Sunday, February 1, 2015

Organization Tip for Drive - File Names with Numbers

As a teacher, I tend to have many file or folder names that require numbers.  I save all my weekly plans and number them all, week 1, week 2, etc.  In my Google Drive, I have a folder with all my weekly math plans in it.  With the way Drive puts numbered files in order, this is how it looked:


I was a bit frustrated that it didn't put them all in the correct order.  Then I discovered how to solve the problem.  I went through and renamed all my single digit weeks with a 0 in front of the single digit. 

To rename your file or folder, click on the name to select the file and then click on the "More actions" button.  That is the one with the three vertical dots.  Then choose "Rename".


Rename your file so that it has two digits, the 0 being in front of your single digit.  Then press "OK".


Once you do that with all your single digit files, you will have them all in order the way they should be.  


I hope you found this tip helpful.  Thank you for stopping by the TeachingTechNix blog!  Stop by again soon for more handy tech tips.


1 comment:

  1. Hallelujah!! This is perfect! It's always bugged me! Love your tips! Keep 'em coming!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment!

Helping teachers incorporate technology, one tech tip at a time.