User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Getting started
- Your Acer Chromebook tour
- The Chrome OS Desktop
- Apps & extensions
- Chrome OS tips and tricks
- Documents
- How to start a video chat
- How to listen to music
- How to watch videos, TV, or movies
- Working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) documents
- Open and edit Microsoft Office files using Google’s office compatibility mode
- Convert Microsoft Office files to Google Drive formats
- Export Google Drive documents as Microsoft Office files
- Opening Microsoft Office files using Microsoft’s Office Online apps from the Chrome Web Store or Google Play Store
- How to use your Chromebook when there’s no internet
- Settings
- Help
Apps & extensions - 19
Difference between Drive and Files apps
Google Drive is a web-based storage service offered by Google, and
the Files app is the onboard storage system for your Chromebook.
Because your Chromebook makes heavy use of the web, you can
easily access files both from Google Drive and those that are stored
locally by using the Files app on your Chromebook. To use the Files
app, select the Files icon in the apps list, or use the keyboard shortcut
<Alt> + <Shift> + <M>.
This user manual uses Google Drive and Files interchangeably when
giving instructions regarding accessing files.
Creating a new document
1. From the Apps list, select the Google Drive icon.
2. Select New and select the type of document you want to create.
Sync files from Downloads to Google Drive
1. Select the Launcher icon.
2. Click to select All Apps (or type "Files").
3. Select the Files icon.
Note
For an alternative method of creating documents, see How to create
documents on page 22
.