Google Drive is the most useful free cloud storage where you can do many things around your necessity. Google Drive is considered the most secured, reliable and easy storage device comparing to other alternatives i.e. Dropbox, Skydrive, iCloud, Amazon S3 etc. But within few years Google has revealed lots of extra ordinary supports for Drive users and still now developers working around to make the service more flexible with offering hundreds of most popular apps for Chrome users. Today with this guide I will show you all how exactly you can make G.D
fast, easy and a powerful cloud storage for gaming, kidding and
developing your internet user experiences. There are 11 different and
popular stuffs you can do with Google drive. Let's see they can help
you...better.
01. Pixlr Express
An awesome image editing tool which lets you to create new effect, adjustment, overlay, types, stickers, crop and much more editing initials like as photoshop. The app is able to connect to your Google drive cloud via Google chrome or directly browsing more apps on Google drive. Once you connected this app you're ready to use this, simply click on Create button then hit Pixlr Express. May be adobe flash required to install otherwise you can't function with it.
While you're on Pixlr Express you have options to drop an image on it via Browse, Open URL, Webcam, College etc. After adding image you can add more effects, add borders, stickers, text types and much more. Click apply button when you want to add an effect and hit save button to save your edited image.
You almost find your image on Google drive and then you can download on your computer hard drive. Get the app from Google chrome
02. Create Forms at Google Drive
If any body wants to create a contact form for his website or blog for free then i suggest him to create a form at Google drive which is more than a contact form you want having multiple input options and heavily secured data sending capabilities.
Once you create a new form on G.D you have to share with public otherwise none can view your form on the web.
Then you have to adjust form fields and pick stunning form styles. Finally create a spread sheet to get messages sent from visitors or clients.
There are two complete guides of creating form at Google Drive and
To get Data directly to your personal email sent from G.D contact form
03. Draw.io Diagram
A great tool which lets you to draw different diaphragms using general icon shapes for circle, cone, rectangle, cylinder etc. and using text & images, flowcart and other image resources you can browse directly from the tool.
To add a simple text click on Text & images and drop a simple text layout, you can add paragraph style, bullet style, headline and much more.
Once you successfully created a flow chart you can save this document going to File > Save. You almost find it on your Google drive cloud. You can get the app with Google chrome here
04. More Flexibility of Keyboard Shortcuts
Google drive can easily be controllable with your desktop keyboard shortcuts. You can access any path in Google drive using only keyboard shortcuts. They have ultimate flexibility to upload, download and share files using keyboard shortcuts and more faster than mouse.| Shortcuts | Descriptions |
S |
Star or unstar current highlighted item |
X |
Select or de-select current highlighted item |
. |
Share current highlighted item |
J or K |
Navigate to previous or next item in the list without selecting it |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Select previous or next item in the list |
Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Select multiple previous or next items |
Shift + A |
Select all items |
Shift + N |
De-select all items |
Shift + T |
Create a new text document |
Shift + P |
Create a new presentation |
Shift + S |
Create a new spreadsheat |
Shift + D |
Create a new drawing |
Shift + F |
Create a new folder |
Ctrl + Alt + G |
Opens Revision History in files |
05. Connect Your Google Drive Files on Gmail
That's almost beauty when we can use our uploaded files in Gmail from Google drive and quickly send any data within seconds. Unlike typical file attachment in Gmail uploading files from Drive is 100% secured, faster, zero tolerance of malware affects and distorts.
- You can use files from Google drive using in Gmail by clicking on button says "Insert Files using Drive"
- Click on that icon and you will see an overlay
- Now choose your target file and hit upload
- Now send this file to your recipient.
06. Google Script in Google Drive
Google script is one of the powerful tools to create application for such projects not even easily to create app manually. You can create a RSS feed for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and more social bookmarking services where you share amazing stuffs daily.
While working with Google script we need to manually login the script and do function but connecting a simple Script app to Drive when we can create application anytime and save our application on Drive cloud is awesome! isn't that?
You can search for a chrome extension to use Script on Drive or directly search for Script from Drive app lists.
07. Ujam Song
Ujam is a great song editing tool by which you can add different songs from your computer modify songs with Folk, R&BSoul, Dance, Latin, Country, Pop etc. styles and save your song on Google drive.
First you have to upload a file (.mp3, .flv, .mov etc. files) to Ujam then apply different styles to make the song dynamic. You can add starting and ending voice, also vibration, tunes to make it perfect for listening.
Add the app from Google chrome or from your Google drive cloud.
08. Pixel Editor
Like as Pixel express—Pixel editor helps to modify images using varieties of tools which are all similar to photoshop tools also keyboard shortcuts commands. This is so powerful tool that you can upload images from anywhere of the web also save the file on Drive. There are available chrome extensions for this app also you can use it by Google drive app connect.
09. Save Images, .Zip, Code, Website on Google Drive
This is so incredible that you can upload images, .zip files, codes, even your website data files on Google drive and share with public.1. Once you want to host your files on Drive simply go Create -> Folder
2. Now click the Advanced -> Change -> Public the Web -> Save
3. Now access the folder and upload image, .zip file or code file like .js, .php, .css
4. Click on that file and hit share button on left top
5. Copy the URL of file and make a correct to let viewers reach that file
6. Use following URL format
https://googledrive.com/host/Your File ID of 28 Characters
10. We Video—To Create Dynamic Videos
An awesome video editing software which lets you to upload videos, modify with actionable tools, add themes, and much more.
You can upload videos using the default upload option -> Then add themes -> Add sound track -> Publish.
Your changes will be active right after publishing the video.
Set a title for your video and hit publish
When you have published the video you will watch this via Google drive also We Video mode
Note: You can upgrade your account to Pro in order to upload long video clips and multiple files once.
11. Easily Share Photos On Google+
We all plus users share many things with our circles, communities even images, videos, animations etc. Now you can share any file uploaded on Google drive cloud with any person on Google+ community. All you need to do just click on From Google Drive to upload a photo then chose any content you want to share.
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