Most of the time I am interested in Iframely, an open-source parser and protocol for embedding widgets. Recently I was discussing with the guys: after all, Gmail and mail in general is the most widespread social network, many prefer to send links privately by mail. Why not try embedding widgets into your email.

I tried it and it worked in a day. The result and solution process for Gmail for Chrome are under the cut.

Gmail itself began to provide the ability to view Youtube videos using links found in the body of the letter. In the advanced settings (labs tab), you can also enable experimental viewing of Google Maps, Picassa and Flickr links. In general, the list of sites is small. It would be necessary to expand it.

To do this, you need to solve three problems:

1. Get access to Gmail UI to search for links in letters and add embed content to their body.
2. Using the URI of the page, get an embed code to embed its content in an email.
3. Do not harm the usability of mail. The product should not interfere with people's work.

One of the easiest ways to solve technical problems of this kind is to write a Chrome extension.

Writing a Chrome plugin

An alternative to the plugin, of course, is the Gmail contextual gadget, which is used to display videos from Youtube. However, with this option, people need to dance with a tambourine to install it. Additionally, development and support will require diving into the Gmail API, and we only have one day to experiment.

So, it’s decided - we’ll write a plugin that scans the DOM on Gmail pages in search of open letters and links in them.

We connect our code to the Gmail domain. To do this, we create the framework of a simple chrome extension and specify the required minimum in manifest.json (not all attributes are given):
( "content_scripts": [ ( "js": [ "js/vendor/jquery-1.9.1.min.js", "js/links_extractor.js" ], "matches": [ "https://mail.google .com/*" ] ) ], "permissions": [ "https://mail.google.com/*" ] )
Here we use our favorite jQuery to work with the DOM, and links_extractor.js will actually be the working application code. We request access to the Gmail domain. We don't need anywhere else for now. This will be enough for our links_extractor.js script to work on the Gmail interface.

We get the html element of the letter, which contains the links you are looking for, and into which you need to insert their displays. Not ideal, but a simple and non-resource-intensive way would be to regularly check:
setInterval(function() ( runLinkParsing(); ), 1000);
And, in fact, the “scanning” DOM function:
function runLinkParsing() ( // Each mail. $(".gs").each(function() ( var $mail = $(this); var links = ; // Each mail body. $mail.find(". ii.gt a").each(function() ( var $this = $(this); var href = $this.attr("href"); // Skip used links. if ($this.attr("data -used") == "true") ( return; ) $this.attr("data-used", "true"); links.push(href); )); if (links.length > 0) ( / / Party! Do something with links. ) )); )
Here you can see the jQuery $mail selector for the element of each letter, to which you will also need to add embed codes for the embedded content.

This approach is sufficient to work with Gmail UI. In their logic, all visible content (except perhaps dialogs) is generated from scratch, and when closed, it is removed from the DOM.

The interface should be made native to Gmail styles so as not to irritate users. You can see how this was done in the source code of the extension; I think it is not so interesting for describing the general idea, although it is important.

Sifting through the links. Because not all of them are equally useful for display. Most of what comes to us by email cannot be embedded. In addition, many letters are of an “administrative” nature, and not in any way interesting content that I would like to see. Some links are generally undesirable to touch, as they can activate your account, reset your password, etc.

First, we will filter the links themselves; for this, a simple array of regexps was created:
// Re matched against a.href before fetching data, e.g. http://domain.com/unsubscribe var skipHrefRe = ;
Secondly, we will filter by the sender of the letter:
// Re matched against , where email is @domain.com var skipFromRe = ;
Thus, the circle of links and letters is significantly narrowed to the truly useful ones.

Receive and embed embed code

This task is an order of magnitude more difficult than the previous one. But that’s why we do Iframely, to make it easier and to be able to write such things in a day.

We use open source Iframely gateway like this:

1. First you need to get Iframely data for the page, which includes a unified meta and a list of links available for embedding (pictures, players, articles).
2. Then we need to select which link from the available ones we want to embed and, using the iframely.js library, generate the embed code.
3. Well, or rely on oEmbed casting from Iframely. True, then many of the attributes we need for the user interface will be lost, such as whether there is autoplay or whether the widget is responsive.

The code for obtaining page data via iframely.js is very trivial:
$.iframely.getPageData(uri, function(error, data) ( // That’s it. ));
Now we have data.links - links available for embedding. Now you need to choose which one to render.

Difficulties in choosing a link are associated with the need to provide the user with an unobtrusive interface. In our case, so that videos do not start automatically, so that embedded articles do not distract from the main letter, and so that non-SSL resources are embedded to a minimum. At the same time, it is necessary to reduce the number of clicks required to start a video or view a photo.

Briefly, the link selection algorithm in our case can be described as follows:

1. If you have pictures, find ones that are the right size for the current container, preferably https.
2. If you have a player (video, music), voting or reader (article) - take the first one. As a rule, a site provides one such link with one size or proportions.

Code for this algorithm:
// Find image (photo) var images = $.iframely.filterLinksByRel("image", data.links, (httpsOnly: true)); if (images.length == 0) ( images = $.iframely.filterLinksByRel("image", data.links); ) var image = $.iframely.findBestFittedLink($container.width(),$container.width() , images); // Find player or survey or reader. var goodLink = $.iframely.filterLinksByRel(["player", "survey", "reader"], data.links, (httpsFirst: true, returnOne: true));
$container is the place where embed codes will be inserted. Based on its size, approximately suitable pictures are searched among the available ones - not too small, and not too large. The strings "player" , "survey" , "reader" , "image" are semantic types of widgets for embedding.

The resulting link can then be embedded. The image can be embedded directly via link.href - a link to the image file and tag. But in general the following method works:
var $el = $.iframely.generateLinkElement(goodLink, (iframelyData: data)); $container.append($el);
He himself will create, or whatever else is needed for rendering.

Making the UI native and unobtrusive

To implement the native UI interface, templates were borrowed from native widgets for YouTube. To ensure user convenience, the “open/closed” and “show/hide” algorithm has been added. This part can be examined in more detail in the source code. I will describe the implemented ideas in general:

1. Links can be opened and closed inside the letter (in its footer).
2. The user immediately sees the first three links expanded, which can be shown. As a rule, only one link is sent in a letter, why hide it.
3. If there is a player on the link that automatically starts playing, it will be closed. If you want to watch it, press the button.
4. Similarly, links to articles are shown collapsed. They are too large to show to the user right away.

Conclusion

Would you like to write something similar for Yandex.Mail, Mail.Ru or Yahoo? You are welcome, the code is available on GitHub. You can also try it for other browsers. Well, or just try embedding code into other things using Iframely. The application itself is in the Chrome store.

Tags: chrome, gmail, embed, oembed, iframely

Greetings, friends! Cloud storage is very popular now. Their main purpose is to store and access information from any device at any time, as well as the ability to share this information (documents, photographs, and other files) with other people. In addition, popular cloud services provide a number of useful functions for users - creating and working with documents online, sharing, etc.

On my blog I have already posted instructions on two large cloud services - and. And I dedicate today’s article to one more thing – Google Drive. Until recently, I didn’t use it so actively - I mainly relied on Yandex.Disk. But, due to recent events, I started thinking about backup options.

I suggest you understand the interface and main functions of Google Drive. Let's talk about how to use it - upload and provide access to files and folders, perform other actions on files, work with documents and applications online.

If you prefer video format, then you can view my detailed tutorial below:

How to log into Google Drive?

The disk is linked to your Google account, and to get inside the cloud, you need to log in to your account - enter your login (gmail) and password.

You can access Drive from this page www.google.com/intl/ru/drive/

Or go from mail by clicking on the “Google Apps” icon at the top right.

How much disk space?

15 GB are provided for free. This space is divided into files on the disk itself, files and letters in Gmail, and Google Photos. By the way, the latter automatically includes images that you upload to posts on the Google Plus social network. You can remove them from Google Photos so that they don’t take up space, but they remain in your posts.

If you need more space, it can be purchased for money. There are several tariff plans with monthly or annual payment for up to 30 TB of memory.

You can also have several Google accounts and each will have its own disk with free space.

Cloud storage interface

Let's go over the main sections, buttons and settings of Google Drive.

Via the “Create” button in the upper left corner you can upload files and folders from your computer to your disk. And also create folders and documents directly in the cloud. You can create text documents, tables, presentations with slides, Google Forms (for surveys, questionnaires, recordings of Skype consultations), drawings, maps and websites.

Below this button is panel with the main Disk partitions.

In the "My Drive" section contains all files and folders uploaded to the cloud, as well as documents and folders that you created in the cloud.

By selecting a particular file/folder with the mouse, you can perform various actions on it; I’ll talk about this later. To select several files at once, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on the desired files.

The display of files on Disk can be sorted by name, by date of modification, by date of viewing.

In the "Available to me" section files from Google Drives of other users to which you have access are displayed - for example, you followed a link to this file, or you were sent an invitation with access. To open a file, double-click on it.

In the "Recent" section– files that you have recently worked with (opened, downloaded, edited, etc.) are displayed.

Google Photos section– This is where the images you've uploaded to the Google Photos app appear. Also, pictures uploaded to posts on Google Plus are automatically saved here. You can get into the application itself by clicking on the Google applications icon from disk, mail, or the start page of the Google Chrome browser.

In the application settings, you can check a useful box so that photos and videos do not take up unnecessary storage space.

To do this, go to Google Photos, click on the three vertical bars at the top left, go to settings.

And check the appropriate box:

"Tagged" section– files and folders that you mark as important to you go here. Marking is very simple - select the file, right-click, and select “Add mark” from the list that opens. To remove a file from “Marked”, right-click again and select “Unmark”.

Basket- it contains files that you delete from your Google Drive. The Recycle Bin can be emptied, then the files are permanently deleted. You can also restore any file from the Recycle Bin by selecting it with the mouse and clicking “Recover from Recycle Bin”.

There are several more useful icons in the upper right corner of Google Drive.

You can configure the display of files in the cloud as a list or grid. By clicking on the letter “i” in the circle, you can view the history of your actions on the disk, as well as the properties of any file by selecting it with the mouse. Clicking on the gear will open an additional list of tabs.

In the “Settings” tab:

You can change the interface language.
Enable offline access (saving Google documents to your computer to work with them without an Internet connection). On this issue, you can read the separate instructions.
Disable automatic downloading of photos from Google Photos to a folder on disk.
Choose an interface option – spacious, regular or compact.

There are also alert settings.

And the ability to connect different Google applications to your drive.

Clicking on the tab “Install disk on computer”, you can download the application for PC, as well as for smartphones on Android or iPhone. Here, keep in mind that the PC application is synchronized with the online cloud and all files end up on your computer, taking up space. Since this does not suit me, I prefer to use only the web interface. The only advantage of synchronization is the ability to quickly send a large file to the cloud or save all files from the cloud to your computer at once, and then disable synchronization.

Actions on files and folders in Google Drive

To upload files and folders from your computer to the cloud The "Create" button is used. You click on it and select the corresponding menu item - a window for selecting files on your computer will open. To select multiple files at once, hold down the Ctrl key.

When the file is selected, click on the “Open” button, and it will begin downloading to Disk. Information about the process will appear in the lower right corner.

An alternative download option is to minimize the Google Drive tab to a smaller window and drag files from your computer to the “My Drive” section with your mouse.

You can do a number of things with files, folders, and documents on the drive. To do this, select the desired file (or several) with the mouse and right-click. A list of available actions appears. The same actions are duplicated on the panel above.

The contents of the file can be viewed by clicking Preview. If you want to edit the document, then select "Open with". The drive will offer you an application through which you can open the file.

To open the contents of a folder– click on it 2 times. You can perform all the same actions on files and documents in a folder.

You can give access to any file, folder or document on the disk to another person. To set up sharing, click on the corresponding menu item.

In the window that opens, you need to enter the gmail email of the person to whom you want to give access. Click on the pencil icon to indicate the access type. This can be commenting, viewing and editing.

If you have granted commenting or viewing access, you can prevent the user from downloading, copying, or printing the file. Just tick the boxes you need. Don't forget to save your changes.

Then click "Submit". The user will receive a letter informing them that you have granted them access to the files. He will see this file on his disk in the “Available to me” section.

To block access, you again need to right-click on this file, select “Sharing”. In the window that opens, click on the user name.

Access is denied, the user will see this message:

You can also configure access settings. The default is view. Also, using the link, the user will be able to download the file or save it to his disk. You can also enable commenting or editing.

If you click “More”, you will see other settings. For example, you can enable access for absolutely any user on the Internet, that is, the file will be available through search. Or disable access via a link and send an invitation for shared access to a specific user via email (we discussed this process above).

The next point of action on files is "Move". It can be used to move files into folders. This is convenient if you have a lot of files and want to organize them. You can also move files by dragging them with the mouse.

Creating folders on disk is easy. Click on the “Create” – “New Folder” button.

By the way, you can change the color of the folders.

Paragraph "Add a note" useful if you want to add your favorite files to the Starred section for quick access to them.

Paragraph "Rename" will allow you to change the name of a file or folder.

Paragraph "Show Properties"– to view the properties of a file and the history of actions on it.

Paragraph "Versions"– it is available for those files that you upload to Disk.

Let's say you downloaded an archive of materials from your computer and shared a link to it with subscribers. Then you needed to make edits to this archive, you downloaded it to your computer again and edited it. Then we re-uploaded it to Disk with the same name so that the link to the archive did not change. By the way, when you download it again, you can choose how to save this file - separately (the link to it will change), or as a new version that will replace the previous one.

However, the previous version will not be deleted immediately (by default, it is saved on disk for another 30 days). But, you can delete it manually or check the box so that previous versions are not deleted. This is done precisely through this “Versions” item.

The remaining actions on the files: create a copy, download it to your computer and delete it in the trash. By the way, to delete the file in the trash, you can drag it with the mouse to this section on Google Drive.

So, we figured out the main points of the Google Drive web interface. Now a few words how to download to your computer or save to disk a file that was shared with you via a link from another Google Drive.

If you followed the link and are logged in to your Google account, then you will see a Google Drive icon at the top, by clicking on which you can save this file to your disk. Nearby there is an arrow for downloading the file to your computer.

Well, I hope my Google Drive instructions will help you navigate the settings and functionality of this cloud service. Well, if you still have questions, I will be happy to answer them in the comments.

I wish you success!

Best regards, Victoria Karpova

Hello, my regular readers and blog guests. Ekaterina Kalmykova is with you. Have you ever wondered how much information is around us that we use willy-nilly? In the modern world, billions of terabytes of information are consumed. Just think about this value - billions, or even more.

The size of RAM in new computers is growing every year, but users still don’t have enough. The advent of external storage media, such as flash cards or removable hard drives, seemed to ease the situation. But even among high-quality storage media, many products appeared that broke a month after use and blocked access to the necessary data.

The latest trend in the world of information storage is cloud storage. One of the most popular virtual drives is Google Drive. The advent of cloud storage in the famous search engine has made the issue of lack of storage space less pressing.

What kind of beast is this, Google Drive? How to use it? Let's figure it out together, friends!

What is the function of Google cloud storage?

We will find out how to use Google Drive a little later. First, you need to figure out why you need a virtual disk to store information.

Google Drive allows computer users to save money on flash cards and external hard drives by storing personal files on the Internet, saving time and simplifying work with information data.

Do you have any idea how Excel Google works? It allows you to create tables online and store them in the cloud. If you wish, you can give access to the table to certain users, or you can hide it from everyone. Google Drive works on the same principle.

At the same time, the information on the disk is synchronized with other devices, including tablets and smartphones. The synchronization function eliminates the need to take removable media with you on the road, because all documents are on the computer, but do not take up space on it.

So, what can you store on Google Drive:

• documents in doc, pdf, ODF format, etc.;
• Excel tables;
• photos;
• video;
• audio.

Google cloud storage can replace your hard drive and eliminate the problem of eternal loss and breakdown of flash drives. This method of storing information can also be used by those who suffer from a constant lack of memory on their computer, those who like to download movies in high quality, and music lovers who download hundreds of songs every month.

Google Drive has undeniable advantages and minor disadvantages, like everything else in the world. Among the advantages is that cloud storage cannot be lost, forgotten, or broken. It's a stable place to store information that very little can happen to. The virtual disk does not need to be carried with you; it is located in your computer or tablet, even in your phone.

In my opinion, it has only one drawback: the amount of free space for storing files is limited. You can only take up 15 GB of space for free. But the surcharge for additional quantities is small.

If you think about it, one minus is not worth a lot of pluses. You agree with me?

What you need to know about using Google Drive

How to use cloud storage so that it brings joy? First you need to decide on what device you plan to create the disk. There is an option to work with the disk through the browser you are using, and there is another option - download Google Drive to your tablet or smartphone. Let's look at both options.

Creating a disk on a computer

Please note: to create cloud storage with Google, you must register on the Google website and have a mailbox in this system.

Typically it ends at gmail.com.

Owners of Google-based mail should log into their account, click on the square next to their avatar and you will see the “Disk” icon.

When you click on the icon called “Disk”, a page will open in a new tab or window, where in the lower left corner it will be written that the disk can be downloaded to your computer.

After this, a window will open where you will need to click the icon that says “Forward”, then the storage will open on your computer and you can transfer the necessary files there. Once the installation is complete, the Google Drive icon will appear in the taskbar and on your desktop. To open the drive, you will need to click on any of these icons.

As you can see, the process of creating a disk on cloud storage is very simple and does not take much time. Even a novice in computer matters, let alone professionals, can cope with this. You will feel the benefits of using cloud storage instead of removable storage media in the first hours of use.

Creating a disk on your phone

Want to create a drive on your phone? Please, this can be done on both iOS and Android operating systems.

As I wrote above, you can log into cloud storage via a computer, phone or tablet. To access your storage via your phone or tablet, you need to download the Google Drive app. You can download it either from the Play Market or from the Google website itself.

To open the My Page or My Drive tab, click on the application icon. You will see a login form where you will need to write your Gmail username and password. After logging in, your page with files will open.

Please note that all files can be changed in real time. Synchronization with other devices occurs instantly. Using the drive on your tablet or smartphone makes your work much easier.

The only condition for changing documents in real time and synchronizing them with other devices is a working Internet.

If you do not have a mobile device running Android OS, then you can use the mobile version of this resource. Working in the program on a phone or on a computer is no different.

Overall, using the drive on your smartphone or tablet is safe and effective, and you can now leave your heavy laptop at home.

Basic functions of Google Drive

After we open Drive, the first thing we can see is the search bar.

In order to find the document you need, simply enter its name into the search bar and the service will quickly find it for you.

Select the function you need and get to work.

The screenshot shows that we have the opportunity to work with different files, documents, tables, presentations.

Let me briefly tell you about all the tabs of the main menu of the service:

• Available to me - here are those files that are available to you by other users;
• Recent - shows the documents you worked with most recently;
• Google Photos - contains all photos and pictures;
• Marked - files that you marked while working;
• Recycle Bin – stores all deleted data.

In general, all the tools for effective work are available to us.

Please note that on the right, directly below the avatar, there is an icon with settings. You might find them useful, so I advise you to take a look at them.

On my own behalf, I can say that the service interface is quite simple and, as it is fashionable to say now, “intuitive” :)

How to create a folder on Google Drive

Let me show you how to use Google Drive using the example of creating a folder, and you will see for yourself that everything is quite easy.

So, to create a folder, you need to click on the “Create” button you already know and select “Folder” in the window that opens.

After that, enter the name of the folder and click on “Create”.

As we can see, our “Test Folder” has already appeared in the work area. If necessary, you can add different files, documents, etc. to it during the work process.

It is worth noting that simultaneously with the appearance of the new folder, a new panel with tools also appeared.

Friends, let me briefly explain each of them.

1. by clicking on it you can show the link to anyone you want;
2. Using this button we can provide access to whomever we deem necessary, with different rights (reading, editing);
3. the well-known basket;
4. another submenu with some functionality, which I won’t dwell on now. If you are interested, take a look when working on your own :)

How to upload a file to Google Drive

Probably the most popular operation when working with Disk is downloading any files. Now I will show you how this can be done.

That's all - our file is loaded into the workspace. That’s how you can say it, with one movement of the hand :)

One thing I can say for sure: don’t be afraid to try to master Google Drive and, I’m sure, it will become your indispensable assistant.

How safe is it to use Google Drive?

When we are about to download any program, the question arises: “Is it safe?” It is so important that confidential information remains hidden from prying eyes.

How often do we hear about hackers breaking into celebrities' cloud storages and posting private photos for everyone to see? Yes, all the time. How can you not worry about your own files?

Fortunately, cloud storage on Google Drive is completely secure.

There are practically no cases when virtual disks of this system were hacked. You can safely upload any photos, videos and documents there without fear that your account will be hacked. Of course, to prevent hacking, we advise you to create the most complex password possible so that hackers don’t have a single chance.

Only you have access to your documents. If necessary, a function is available in the Google Drive system that allows you to provide access to a certain number of users. If you wish, you can open access to at least the entire Internet. This can be done, for example, if you are a photographer and want your photos to become public.

The same applies to other documents, tables, and videos. For example, I have access to information from my partner on a joint project. Let me tell you - it is very convenient to use and significantly saves time when interacting with a partner.

Since using Google Drive is absolutely safe, you can create any documents, presentations, or drawings on it. Many large organizations are replacing email and other information exchange methods with disk.

Currently, Google Drive includes a complete package of programs similar to Microsoft Office. Cool, isn't it?

Plus, you can use it to conduct surveys, create charts, and more. For example, in the article I conducted a survey of readers in exactly this way.

If you want to expand Drive's capabilities, visit the Google Chrome web store. There are a sufficient number of paid and free applications that will make its possibilities almost limitless.

Friends, in order to appreciate all the benefits of working with Google cloud storage, you just need to try it!

So, friends, let me summarize.

In order to use Google Drive you need to do three simple steps:

You can and should use Google Drive. This frees us from nerves about the loss of removable storage, from possible worries due to lack of space, etc. With a virtual disk, all our files are at hand, wherever we are, and for this there is absolutely no need to carry a laptop with us everywhere . Don't forget that you can use the drive on your tablet or smartphone, in addition to your laptop and PC.

Agree that this is very convenient.

In fact, I have come across a lot of courses on a similar topic, but this particular one is distinguished by the author’s professionalism and accessibility of presentation. All the features of working at a computer are presented by the author in a simple form, so applying the information in practice will not be difficult. After studying the material, “both old and young” will be able to use a PC, as they say, “on familiar terms.”

Our dear reader, we are very interested to know your opinion about virtual disks. Write, do you use cloud storage at work? If so, which one exactly?

Stay up to date with all the news, and we have the latest!

Coincidence or not, yesterday I was asked about this twice by two completely different people: an employee and. The holidays probably had an impact.

To be honest, I never thought about this, but today I read it and realized that this is impossible directly in the mail (maybe I’m wrong). Let me remind you that we are talking about Google mail.

But this can be done in an email program, such as Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird (I recommend). I like Thunderbird, but I use The Bat for good reasons. (paid program).

So, let's insert a picture into the email message so that the recipient sees it like this:

How to do this in The Bat!

Go to the desired mailbox and click on the “Create new message” button

Click on the “Text Only” button

In the drop-down list, select “HTML/Plain Text” or “HTML Only”

Now look for the “Insert Image” button

Select a graphic file and insert it into the text of the letter.

That's basically it. The main thing is that the recipient does not have the reception of letters in HTML format disabled :)

How to do this in Mozilla Thunderbird

Select the menu item: “Settings” - “Format”, select the desired item.

Find the image insertion icon

How to do it using Google Experimental Features

Among the experimental functions we find and enable “Insert pictures” (

The new feature allows you to add images to the body of your message. Images can be added either from your computer or via URLs. This feature will not work if Gmail Offline is enabled!

A button for images appears in the mail.

In the age of high technology and globalization of the Internet, which modern people cannot do without, you want to easily and conveniently have access to your files from any device, so the easiest way is to have cloud storage. Many users may have a question: “how to upload files to the cloud?”
We’ll deal with this now :)

This article will tell you the main ways to place files in popular cloud storage services.

1.Google Drive

It has the ability to upload files of any format, and its feature is the online work with documents that the service provides (you can read more about online editing of Word files ).

You can upload files and photos to the cloud using:

• Computer
  By dragging: you need to open the page drive.google.com you need to install Google Drive on Windows or Mac, find a folder in the internal memory of the computer and drag the necessary files into it, after which they will be available in your cloud.

2.Yandex.Disk

It is a free and convenient cloud service, especially if you are used to using products from Yandex. The trump card of this storage is its integration with office suite , also has the ability to edit photos using the built-in graphic editor.

• Computer
  By dragging: you need to open the page disk.yandex.ru (you must be registered) in the browser and drag files (folders) from your computer to the cloud storage folder area. necessary install Yandex.Disk on Windows or Mac, find a folder in the computer’s internal memory and drag the necessary files into it, after which they will be synchronized and become available in your cloud.

3.OneDrive

is cloud storage from Microsoft , is a built-in service in the operating system Windows 10 , which allows documents and photos on your computer to automatically sync with the cloud (this feature can be turned off in settings). The trick is support integrated into OneDrive. (You can read more about online editing of Excel files )

You can upload files to the cloud using the devices listed below.

• Computer
  Web site: you need to log into your account, then go to the folder in which you would like to place your file and click the buttonAdd.Next, you need to select the files you need and clickOpen.You can also perform the procedure for downloading files by simply dragging and dropping, which was described above.OneDrive: you need to install OneDrive on Windows 7, Vista (in Windows 10 the application is already built into the system) or Mac, find a folder in the internal memory of the computer and drag the necessary files into it, after which they will be synchronized and become available in your cloud.
  From Microsoft Office and Office 365: the necessary file can be instantly saved to the cloud without closing the document, for this in the menuFile select an item Save as, after- OneDriveand specify the folder where you want to save the file.

4. Dropbox

– simple and easy-to-use cloud data storage. The main ideology is synchronization and data exchange. The trick is to create download histories so that after deleting a file, it can be restored; There is also a file modification history that is stored for 30 days.

You can upload files to the cloud using:

• Computer
  Application:When installing the application, a folder is created (approximate location: C:\Users\Panda\Dropbox ), into which you can drag any files or photos, as well as entire folders from your computer (P.S. Remember that the allowable space in the cloud is not infinite :)
  Web site:log in to your account on the site dropbox.com , click on the download icon, in the window that appears, clickSelect files, now feel free to select what you wanted to put in the cloud and clickStart downloading(file size should not exceed 20 GB).

• Android, IOS and Windows phone devices
  First, you need to install the application on your device from the App Store.
  Android:in the application, open the folder in which you would like to save the files, click on the icon“+” in the bottom corner of the screen. You are taking, or download files(you can select files from any partition of the device), clickDownload (Open)
  IPhone:in the application, click on the icon“+”. Further Upload a photo, or Create or upload a file,then click: in the first caseFurther, select a folder to upload photos, clickDownload. IN for the second case just clickUpload file.
  Windows phone:At the moment, only Photo uploads are available due to operating system limitations. To do this, in the Dropbox app, click on the folder icon and select a location to upload your files. Click on the download icon on the app bar, select a photo from your device's gallery. You can also download from the device Gallery.

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