Google Drive has 1,000,000,000+ active users.

But only a few use the platform effectively.

Here are 9 tips that you'll wish you knew sooner:

1. Search within images

A simple search for word image has, it will fetch you appropriate images.

It even recognizes the text in images.
2. Open PDF and text images as a text document

It is annoying when you get documents that you have to edit in PDF formats.

A hidden Google Drive hack solves this problem.

Upload the PDF or image file in Google Drive and open it with Google Docs.
3. Use the activity pane to get a history of all the changes

The activity pane allows you to keep an eye on all the changes made to a file by anyone.

To view this, select the file or folder and press ‘i’ on your keyboard or the ‘i’ icon on the top left of the home screen.
4. Create a force copy link

Force copy link enables the copy of the file to retain the source file in its original location.

All you need to do is copy the link to the original file in the browser.

Replace the text after the last slash with the word "copy"
5. Install ‘Drive File Stream’

https://t.co/kfwOEF6NSV

This app lets you sync your Google Drive files onto your local disks.

You can access and edit these files using native apps like MS Word and Photoshop.
6. Whizz through Drive-by learning keyboard shortcuts

Leverage shortcuts to 10X your productivity.
7. Narrow down your searches

Google Drive’s advanced search tool enables users to filter searches based on the type of file, the owner of the file, the folder in which it is in, and its date of creation.
8. Turn on push notifications to save time

Turning on browser notifications can be very useful.

You can keep up with who is working on what, make edits quickly, view comments in real-time, and more.
9. Save the webpage directly to your Drive

The Save to Google Drive plugin provides a speedy way to add images, documents, as well as HTML5-based videos and audio.

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But only a few are aware of the right tools.

I went from 0 to 34,000 in 10 months.

Here's a list of 16 free Twitter tools that you cannot miss:

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Remove the background easily and make an awesome profile picture.

Instantly generated profile pictures.

Get more views, likes with this Hack.

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2. Canva

Create Beautiful Twitter Banners in minutes.

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You can create a design and reuse them as your own brand.

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Sleep Indicator.

Magic Sidebar for analytics.

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Extension for screen recording that converts any procedure into a tutorial in seconds.

super handy for: entrepreneurs, educators, founders, and more.

93% less effort should be spent recording and sharing procedures.

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One tool for any type of writing.

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Screen and camera recording for making an impression.

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But only a few are super handy.

Here are 10 Chrome extensions that you cannot miss:

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Screen recording extension that turns any process into a guide instantly.

Perfect for: founders, creators, entrepreneurs, educators, and more.

Reduce the time you spend documenting and sharing processes by 93%

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Easy-to-use templates with endless customizability and powerful automation.

All with full control at your fingertips.

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Removes Junk.

Editable Preview.

PDF with clickable links.

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10 Google Calendar tips so good that you'll kick yourself for not knowing them :

1. Create New Calendar Event

use
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Save time by avoiding multiple clicks.


2. Daily Email Digest

Start your day with a daily agenda in your Gmail inbox, based on your Google Calendar schedule.

To Activate:

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Never leave the calendar to check the time in another timezone.

Everything at one place, 10X Productivity.

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Everything works just like the Gmail Advanced filter.

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The benign product is sovereign programmable money, which is historically a niche interest of folks with a relatively clustered set of beliefs about the state, the literary merit of Snow Crash, and the utility of gold to the modern economy.

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This product needs the exchanges like they need oxygen, because the value of it is directly tied to having payment rails to move real currency into the ecosystem and some jurisdictional and regulatory legerdemain to stay one step ahead of the banhammer.