Teach Yourself VISUALLY Google Workspace. Guy Hart-Davis

find the files and folders you need.

      You can begin the process of renaming a file or folder from either the More Actions menu or the contextual menu for a file or folder.

      Rename a File or Folder

      

In Google Drive, navigate to the folder that contains the file or folder you want to rename.

      

Click the file or folder to select it.

      

Click More actions ().

      The More Actions menu opens.

      

Click Rename ().

      The Rename dialog box opens.

      

Type the new name, or edit the existing name, as appropriate.

      

Click OK.

      The Rename dialog box closes.

      The file or folder’s new name appears.

View Info and Activity on a File or Folder

      Google Drive stores a large amount of information about each file and the actions that users have taken with it. You can view this information by using the View Details command from either the More Actions menu or the contextual menu.

      Using the View Details command opens a pane on the right side of the Google Drive window. The pane contains two tabs: the Details tab and the Activity tab. The Details tab includes the file type, size, location, creation and modification dates, and a preview. The Activity tab shows a summary of the actions taken with the file.

      View Info and Activity on a File or Folder

      

In Google Drive, navigate to the folder that contains the file for which you want to view info and activity.

      

Click the file or folder to select it.

      

Click More actions ().

      The More Actions menu opens.

      

Click View details ().

      The Information pane appears, showing the Details tab first.

       You can see whether or not the file is shared.

       You can see the file’s type, such as Google Sheets.

       You can see the file’s owner.

       You can see when the file was created, last opened, and last modified.

       Optionally, you can add a description.

      

Click Activity.

      The Activity tab appears.

       You can see actions taken with the file, such as editing it.

      

Click Close ().

      The Information pane closes.

Search for a File or Folder

To locate a file or folder on Google Drive, you can search using the Search in Drive feature, which enables you to perform either simple or complex searches.

      For a simple search, you type one or more search terms, and optionally choose the file type or location. For a complex search, you expand the Search in Drive box and specify further details of what you want to find. When the file or folder you want appears in the search results, you can click it to open it.

      Search for a File or Folder

      Perform a Simple Search

      

In Google Drive, click Search in Drive.

      The Search in Drive box becomes active.

      The Search in Drive panel opens.

       Optionally, click Folders (), Documents (), Spreadsheets (), Presentations (), PDFs (), Images (), or In trash () to restrict the search.

      

Start typing your first search term.