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Bookmark Google Drive’s Recent link
In the olden days, approximately a year or two ago, you could list your main Google Drive folder by last modified, and your most current files would show up at the top. For some reason, Google modified this so it always shows your folders first before your documents. What a pain. But, Google does offer…
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#b2s 6. Create a first day newsletter to be sent home
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