How Search Chips Make File Management Easier in Google Drive
A large team sharing a workspace on Google Drive can make finding Google Drive files and folders difficult. Search chips in Google Drive can lessen this pain and boost your workflow. Search chips are more visual search filter shortcuts to help drill down to the correct file type. Google is gradually rolling out the Search chips feature across all account types, so you should see it arrive on your Drive soon.
How Do Search Chips in Google Drive Work?
Search chips are present by default below the search bar as buttons that enable you to filter by different types of file criteria.
For instance, you can quickly sort through your files with the Search chips forFile type,People(all, owned, or shared by), andLast modifieddate. The Search chip works on your particular Google Drive view (For instance, My Drive, Recent, Shared Drives, etc.).
Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough.
Note:Search chips are present by default.
Search chips in action:
If you’re looking for all documents you created last week, you can select the “Last modified” filter and narrow your search results to files created within that period. Then further narrow it down with the “People” or “File type” Search chip dropdown filter. You don’t have to spend hours searching for the needed file.
Other Ways to Search Google Drive
Search chips are a minor way to search for your files and folders on Google Drive. Their placement below the search bar makes them more visible, but you should still become familiar with all the ways to find your files.
Of course, the Google Drive search bar and the advanced search operators remain a great way to narrow down the exact things you want in your Drive.
Use Search Instead of Scrolling
Search chips can save you a few seconds, which can add up. The feature will be available to all personal and Workspace users starting in the second quarter of this year. So give them a try when you see them on your Drive. The chips are another design element added to Google Drive’s smart canvas updates to streamline your workflow.
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