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If you share the URL through Classroom, slot it in the "Material" field instead of "Assignment"; this bypasses the forced copy prompt and delivers the live master sheet directly in read-only mode, killing the "Make a copy" step for 30+ students.

Bulk-switch 50 URLs in under two minutes: dump the original links into column A of a sheet, fire up =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"/file/d/","/uc?export=download&id="),"/view","") in column B, double-click the corner, then pull the handle to fill the rest. Every cell now hosts a instant fetch string.

Create dropdown-gated status labels that color-tag by publishing stage Create a single-column list on a invisible sheet: Draft, Edit, Timed, Published, Vaulted. Mark the status column in the tracker, open Data → Validate → Range list and reference that list. Check Show dropdown list in cell and Deny typos to block typos.

Build the direct link generator for Google Drive Download URL with a Simple Prefix Swap Swap https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view?usp=sharing with https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID. Finished–open the new address and the file starts instantly, no preview page.

Craft a 12-month date grid with auto-updating week numbers Add a new tab named YearGrid. In A1 type DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),1,1); in B1 A1+1; pull B1 right until you reach 366 cells (366 for leap year). Mark row 1 → Format → Number → Custom → d-mmm. Row 2 lists ISO week numbers: in A2 paste ISOWEEKNUM(A1) and drag across. Freeze first two rows.

Move Task Cutoff First Click waste icon Within 25 Second Isolate photos Still safe 3 Check file size—if MB match, edits intact Grace period Fourth Click—XMP follows Final chance

Switch your mirrorless to sync 14-bit uncompressed RAW at ~45 megabytes to the online folder named _2024-05-Ingest; the initial 15 GB top-up every 30 days, plenty for roughly 330 shots. Turn on "Original quality" in the phone–anything else compresses 45 MP files back 16 MP and strips color profiles.

Flip Sync on AC and metered Wi-Fi to spare battery; a 500-shot event costs 18 % on Galaxy S23. When progress is full, yank the card, slide it in in-camera, reset internally—never on the phone—to maintain folder structure tidy.

Undo accidental deletes within 25-day grace window Right-click the cloud trash bin, choose "Restore previous versions," choose the JPEG or RAW dated pre the delete, tap "Restore" immediately—it rewinds every edit, star rating, and sidecar in one click.

Need a tighter view? Sub the range named range–for instance Timeline–and stick first 10 to reveal only the top 10 overdue. The table refreshes every time you fire up the doc, so no manual refresh or extensions are required.

Schedule a 7 a.m. automation that emails you a PDF snapshot of rows where status equals "scheduled" and release date equals current day; the code needs 11 lines of code and runs on basic accounts. Insert the same script into a second trigger that fires every Monday at 9 a.m. to archive rows older than 45 days into the Archive tab, keeping the working sheet below 500 rows so search speed stays under one second on phone.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aB2cD3eF4gH5iJ6kL7mN8oP9qR0sT1uV2wX3yZ4/view https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aB2cD3eF4gH5iJ6kL7mN8oP9qR0sT1uV2wX3yZ4 /open?id= /fetch?id=

/preview?usp=sharing &export=download

Pull the last 90 days of Search Console traffic into column H with the integrated add-on; use one ARRAYFORMULA to divide impressions by CTR and generate the traffic estimate for the next 12 weeks. Couple that forecast with a second ARRAYFORMULA that scales average order value by expected conversions; the output gives you a dollar value per post before you create a single line. Hide these columns, protect them from editors, and create a named range "ROI_ref" so you can reference it in format formatting that turns the row green only when predicted profit exceeds $350.

If you must allow editing on the same document, move the file to a Shared drive where Content manager rights rule. Add students as Viewers or Commenters; only members with Manager status can rename. On a personal drive, ownership equals power–transfer ownership to yourself and stay sole Manager status to block rename attempts.

Verify the Generated Link in Incognito to Skip Login Walls Fire the URL you just assembled in a private Chrome window (Cmd+Shift+N). If the file kicks off downloading without showing a sign-in page, the ?export=download tweak is kicking. If a 403 or 404 appears, the share permission is still "Private"; flip it to "Anyone on the internet" and regenerate the URL.

Stop Students From Renaming Your Master File Set the file to "View only" before the link leaves your hands. In Docs, Slides or Sheets, click Share › Owner settings › Disable options to download, print and copy. Students receive a view-only copy; the triple-dot menu vanishes, so the title field is frozen. No add-ons required, works on individual and Workspace accounts.