If you use Google Drive to manage your documents and files, you'll know that there's also the handy collaborator feature. Thanks to a new update to the app, you can search for files using this feature. Now, you can simply search for files using the name of the collaborators who have access to the file.
Essentially, this feature allows users to add other users to a document or file. The roles of these users within the document or file can vary depending on the user's needs. Users can add people to files as editors, commenters, or just viewers, with no control rights whatsoever.
Now when searching for documents or files, users can simply type the name of a collaborator. The files that person has access to will appear. This is an easy and convenient way to find documents, especially if you have forgotten the title of the file you are looking for. It may be easier to remember a collaborator on a file than the file name.
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Google Drive: Search for files by collaborator name
Before this update, users were limited to search filters for finding files. The options available to users were processing time and document type. With these, users had access to a wide range of files and then had to search to find what they wanted.
However, with the collaborator feature, Google gives users the ability to narrow their search even further. Of course, in order to use it, collaborators must be included in the documents
When you go to the Google Drive app, you can see this new filter. It’s called “people” and sits between the “type” and “modified” search filters that have been available for a while. This new filter brings more control over access to documents.
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Clicking on this filter will bring up a drop-down menu that displays a mini search bar. In this box, users can type the name of the collaborator within the file for quick access. The search then pulls up all files to which the person or people have been added as collaborators.
According to reports, some users have been able to access this feature since November 9. If you don't have access to this feature yet, you can update the Drive app and then check again.
Google Drive's collaborator feature productivity user in many ways. The filter allows users to better organize and manage their documents. This allows them to organize their work and share documents with their collaborators in a more efficient way.
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Additionally, as we said, it helps to quickly locate the documents they need. They can filter documents according to the collaborator who created or edited them. This saves time and makes searching and organizing documents more efficient.
Overall, we could say that Google Drive's collaborator feature enhances users ' productivity by providing them with an efficient way to organize, manage, and collaborate on their documents.
Source: www.androidheadlines.com
