If your course has enabled Google Apps, you can view all files in your Google Drive account in Canvas. The Google Drive folder is accessed from the Course Navigation Menu.
Notes:
In Course Navigation, click the Google Drive link.
You may be asked to authenticate your account. Click the Authorize button.
In an external window, enter your Google App email and password.
Note: If you are unable to authenticate, please see the troubleshooting information in the description of this lesson.
View the files and folders in your Google Drive folder.
Google Drive displays the name of each folder [1]. You can view the contents of each folder by clicking the folder name.
For individual files, you can view the file name [2] and the date it was modified [3].
To view the linked Google Drive email or to sign out of your Google account, click the Account button [4].
To search for a file, enter the name of the file and click the Enter (Return) key on your keyboard.
Google Drive returns file results related to your search.
To open a file, click the name of the file [1]. At the bottom of the window, click the Open button [2].
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