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9.1. View & Open Files

Directions: There are four options to view the resources below: try it, view it, watch it, or print it. Click the drop down menu titled "Try-it interactive" to select your preferred viewing method. Then, click start.


4 STEPS

1. The first step is to open My Drive - Google Drive and double click the file you would like to open (if you would like to preview it first, right click and select "preview" in the drop down menu". 

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2. In this instance, we opened a picture. To exit a picture file, click anywhere in the darkened area around the photo.

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3. Each opens differently depending on the type of file, which is designated by the colored logo in the bottom left of each file. When we double click this file, it will open a Google Doc as is designated by the blue icon in the bottom left.

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4. That's it. You're done. You now how to open and view files on Google Drive.

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Here's an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/1715978/Google-Drive---View---Open-Files


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