Google Drive versus your Documents List

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Google Drive and Google Docs

Google Drive versus your Documents List

Transition from your Documents List to Google Drive by learning everything that's the same, different, and completely new.

The list of documents you’re used to seeing when you sign into docs.google.com is being replaced by Google Drive. Just like before, you can upload, edit, share and create files online. But with Google Drive, you can access your files wherever you are, from any device. And you can work with even more file types by installing Google Drive apps.
To access all of your files, folders and Google Docs, you have three options:

• Sign into Google Drive on the web at drive.google.com
• Open the Google Drive folder on your computer (created when you install Google Drive for your Mac/PC)
• Go to the Google Drive mobile app on your Android device.

What's the same

Some things in Google Drive will be familiar since you’re used to seeing them in your Documents List.

• Create Google Docs by clicking the red Create button
• Share with exactly who you want -- with control and without email attachments
• Search or sort your list of files, folders, and Google Docs
• Preview files and Google Docs

What's changed

• Collections are now called folders
• More things have been added to the Settings menu, including upload settings
• The left navigation has new views:
• My Drive
• Shared with me
• Activity
• The Home view is gone. Instead, use My Drive to organize all of your files, folders and Google Docs.

What’s completely new

• Sync files between all of your devices with Google Drive for your Mac/PC
• View and search Google Drive on the web in a visual way with grid view
• Add a file to a folder by clicking the folder icon within a file or Google document, spreadsheet, or presentation
• Work with more file types by installing Google Drive apps from the Chrome Web Store

Use Google Drive with other Google products

• Insert a Google Drive file into a Gmail message
• Share a photo or video stored in Google Drive directly in Google+
• Save images, videos, and other files that you find on the web directly to Google Drive with the Google Drive Chrome extension
• Search for images using keywords (Google Drive uses Google Goggles technology!)