Drag and Drop

It doesn't really get easier than drag-and-drop ability when it comes to creating documents, and now Google has added Google docs to the list of features that support the functionality. Users who are running the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, and Firefox are able to use the feature.

Earlier this year, Google added the ability to drag and drop files within Gmail, both from your desktop onto a message and from a message onto your desktop, two very helpful features. The addition of drag-and-drop ability to Google Docs makes it even easier to collaborate with others on documents stored in the cloud.

Any day that Google adds more drag and drop functionality to Gmail is a good day, and today is one of those days. Now, Chrome users are able to drag and drop Gmail attachments to save them to the desktop. Google added some drag-and-drop functionality to Gmail last Spring when it enabled dragging files onto Gmail messages to attach them, and now it works in reverse, too.

Sadly, the feature still only works in Google's Chrome browser, but since the dragging-to-attach functionality works in both Firefox and Safari as well, I'm hoping it'll soon roll out to other browsers.

It's simple, it's speedy, and drag-and-drop functionality is, in my opinion, one of the best features any application can have. Now, finally, you can drag and drop attachments while using Gmail. Instead of clicking "Attach a file" and searching for attachments one by one, you can just drag the photo, document, or other attachment onto the message. It works with multiple files, too — so if you have a folder full of photos to share with a friend, just select all of them and drag them over to attach.

For now, this functionality is only available in Firefox and Chrome, but Google plans to roll it out for other browsers "as soon as they support this feature." And to make your life even easier, check out more quick and easy Gmail tips.