Archive for the ‘Google Drive’ Category

Annotate & collaborate on PDF files with Notable PDF

April 15th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions

Have you ever been reading through a long PDF file, wishing you could record your comments, reflections or ideas on the content? Notable PDF is a web application that allows you to do just this. It includes a range of annotation tools, including highlighters, comments, text, drawing (premium only) and formatting. Notable also integrates with […]

Change display view & density in Google Drive

February 10th, 2015 by Simplify Solutions

There are a couple of easy ways to customise the Google Drive web interface to suit your needs. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how to change the view and display density of the interface.   Change the view Your Google Drive files can be displayed in either a list or grid […]

5 tips for using the new Google Drive interface

July 16th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions

The new Google Drive is starting to roll out across Google accounts. It delivers a more streamlined look, but also reduces the amount of options, settings and features in the main interface. To help you navigate the new look and adapt to the changes, we’ve put together five top tips for using the new Google […]

Put a file in multiple Google Drive folders

June 12th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions

Sometimes it’s useful to put a Google Drive file in multiple folders. For example, you may want to have an assignment document in a resources folder shared with your colleagues, and in your own folder for a specific class. Putting a file in multiple folders was very intuitive in the old Google Docs interface (pre-Google […]

Add a shortcut to the Google Docs Template Gallery

May 29th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions

The Google Docs Template Gallery has thousands of templates that can be used in Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms. You can use templates from the public gallery, or from the gallery specifically for your school or university’s domain. However, accessing the gallery can be a bit of a pain. You first have to open a new Google […]