Fast Access to Important Documents: Google Drive Priority Page Workspaces

Google Drive has incorporated a new feature called the Priority Page. You may have noticed it on the left-hand side above My Drive. If you have ever been frustrated about the time it takes to navigate to frequently used files, you will want to check this out!

What Does the Google Drive Priority Page Offer?

Section 1: Quick Access

The Google Drive Priority page has two parts. The first section is similar to the one you see in Google Drive. Google AI (artificial intelligence) gives you quick access to the documents it decides you will most likely want to use. But, there is one valuable addition!

Notice the arrow located to the right. Clicking that arrow reveals additional files that Google AI has identified, so you can now easily access more documents.

Section 2: Workspaces

The real beauty of the Priority Page lies below!

Google's Workspaces allow you to create and name a Workspace where you add routinely used files. This does NOT MOVE the item from its location in your file structure! It only provides you another way to easily access it. What a great idea! A few uses:

Create a WorkSpace for your classes. Place your presentation/support materials for the week in a Workspace. It will be much easier to access them in the classroom. Remove them and add next week's documents on Friday. (Thanks to Sue Ravalese for this tip!)

Create a WorkSpace to hold all your documents for Evaluation. Instead of hunting for evidence when it is time to upload (and probably forgetting some), they are all in one place! (Thanks to Sophia Rovitti for this tip!)

Create a WorkSpace for curriculum you are developing, tests you are creating with colleagues, or for frequently accessed documents for your Club or Trip you are leading.

How do I create a Workspace?

Click the Create button to create and name the Workspace.

Click View Workspace to add or remove files from the Workspace.

Make the Priority Page your landing page for Drive:

Try out the Priority page and see what you think! If you love it, you can set the Priority Page as your landing page as you enter Google Drive.

Click on the cog located on the top right-hand side and click Settings.

Under the Suggestions section, check Make Priority my default home page.

I hope that his new option proves useful for your workflow!

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