How to Add a Google Drive File to Your Google Sites Website

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Sites users

You can add content from Google Drive to your website, including Docs, Sheets, and other types of files.

Before you add Google Drive files to your Google Sites website

  • For such content to be viewable when you publish the site, the content itself needs to be made public in Google Drive through sharing permissions.
  • Click here to see how.

How to add Google Drive files to your Google Sites website step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Add A Google Drive File To Your Google Sites Website - Step 1

Open your site in editing mode by double-clicking it in Google Drive at https://drive.google.com or Google Sites at https://sites.google.com/new.

Then under Insert in the top right, click Drive.

How To Add A Google Drive File To Your Google Sites Website - Step 1

You can also double-click an empty space on the page with your left mouse button to quickly pop up the Add element menu. Then select the From Drive icon.

Step 2

How To Add A Google Drive File To Your Google Sites Website - Step 2

Click a file in My Drive to select it. You can also view content in Shared drives, Shared with me, etc. 

Step 3

How To Add A Google Drive File To Your Google Sites Website - Step 3

Having selected the file, click INSERT at the bottom right.

Step 4

How To Add A Google Drive File To Your Google Sites Website - Step 4

The file gets added to a new section on the page.

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