Like any other web application, you can use Google Drive in your Chrome or Edge browser in Blue Border to collaborate on Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets and access files saved to Google Drive.

Additionally, if your company uses Google Drive, you can back up offline files that you save in Blue Border (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc.) to Google Drive. 

Learn how to use Google Drive in Blue Border on your PC or learn more about secure file access using OneDrive, Workplace Drive, and other cloud file storage systems in Venn's Blue Border.

Save Files and Back Them Up to Google Drive in Blue Border

If your company uses Google Drive for cloud storage, you should save offline files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc.) to your default save location in Blue Border and then back them up to Google Drive on your Mac.

Save Files to Your Default Location in Blue Border

To save or download files in Blue Border:

1. Download or open the file in Blue Border.

2. Save the file to your default location.

   

   • In most cases, when you go to download or save files, your default location will be Venn Disk. 

     Files saved to Venn Disk are not backed up in the cloud and may be subject to data loss (for example, if you lose or damage your device or if you need to uninstall Blue Border). You can save files to Venn Disk temporarily to view and work on them, but any work files saved to Venn Disk should be backed up in Google Drive following the steps below.
   • If your default location is OneDrive or Workplace Drive, you do not need to worry about data loss as those locations are backed up in the cloud.

Back Up Files to Google Drive in Blue Border

To back up files to Google Drive in Blue Border:

1. Log in to Venn’s Workplace app.
2. Click the app called Files or Finder on the Launch or Apps page.
3. Locate the file.
4. Go back to the Launcher, and click to launch Chrome or Edge in Blue Border on the Launch or Apps page.
5. Navigate to drive.google.com and log in with your Google credentials.

6. Drag and drop the file from Finder to Google Drive. 

   

   • Alternatively, you can click + New and choose File Upload or Folder Upload to upload files or folders.

Open Files Saved in Google Drive in Blue Border

To open a file saved in Google Drive in Blue Border:

1. Log in to Venn’s Workplace app.
2. Click to launch Chrome or Edge in Blue Border on the Launch or Apps page.
3. Your browser will open in Blue Border.
4. Navigate to drive.google.com and log in with your Google credentials.
5. Locate the file, right-click, and select Download.
6. Save the file to your default location.
   • In most cases, when you go to download or save files, your default location will be Venn Disk. 

7. Click to open the file in the top right of your browser window.

   

A copy of the file will be saved to your default location so that you can view and edit it in Blue Border. 

Work on Google Docs in Blue Border

You can access Google Drive in your Chrome or Edge browser in Blue Border to collaborate on your work Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on your Mac.

To work on Google Docs in Blue Border:

1. Log in to Venn’s Workplace app.
2. Click to launch Chrome or Edge in Blue Border on the Launch or Apps page.
3. Your browser will open in Blue Border.
4. Navigate to drive.google.com and log in with your Google credentials.
5. Open, create, and work on Google Docs securely in your browser.