====== Google Drive Intro ====== * Google Drive is a set of online applications, including file management, office softwares, data collection and processing tools. ====== only sync selected online folder ====== ref: https://www.ubackup.com/articles/google-drive-only-sync-certain-folders.html - Google Drive tab: choose stream files - click "Open in Explorer" button above, - go to and select the folder you want to be always availble offline - right click > offline access > available offline ====== Google Sheet ====== **case and solution** * case: calculate sold sum of all the item with note "from showroom" | A: Date | B: Status (sold/bought) | C: Name | D: Price | E: Note | * solution =SUMIFS(D2:D, B2:B, "sold", E2:E, "from showroom") ====== Google Form ====== * Google Form App works together Google Sheets App to collect data from people online and store in a spreadsheet format * Google Form can be viewed in a standalone page or embedded in your web page * Customize Google Form embed looks * by default, the built-in customize features in Google Form still make it look like a google form. * like this, http://www.techrepublic.com/article/google-forms-customize-colors-images-and-fonts/ * deep customization to make it seamlessly fit into your web style, you can check this tutorial * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58eY-XzECOg * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfOx9j_Y5Wg ===== Customize Google Form ===== * Other than the form, google form can insert * image block * text block * video block * To Share the form to fill by people - click Send button and check short form link (so that "Request Edit Access" text button is not on the top right corner) * Advanced Form notification * https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-form-notificatio/dgfgjiiggmkinlbnpppplbdkffacigki?hl=en * the default email collection and response from Google form can only send people a single text email * by install this in your form, you can do HTML email with your own design once people fill the form. ===== Google Drive Problem and Fix ===== * Problem: the desktop sync tool is on, but the file is not updated to latest * solution: in the tool tray icon, pause the sync and resume the sync will fix and get all files updated