Navigating Google Drive

To access your Google Drive, you must log in to MyASU: https://webapp4.asu.edu/myasu/. Then, click the “Google Drive” button.

DIFFERENT DRIVES: As an ASU student, you have access to online storage via the “My Drive” link (green arrow). This is your personal folder. You also have access to one or more of the POW-C shared folders. If you are asked to do a special project for Dr. Hita or the POW-C Coordinator, you may be asked to utilize a shared folder to store that project.

To access the shared folders, click “Shared drives” (red arrow).

* If these options do not automatically appear on the left side of the screen when you open the Google Drive, look to the top right of the screen and hit the expand (squares) button next to the ASU logo, then select “Drive.”

Select “Psychology Online Writing Center (POW-C).”

There are several folders in this drive. If working on a project, please make sure to utilize the appropriate folder as instructed by Dr. Hita or the POW-C Coordinator.

USING GOOGLE DRIVE

QUICK ACCESS: In each drive you open, your most recently opened files (from that drive) will be at the top, under “Quick Access.”

“NEW” BUTTON: Through the “New” button, you can do many things, including:

• Create a new folder
• Upload a file or folder
• Create new Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, and more

RIGHT-CLICKING: All of the tasks that can be done by clicking the “New” button can also be done by simply right-clicking your mouse on any blank spot on the body of a Drive page (red arrows).

SELECTING FILES:

(Left mouse button) Double-clicking files causes different things to happen, depending upon what type of file you are selecting.
- A pdf file opens to a view-only window and gives you the option to open the file with a specific program, download it, or print the document.
- Any other type of document will open in a new Windows tab.
Right-clicking a file will open a range of editing options, as seen below.