How to Create Folders in Google Docs

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: July 2, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Google Drive folder from within Google Docs. While you can't store a folder within the Google Docs site, you can use the File Picker feature in Google Docs to create and access Google Drive folders in which you can store your document.

Steps

1
Open Google Docs. Go to https://docs.google.com/ in your computer's web browser. This will open the Google Docs site for your Google Account if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged into your Google Account, enter your email address and password before proceeding.
- If you have Gmail, Google Drive, or another Google service open, you can click the App Menu icon ⋮⋮⋮ in the upper-right side of the page, click More at the bottom of the resulting drop-down menu, and click Docs.
2
Open a document. Double-click an existing Google Doc document to open it.
- You can also click Blank in the upper-left side of the page to create a new document.
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Once your document is ready to be saved in your folder, you can proceed.
4
Click the File Picker
icon. It's the grey, folder-shaped icon that appears to the right of the document's name in the upper-left side of the page. A drop-down menu will appear.
- The File Picker icon may take a few seconds to appear after you open your document.
5
Click the New Folder
icon. This folder-shaped icon is in the bottom-right corner of the drop-down menu. Doing so brings up a new menu.
- You may first need to click the "Back" button in the top-left corner of the drop-down menu to navigate back to the "My Drive" page.
Type the folder's name into the text box at the top of the menu.
It's to the right of the text box. Doing so saves your folder and adds it to your Google Drive.
This blue button is in the bottom-right corner of the page. The current document will be added to the folder that you just created in your Google Drive account.

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Can you create folders in Google Docs without Google Drive on an iPad?

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No, there is no such thing as a Google Docs folder. The title of this article is misleading, I'm sure the author meant Google Drive. Google Docs is a writing program.

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What different folders I can create in Google Docs?

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The closest you can do is use File Picker, which is the little folder Icon next to the Title of the doc in editing mode, to choose which Google Drive folder your doc is saved in.

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How do I submit an essay using Google Drive?

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You can share the document with your teacher, or you can copy and paste the link to wherever he/she has instructed you to submit it.

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