How to Use the

Google Drive
Phone Application

Getting Started....................................................................1
Toggle View.........................................................................2

Adding Additional Accounts................................................3

Uploading New Photos.......................................................6

Renaming a Folder/File........................................................8
Creating a New Folder.........................................................9
Moving Files.......................................................................10
Sharing Files.......................................................................11

Download the Google Drive application from

your service providers application market. For
iPhones, this will be the App Store. For Androids,
this will be the Google Play Store. Click SIGN
IN on the bottom left-hand corner to sign in.

Enter your password and click NEXT.

If you already have a Google Drive

account, enter your email in the
prompted line. Click NEXT.

You are ready to begin using Google

Drive on your phone.

Getting Started

Table of Contents

Organizing Folders/Files......................................................5

Click on the lines in the top right

corner to toggle the view between list
and grid. (NOTE: The view shown is the
grid view.)

This is an example of the list view.

Manage more than one Google Drive

Account on your mobile device by adding an account to your phone
application. Click on the three lines in
the top left-hand corner.

Click Manage Accounts to add another

account.

To switch between accounts, click on

your name/email at the top of the screen.

To add a new account, click Add acount.

Adding Additional Accounts

Toggle View

Adding Additional Accounts

Enter the email address for the account

you wish to add and click NEXT.

Enter the password for the account and

click NEXT.

Click on the three buttons arranged

vertically in the top right-hand corner of
the screen.

Choose how you would like your folders/files

to be sorted by. Tap on the grey area to return
to your Google Drive landing page.

Click on Sort by... to view the different

options for sorting folders/files.

Organizing Folders/Files

To upload a new file to any folder in your

Google Drive, click on the blue cirlce
with a plus sign inside in the bottom lefthand corner of the screen.

Choose where you will be importing your

file from.

Click Upload to add a new photo.

Click on the album where your photo is

located.

Tap on the photo to select it.

After your photo is uploaded, a grey bar

will appear at the bottom to notify you that
your upload has been completed.

After you select your photo, tap Upload in

the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

Uploading New Photos

Uploading New Photos

To rename a file or folder, click on the

three dots arranged vertically on the bottom right-hand corner of the file/folder
you wish to rename.

After scrolling down on the menu, click

Rename to rename your photo.

A menu will appear at the bottom of the

screen. Scroll up on the screen in order
to view more options, including the option to rename the file.

Enter the new name for the file/folder. Then

click RENAME.

Click on the blue circle with the plus sign to

can create a new folder.

Enter the name for the file and tap CREATE

to name and create the new folder.

Click on the Folder icon to create a new

folder.

Creating a New Folder

Renaming a Folder/File

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Click on the three dots arranged vertically

on the bottom right-hand corner of the file
you wish to move.

Click My Drive to select the destination

folder.

Click Move to move the file into a new

folder.

Select the folder you wish to move your

file to, and the click MOVE HERE at the
bottom of the screen.

Click on the three dots arranged vertically

on the right-hand side of the folder/file you
wish to share.

Type the persons email in the circled area.

Click on Add people to share the photo with

others.

Sharing Files

Moving Files

Click on the airplane in the top right-hand

corner to share the folder/file.

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