Google Drive and Docs Tips

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Add a description to your Google Docs

Use the preview button to open up a right hand menu, where you can add a description to your Google Doc, Spreadsheet, Presentation or any file.

When working in a list of Docs, click in the tick box to the left of a document to display action buttons at the top of the list. Select the Eye icon to open up a Preview menu on the right of your screen. In this menu you will see a preview of your document, be able to set sharing permissions and add a handy description to remind you, and others, what the document is for.

To add the description, click on the pencil icon and type in the box that appears. You can use the same method to set sharing for the doc and choose which collections it appears in. So, don't forget that Preview button - and remember you can only do this for one doc at a time, so if you have two docs selected the button will be greyed out.

Comments/Feedback

James D

Good article, well I have certain issues with Google docs which I hope are solved at the earliest, It gives me updates when spreadsheet is accessed o updated but not when deleted. With all these issues I don't think I'll look for adding any description. While browsing through found this tool called CollateBox for online sharing n managing data. Waiting for this one !!

21 March at 09:13 • Reply to this comment • Edit