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Today we’ll talk about some of the more advanced features of Google Drive that are relevant to Pro users. These features provide you with that extra edge while you’re badly occupied with
assignments or official tasks and need to meet deadlines without compromising on the work quality. But before we proceed ahead, make sure that you’re signed into your Gmail account. Next, navigate to https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive and from there onwards we can start looking at these tips. Let’s get to business right away then.
1. Google Docs Add-ons
The first item we need to look at is located in Google Docs, so we will click on the red colored NEW button on the left pane and select Google Docs, which will result in the opening up of a blank document. This is just like any other word processing software, more powerful than some but surely not as powerful as Microsoft Word. Anyways, we’re basically here to look at how we can add up some amazing Add-ons to Google Docs. Click Add-ons and then select Get add-ons. This will open up a wide array of Add-ons which you can choose to integrate with Google Docs in your Google Drive. There a whole bunch of Add-ons available and so taking out sometime and taking a close look will surely get you something that will help you a lot while using Google Docs.
Stumbled across something interesting? To install any Add-on, just move the cursor on that Add-on and you’ll notice the preview of that Add-on replaced by the ratings it has garnered and below them will be the FREE button. Click on FREE and then select Accept from the next window to initialize the installation which will be over in a matter of seconds. Some of my favorite Add-ons are Thesaurus, Template Gallery and Lucidchart Diagrams.
2. Google Slides Image Editing
Open Google Slides by selecting Google Slides from the NEW menu. Again, just like the former case, it is quite similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. All you have to do is choose a theme and then get on with adding the title, text, images etc to your presentation. What you need to particularly take notice of is the handful of options that are available to you for playing with any image which you wish to upload in any presentation. Just right-click on the image and you will notice the Crop image option which is definitely a very helpful one as you may need to be conservative in allocating space to the text and the image on any given slide. And this option is out to enable you trim the image and save up invaluable amount of space.
Right-click on the image again and select Image options. You will notice a new pane pop up on the right-hand side of the screen. This pane contains a slew of image enhancing options like Recolor, Transparency, Brightness and Contrast. Make good use of as many of these options as you require.
Please note that there is no such Add-on facility available for Google Slides. However, Add-ons are indeed available for Google Sheets. And the procedure to install them is exactly the same as in the case of Google Docs.
3. Move Data from Google Drive to your Website
The flexibility offered by Google Drive knows no bounds, truly! You can even move data from Google Drive to your own website so that users that land on your site can interact with that data without having to click on a hyperlink and go to a new page. This helps in getting the attention of many users who would have bounced off otherwise.
The procedure for publishing data from Google Drive onto your website is almost entirely the same for Google Sheets as well as Google Slides with the exception of a small difference. All you’ve got to do is click the File menu and select Publish to the web. Next, click the Embed option. Now here is where the difference lies. If you’re copying a presentation from Google Slides you will get options regarding the slideshow size as well as the time it takes for the next slide to appear, whereas if you’re working with Google Sheets you will be asked to choose between copying the entire document or any particular sheet.
Once you’ve set the relevant options, click Publish | OK and you will be provided with an embed code in the next screen. Copy that code and open the Website Editor on your site. Click the Embed Code widget and there you can easily paste that code. Once you’ve done so, click anywhere outside the box where you pasted the code and you should be able to preview the exact spreadsheet or slide to which the code you just pasted.
Lastly, if you’re moving data from Google Docs, you will click File | Publish to the web. Next, click on the Embed tab. Now click the Publish button and then select OK when prompted. Copy the code and paste it in the Website Editor just as it was described in the last paragraph.
These were just a handful of the Pro level enhancements that can help you add up to your productivity without any extra efforts. These tricks are available to you whether you’re using a Windows computer or a Mac as they’re basically reliant on the web.
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Raza Ali Kazmi works as an editor and technology content writer at Sorcim Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. He loves to pen down articles on a wide array of technology related topics and has also been diligently testing software solutions on Windows & Mac platforms. If you have any question about the content, you can message me or the company's support team.