Uploading to Google Drive
Sharing your work in three simple steps
The directions below will show you how to easily upload a PDF file of your work to your google drive and then share it will those who have an @oswego.edu e-mail address. Before you begin, be sure to be logged into your @oswego.edu e-mail account.
01
Save your file as a PDF
Microsoft Word
On your menu bar select "File" and then"Save As..."
A "Save As" box will pop up. You'll see a drop down option next to the word "Format". Click this (it will be showing "Word Document) and select PDF on this list. Hit "Save."
Celtx
On your bottom menu bar select "TypeSet/PDF"
In the top left corner of the page you'll see a "Save PDF" option next to a floppy disk icon. Click this.
Be sure that the drop down menu next to "Save As:" is showing "PDF." Hit "Save."
02
Upload your file to your Google Drive
In the top, right-hand corner of your e-mail you will see an icon made up of nine small boxes. Click this and then click on "Drive" when the drop don menu appears.
Click on the icon with the arrow and the line, located directly next to the "CREATE" button. When the drop down menu appears, select "Files..." Select your PDF file, and click "Upload."
The box pictured above will appear. When it says "Upload Complete" click the blue "Share" button.
03
Change the sharing settings
This is what your "Sharing Settings" box should initially look like. Click the blue "Change..." button that appears next to "Private - Only you can access."
Select the cirlce next to "People at SUNY Oswego LakerApps with the link" and make sure that the blue option next to "Access" reads "Can view" not "Can edit," this will make it so that people cannot change your work, only read it. Click "Save." The "Link to share" is what you want to copy and paste into the message board so that others can read and critique your work.