How to use Google Drive: Navigating the main screen

In less than three minutes, learn how to navigate the main screen of Google Drive. This short tutorial covers folders, files, search, creating documents/spreadsheets/presentations, and signing out. If you want more information about how to use Google Drive, download my ebook, Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes.

How to create a document in Google Drive

The following three-minute video shows how to create a new document in the Documents word processing program in Google Drive, and how to apply simple formatting changes (bold, styles) and add links. There are many more details about how to use Documents and Google Drive in my ebook, Google Drive and Docs In 30 Minutes. 

Google Documents to PDF conversions (and a potential problem)

In a mere two minutes, learn how to create a PDF from a Google Documents file. The tutorial also notes a common problem that appears in converted PDFs.



Be sure to watch the other Google Drive videos, and buy the unofficial Google Drive manual (available for Amazon, iTunes, and as a PDF) to learn about the many other features of Google Drive and Google Docs!

Google Documents to Microsoft Word conversion: How to create a .docx file

In just two minutes, learn how to export a Google Documents file to .docx for viewing and editing in Microsoft Word. This is covered in chapter 2 of my book about how to use Google Drive and Google Docs, but the video below takes less than four minutes to watch:



Note that Google Drive cannot convert Google Docs to the older .doc format, but all versions of Microsoft Word released in the last five years use .docx files. If you are using an older version of Word, download the updates on this Microsoft page, or export the file as .rtf or text, which can be used in all versions of Word.  

Tutorial: Convert Microsoft Word to Google Documents

In the following video, learn how to upload Microsoft Word .doc or .docx files to Google Drive, and then convert them to Google Documents for editing and collaboration. This is covered in chapter 2 of my book about how to use Google Drive and Google Docs, but the video below takes less than four minutes to watch:



Be sure to watch the other Google Drive videos, and buy the ebook (available for Amazon, iTunes, and as a PDF) to learn about the many other features of Google Drive and Google Docs!