Note: This is a lecture. A laptop is not required but recommended.
Learn best practices of using Google Drive and Box to facilitate collaboration within your group, and have a central location for all documentation.
This course will cover how to:
- Manage, upload, download, export, and publish documents in both Box and Google Drive
- Sync files that can be accessed from any device, on or offline
- Manage permissions of files and folders and assign viewing, editing, and commenting rights
- Design and maintain an organized, cloud-based file structure to increase team productivity
Topics include:
Document Storage at Stanford
- File and Data Storage Options
- Security policies
- Comparison of Box vs. Google Drive
Stanford Box
- Overview / Basics
- Uploading / Managing documents
- Collaborating
- BoxEdit
- Box Drive for your desktop
- Tips and Tricks
Google Drive
- Basics of My Drive and Shared drives
- Uploading / Managing documents
- Collaborating
- Google File Stream for your desktop
- Tips and Tricks
University IT Technology Training classes are only available to Stanford University staff, faculty, or students. A valid SUNet ID is needed in order to enroll in a class.
