Linking to Files on Google Drive
You can create files in your Document Library that link to files in Google Drive™ or images in Google Photos™. To enable this functionality, see Enabling Links to Google Drive Documents.
Creating Linked Files
Follow these steps to create files in your Document Library that link to files in Google Drive™ or images in Google Photos™:
In your Document Library, click the Add button (
) and select Google Drive Shortcut. The New Google Drive Shortcut screen appears.
Click the Select File button to open Google’s file picker.
Use the file picker to select a file from Google Drive™ or Google Photos™.
Click Publish.
A new file entry appears for the Google document you linked to. You can view the file entry as you would any file entry. The Google document’s contents show in the file entry’s preview pane. As with any file entry, the Options button (
) gives you access to the Download, Edit, Move, Permissions, Move to Recycle Bin, and Checkin/Checkout/Cancel Checkout options.
You can also use Google Docs™ for online file creation and editing. See Creating and Editing Documents with Google Drive.