{"id":141,"date":"2018-05-11T06:16:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T06:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agralinks.com\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2019-08-09T19:24:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T19:24:05","slug":"google-drive-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/11\/google-drive-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Hacks: How Google Drive will save your farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paper documents still hold their merit in certain situations. Nothing feels quite like holding that land title in your bare hands, or perhaps your operation&#8217;s partnership agreement. However, there is something to be said for the greater efficiencies of storing files on the cloud &#8211; and making them accessible anywhere, by anyone you choose.<\/p>\n<p>In our last article, we discussed the importance of digitally sharing the Fire Safety Plan with everyone in your team, because an emergency might hinder the ability to access the paper copies. In this step-by-step guide, we&#8217;re using the Fire Safety Plan document to illustrate how easy it truly is to share similar crucial documents. We even included a video tutorial for computer, and an image album for iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>AGRALINKS understands that you one may never have the need for the abundant functions Google Drive possesses, but a basic understanding could save a lot of time; or a life, in an extreme case.<\/p>\n<h3>From a computer<\/h3>\n<h5>Upload into Google Drive<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>On your computer, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drive.google.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;New&#8221;, and select &#8220;File Upload&#8221; or &#8220;Folder Upload&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Select your file(s) from the upload window<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>OR<\/h4>\n<h5>Drag files into Google Drive<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>On your computer, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drive.google.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Open or create a folder.<\/li>\n<li>To upload files and folders, drag them into the Google Drive folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I8zuZQYsE-M[\/embedyt]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Using your iPhone:<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-141 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074.png'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-144'>\n\t\t\t\tDownload the Google Drive App\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1075.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1075.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1075.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1075-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1075-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-146'>\n\t\t\t\tLog in to access your account &#038; touch the &#8221; + &#8221; icon\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1077.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1077.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1077.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1077-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1077-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-148'>\n\t\t\t\tSelect the &#8220;Upload&#8221; icon\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1078.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1078.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1078.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1078-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1078-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-149'>\n\t\t\t\tSelect the File you wish to upload.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1079.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1079.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1079.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1079-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1079-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-147'>\n\t\t\t\tUpload in-progress\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1076.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1076.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1076.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1076-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1076-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-145'>\n\t\t\t\tOnce uploaded, you can open the file\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1080.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1080.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1080.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1080-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1080-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-150'>\n\t\t\t\tMake sure to share the file with your team members\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1083.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1083.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1083.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1083-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1083-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-152'>\n\t\t\t\tSend them an invitation to view\/edit the file via their email address\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1084.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1136\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1084.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1084.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1084-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.agralinks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1084-577x1024.png 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-153'>\n\t\t\t\tPro tip: Make the file available offline so that it is always accessible even in the field with poor connection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Upload &amp; view files<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.<\/li>\n<li>Tap Add <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/6eW705wlezFNvcGYS-ajWozHhiW6zFQy3p1kQtMEs0l5laJxkWxa-Fe1eUvMLZ3JUNiF=w18\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/>.<\/li>\n<li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Find and tap the files you want to upload.\n<ul>\n<li>To upload photos or videos, tap the photos and videos you want and tap <strong>Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll see a status bar at the bottom of your screen. To view your file, tap\u00a0<strong>Locate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For a more thorough overview of Google Drive&#8217;s capabilities, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/drive\">https:\/\/support.google.com\/drive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bonus: We plan to create an iCloud version similar to this.<\/p>\n<p>If you think this article was informative, please share with your friends and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more tips &amp; tricks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paper documents still hold their merit in certain situations. Nothing feels quite like holding that land title in your bare hands, or perhaps your operation&#8217;s partnership agreement. However, there is something to be said for the greater efficiencies of storing files on the cloud &#8211; and making them accessible anywhere, by anyone you choose. 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