Google Docs, Drive etc

[croyde]

Trying to move my work files, invoices etc up into Google Drive so I can make use of my Chrome Book when away from home.

Just viewing the uploaded invoices on my home Mac and I can edit them but the send as an attachment part is greyed out, which makes it a bit useless.

I've searched the web but not found an answer to my particular problem.

Why is what should be by now something so intuitive, something that makes me waste hours of my time just trying to sort

It's why I never try anything new computerwise as I go by the saying, if it 'ain't broke..........

Any ideas folks, ta.

[Corso Marche]

What size (in KB or MB) are these invoice files, and what format are they in ?

[croyde]

They are maybe 25mb I'm either Google Doc or Word.

If I write an email I can access them and attach them via the attachment button and search the drive. It's just the easier option that I had in Word, ie write the invoice then hit send as attachment is greyed out in the Google Drive set up.

[Corso Marche]

I'm not sure exactly how you're accessing them on your Mac.
Are you accessing Drive through a browser, and if so which browser?
Or are your files on Drive syncing to local storage on your Mac also, for example using the Backup & Sync software from Google? And you're accessing them locally on your internal drive?

[croyde]

That's all in place on my Mac. The Google Drive shows up as a folder.

When sending emails I can attach from that folder which appears to be syncing up with the cloud.

Just a bit quicker to click the send as attachment when writing an invoice but in Google Docs it's greyed out.

No idea why.

Just getting my head around doing things slightly differently. Like there is no Save As, when I want to use a particular invoice as a template but I found Copy in Google Docs which does the same thing.

I basically have been using a 1000 odd quid Mac as a typewriter lol

[Corso Marche]

What happens if you select a file stored in another location on your Mac? Do you then have a Send as Attachment option?

I'm confused by your reference to Send as Attachment being greyed out in Google Docs to be honest. I've never heard of or seen a Send as Attachment option in Docs.

[Corso Marche]

Re. Using documents as templates.

Docs allows you to use templates. From the Docs app main screen choose the template you've previously created and it will create a new file in your chosen location and just enter the necessary info.
No need to be wasting time opening a previous file, creating a copy, and renaming it, editing/deleting content etc.

[croyde]

Corso Marche said:

What happens if you select a file stored in another location on your Mac? Do you then have a Send as Attachment option?

I'm confused by your reference to Send as Attachment being greyed out in Google Docs to be honest. I've never heard of or seen a Send as Attachment option in Docs.

Thanks for the advice Corso.

I only meant that in Word you have the option of send as attachment under File, and it's also there in Google Docs but greyed out.

[The_Jackal]

Remember there are attachment size limits with GMail etc and 25mb is right up there with most of them.

[croyde]

I meant 25kb lol

Only one page of A4

[Roy the Boy]

Any use? :-

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum...

[croyde]

Good spot, cheers.

Mine is still defaulted to Mac's Mail hence Word working correctly. I now suspect the Google Docs will only let me use Gmail so hence greyed out on my Mac.