Using the Google Drive for Team Chat App


The Google Drive for Zoom Team Chat helps businesses collaborate within Team Chat by allowing users to easily and quickly access Google Drive. This app allows users to access files and documents from Google Drive without having to switch back and forth between applications.

This article covers:

Prerequisites for using the Google Drive for Team Chat App

How to install from the Zoom App Marketplace

  1. Sign in to the Zoom App Marketplace.
  2. In the top right of your screen, search for Google Drive by Zoom
  3. Click Add.
  4. Review the requested permissions and click Authorize.
    Once installed, the app is displayed under the Apps section of the Team Chat tab of the Zoom desktop client.

How to connect the Team Chat App to your Google Workspace Account

  1. Sign in to the desktop client.
  2. Click the Team Chat tab .
  3. At the bottom of the left chat panel, find the Apps  section.
  4. Select Google Drive.
  5. Click Connect.
    You will be prompted to connect your Zoom account with your Google Workspace account.
  6. Sign-in with your Google Workspace account.

    When sign-in is successful, you will see a message from the Team Chat App indicating the app is ready to use.

How to use the Google Drive for Team Chat App

With Google Drive for Team Chat you will be able to

Share a file

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.
  2. Click the Team Chat tab .
  3. Select the 1:1, group chat, or channel you want to share a file with.
  4. Below the chat text compose box, click on the Google Drive app icon.
    A menu of options will appear
  5. Click Share from Google Drive.
    The Google Drive file picker will appear.
  6. Search for and select a file from your Google Drive
  7. Click Select to post it to the Team Chat conversation.

Docs, spreadsheets, and presentations can also be quickly shared by using a slash command.

Create a new Google Drive file

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop client.
  2. Click the Team Chat tab .
  3. Select the 1:1, group chat, or channel you want to share a file with.
  4. Below the chat text compose box, click on the Google Drive app icon.
    A menu of options will appear
  5. Click the type of document you want to create:
    • Create a Document
    • Create a Spreadsheet
    • Create a Presentation
  6. Enter a title for the new document.
  7. Click Create.
    A new document will be created and available for use.

Docs, spreadsheets, and presentations can also be quickly created by using a slash command.

Set Sharing Permissions for files shared from Google Drive

Upon posting a document from Google Drive to a chat conversation, you will be able to set your sharing permissions. This allows you to control who has access to the document.

  1. Click on the document preview box.
  2. Click the Share with… drop-down menu.
  3. Choose who can access the document (Channel Members, Your Organization, or Anyone with link) and what type of access they have to the document (View, Comment, or Edit)
    After updating doc permissions, a message only visible to you will be posted to the channel confirming who now has access to the document.

Slash commands for the Google Drive app

Once installed, the Google Drive app can be used from any Team Chat channel. The following slash commands are available in any 1:1, group chat, or chat channel:

How to disconnect the Team Chat App to your Google Workspace Account

  1. Sign in to the desktop client.
  2. Click the Team Chat tab .
  3. At the bottom of the left chat panel, find the Apps  section.
  4. Select Google Drive
  5. Enter the slash command /googledrive disconnect
  6. Click on the Disconnect button and the app will be disconnected from your Google Workspace account

How to remove the Google Drive App

  1. Sign into the Zoom App Marketplace with your Zoom account.
  2. In the top right of the page, click Manage.
  3. In the navigation menu, click Added Apps.
  4. Next to the Google Drive app, click Remove.
  5. Confirm the dialogue and click Remove.

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