New! Google Drive! Where will it take you?

The Google products are always suddenly changing. How do you keep up?

Simple.

Use a Google product to learn about a Google product.
Example: in the last 24 hours Google Play Services (Android) and Gmail have both changed a bit.

Steps to unraveling the rapidly iterating Google tool situation.

Log into Google+.
Open up communities.
Search for Google Drive and join that community.
Read all about it!

What I have learned in the past day?

New ways to manage folders!

A missing tool is back!

I could take time to describe each feature but it is more valuable for you to join the community and read about it. I took two screenshots of the posts in the community.

Take a look. What do you see?

Comments

Who is emailing me? The Blue Man Group??? (Add an image to your Google account.)

WHY It is always nice to put a face with a name. Sometimes we need a tiny little reminder of what someone looks like because we don't see them very often. Follow these steps to add/change the image associated with your Google account. HOW Open your email. Click your image. It might just be a blue circle if you have not added something already. Click Change . Find an image you like. Your amazing new image will appear. From now on everyone can put a name to a face!

Annotate PDF? How might I do that?

So I have a PDF and I need to edit it. Here is one method that works pretty well for me. Open Word. Click File . 1. Click Open . 2. Click Browse . 3. Find the PDF you want to annotate. 4. Click Open . Click OK when you see this box. Bam! Your PDF now opens in Word. Note: you maybe have to click Enable Editing at the top of the screen. Finished editing and want to turn it back into a PDF? Click File . 1. Click Save As . 2. Click This PC . 3. Pick a location. I usually save things to my desktop. 4. Click Save as type - and choose PDF. 5. Click Save .

Embed an audio clip into a Google Form!

Are you looking to embed an audio clip into a Google Form? Below you will find a list of things you will need ready and a video to walk you through the process. Needed: A single PowerPoint slide. Movie Maker. (Already on your computer.) A Google Form. Watch this video for the steps to follow.

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