Google Drive Essentials
Your files shouldn’t live in a mystery folder called “Stuff I swear I’ll organize later.” In Google Drive Essentials you’ll turn that digital junk drawer into a color‑coded command center. We’ll start with the basics—finding Drive via that waffle icon (yes, the nine‑dot waffle has a name) or a quick trip to drive.google.com—then sprint through creating docs, uploading anything, and deciding whether list view or grid view keeps you sane.
By dissecting every tab (Home, Activity, Workspace, My Drive, Shared Drives, Shared with Me, Recent, Starred, Spam, Trash, Storage) you’ll learn where files actually live and how to stop them from disappearing into “shared‑with‑me limbo.” You’ll master smart naming, lightning‑fast search filters, and Drive for Desktop so your laptop can drown in coffee without taking your data down with it. Finish the workshop able to collaborate, backup, and find any file in seconds—while your coworkers are still hunting for FINAL‑v27‑really‑really‑FINAL.xlsx.
