Lesson 6. Create folders in Google Drive

From the previous lessons you have learned how to create text documents, presentations and spreadsheets in Google Drive.

In this lesson you will learn how to create folders and organise your documents.

To create a new folder in Google Drive you have to click on the Create button and select ‘Folder’ from the drop down menu.
Enter a name for your folder in the New Folder field and click Create button.
Your folder will appear in the Google Drive among other documents (files) and folders.
 

If you wish to move a single file or group of files to this folder, you can do this by following the steps below:
1.    Select a file of group of files
2.    Click on the Move To button at the top of the screen

OR, click on the More button and select Move To from the drop down menu.
 

3.    Select your folder and click on the Move button

Your file(s) will be moved to the folder you have specified. If you click on it, you will see all your files are there.

You can move them back to the Google Drive “root” directory by selecting them and clicking on Move To button again. Then, select ‘My Drive’ as a destination and click the Move button.

Please note: if you want to select all files you can tick the check box next to the Title.

Tip: there are a few other useful functions under the More button. You can rename your folders and files, download them etc. Feel free to explore.

Activity

1. Open Google Drive.
2. Create a new folder.
3. Change folder name to “Lesson6_Your name”.
4. Move file “Lesson5_Your name” to the folder “Lesson6_Your name”.
5. Share your folder “Lesson6_Your name” with the tutor.

Assessment

Send a message to the tutor from your Google email with the link to your folder and its contents.

Total marks: 20