organize, and access your files from anywhere with your computer, phone, or tablet
• Upload files and folders from your hard drive into Google Drive.
• Get stuff done in the cloud by sharing files, collaborating with others, and using add-on apps for Google Drive.

In Detail

In recent years, we’ve enjoyed being able to do more and more online and in the cloud. Google Drive brings the power and convenience of working online for you and your files. With Google Drive, you can create and store your files safely in the cloud, share them if desired, and access them from anywhere using a web browser, smartphone, or tablet computer.

"Instant Google Drive Starter" is your companion to getting started with the world of cloud computing and working with your files online. With clear visuals and step-by-step examples, this book shows you how to use Google Drive from start to finish. From creating documents and files in Google Drive to sharing them with others and accessing them anywhere using your web browser, phone, or tablet computer – you’ll be working in the cloud.

This book starts with the very basics of cloud computing, providing clear examples for ways you can use Google Drive to work with your files in the cloud, and the benefits of doing so. It will take you step-by-step through all the aspects of using Google Drive to get you quickly working with your files online, accessing them from anywhere using a web browser, smartphone, or tablet computer.

You’ll learn how to use Google Drive to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and also how you can upload folders and files from your hard drive into Google Drive using your web browser. Once your files are in Google Drive, this book will show you all the things you can do with them: edit them online from anywhere (including your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone or tablet), and even share them with others if desired. This book will also show you how to use the Google Drive sync program to back up your files to the cloud and keep them automatically in sync between your computer’s hard drive and Google Drive.

You will learn everything you need to know to create and store your files safely in the cloud with Google Drive, share them with others if desired, and access them from anywhere using a web browser, smartphone, or tablet computer.

What you will learn from this book

• Get started with cloud computing.
• Store your files safely and access them online with Google Drive.
• Access Google Drive from anywhere with your web browser, phone, or tablet.
• Create new documents, presentations, and spreadsheets in Google Drive.
• Upload files and folders from your computer into Google Drive.
• Organize your files and folders in Google Drive.
• Search for files by keyword, filter, or both.
• Share and collaborate on files with other people.

Approach

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. This book is a Starter which teaches you how to use Google Drive practically.

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Reseña del editor

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. This book is a Starter which teaches you how to use Google Drive practically. This book is perfect for people of all skill levels who want to enjoy the benefits of using Google Drive to safely store their files online and in the cloud. It's also great for anyone looking to learn more about cloud computing in general. Readers are expected to have an Internet connection and basic knowledge of using the internet.

Biografía del autor

Mike Procopio is a senior software engineer at Google currently developing for Google Drive. Mike holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado, where he studied computer science with an emphasis on machine learning and autonomous robot navigation. When not slingin' code, Mike can be found running along the trails of Boulder, Colorado, where he lives with his wife, Sharon and puppy, Naiya. You can follow Mike on Google+ at http://www.googplus.org/mike, or at http://www.mikeprocopio.com. I'd like to gratefully acknowledge the support of my wife Sharon while writing this book, and also the broader Google Drive team for giving me the opportunity to be a part of such an awesome product!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1782160485
• ISBN 13: 9781782160489
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 82
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar