HeyBobFind the file, then finish the job.
Connect Google Drive and Bob finds the right document, reads it, and uses it for the reply, the brief or the report you asked for. In the HeyBob app on Mac, Windows and Linux, or in Slack.
- Only files you can already open
- Asks before he saves anything
- A receipt on every job
What Bob can do in Google Drive.
Drive often holds the missing piece for work that starts somewhere else. Bob sees what the connected person can see, including files shared with them.
Search and read
Find files by name, owner, folder or date and read what is in them.
Copy a file
Make a copy of a template or working document, leaving the original alone.
Save a text file
Save a report or notes he wrote as a plain text file in the folder you name.
Five things to hand him.
A title, owner, folder or date makes the search land first time.
“Find the most recent launch brief in Drive and sum up the decisions that changed this week.”
No more asking the team to resend the link.
“Read the Acme rollout plan in Drive and their latest Gmail thread. Draft a reply that answers the open questions.”
Drive is the source, Gmail is the conversation, and the send waits for your yes.
“For tomorrow’s roadmap review, read the strategy doc and list the decisions still open.”
The file shows up at the moment you need it.
“Copy the approved kickoff template for the Northstar project. Don’t change the original.”
Copying changes Drive, so he asks first.
“Turn this incident timeline into a clean report and save it in the incident folder.”
He saves it as a text file. He does not promise Word or PDF conversions here.
Connected in a minute.
Tell Bob to connect Google Drive.
Tap the button he posts and sign in with Google.
Check what he is asking to see and choose the right Google account.
Come back and ask again. The job picks up from there.
Each person connects their own Drive. Bob cannot get around your sharing settings or see files nobody shared with you.
Start with the file your team keeps hunting for.
- No company-wide view. He sees your files and what is shared with you, nothing more.
- Not a document editor. He searches, reads, copies and saves text files. Don’t assume he can rewrite any Google Doc in place.
- Same name, many files. Give an owner, folder or date when several files match.
- Files dropped in chat work too. Attach a sheet in a team channel and ask @Bob about it in the thread.
Common questions.
What can Bob do with Google Drive?
Search and read the files you can open, copy a file, and save a text file he wrote.
Can Bob see every file in our company?
No. Only the files the connected Google account can already see.
Can Bob edit any Google Doc?
Don’t assume so. His Drive actions are search, read, copy and saving text files.
Does Bob ask before creating a file?
Yes. A copy or a new file asks first unless you have allowed that exact kind of change.
Hand Bob the file nobody can find.
$100 of work, on us. Set up in 2 minutes.