Using Google Drive

Step 1: Create a Google account (if you already have a Google account, skip to Step 2)

1. Follow this link to create a new account
2. Create a professional username (preferably something like firstname.lastname@gmail.com or lastname.firstname@gmail.com; if you have a common name you might need to do firstname.middleinitial.lastname or firstname.middlename.lastname or some combination of those; try to avoid having to add numbers if you don't have to)
3. Create a strong password - it should be something you remember but also long enough and complicated enough that it cannot be guessed (you can also use tools like LastPass or 1Password to create secure passwords).
4. Hit "Next Step"

Step 2: Setup your Google Drive

1. Go to drive.google.com
2. If you are not already signed-in, sign-in with your username and password
3. If you are on your own personal computer, it is very convenient to download Google Drive by hitting the blue button that says "Download Drive for PC"; if you are using a public computer, skip to Step 3
4. After you download Google Drive, you will have to sign-in again.
5. After you have signed in, you can move or save files to a folder on your computer. If you are connected to the Internet, it will automatically upload the file to Drive and make it available anywhere where you have Internet access

Step 3: Upload files to Google Drive

1. To upload files to Google Drive, hit the upload button (shown below) and click on "Files..."
   
2. Browse your folders to find the file you want to upload and click "Open"
3. The file will be uploaded to your Google Drive
4. To access the file, just go to drive.google.com and sign-in. If you have lots of files, it is easy to search for them using the search box at the top of the screen.