Did You Know You Can Search Google Drive and Gmail From the Chrome Omnibox?
Did you know you can search your Google Drive from Chrome?
That’s right! With this one little trick, you can search right from the search box (aka the Omnibox) in Google Chrome.
If you are anything like me, you store EVERYTHING in Google Drive. I just Google Drive to backup all of my files so I can get to my stuff from anywhere at any time. But, as you may have read in my previous post: 8 Fantastic Ways to Find Anything in Google Drive, I am not so great at keeping my files organized and rely deeply on the searching functionality within Google Drive.
So take the power of Google Drive search and combine it with the ability to customize your search engine shortcuts in Google Chrome, and you’ve got a winner! This is soooooooo easy, and a great time saver! We all need that!
How to Edit Your Chrome Search Engines:
- Right-click on the Omnibox, and select, “Edit Search Engines.” This will open your search engine settings in Google Chrome.
- From here, scroll down to the very bottom to add a new search engine.
- Name your search engine.
- Then choose the keyword you want to use. I use the letter “d.” It doesn’t even have to be a full word.
- Then just copy and paste this search URL: https://drive.google.com/#search?q=%s
- Click done.
Now test it out! Type your new keyword in the Omnibox and space or enter and then you can enter your search terms!
But wait, there’s’ more! Search Gmail from Chrome!
You know I always have more, and you did notice that Gmail was in this title as well, right? You can also create a search for your Gmail account. So repeat the directions above, but instead of the drive URL, enter this one: https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/#apps/%s.
How awesome is that? Now you can create and edit other search engines that you use frequently. (I use “am,” to search Amazon since I’m a frequent flyer.)
Now you have a new trick you can share with other teachers, students, and friends. Go show off your mad Google skills!
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Did You Know You Can Search Google Drive and Gmail From Chrome?
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So take the power of Google Drive search and combine it with the ability to customize your search engine shortcuts in Google Chrome, and you’ve got a winner! This is soooooooo easy, and a great time saver! We all need that!
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