| Google Share
You can share files and folders with people and choose whether they can view, edit, or comment on them. You can share with:
- Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides
- A link or email attachment
Levels of
accessWhen you share a file with other people, you choose what they can do with the file. You can always change your mind or stop sharing completely. Choose if others: - Can edit: Others can make changes and share a file with others. The default for sharing with specific people.
- Can comment:
Others can view and comment on a file but not make changes. You cannot comment on a folder.
- Can view: Others can open a file but not change it or comment. The default for link sharing.
Share with specific peopleNote: To
share multiple files at once, add the files to a folder in Drive and share the entire folder. - Open a file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
- In the top right corner, click Share.
- Under "People" in the "Share with
others" box, type the email address of the person or Google Group you want to share with. Tip: Search for contacts by typing a name in the box.
- To choose if a person can view, comment, or edit the file, click the Down arrow next to the text box .
- Click Done. The people you shared with will get an email letting them know you've shared a file.
Share using a linkTo share something with more than one person without entering individual email addresses, you can create a link that allows anyone to open
it. Note: Documents will be "view only" unless they are signed into a Google Account. - Go to drive.google.com.
- Select the name of a file or folder.
- At the top, click Get shareable link .
- In the corner, make sure the switch is green and to the right. A file link will be copied to your clipboard.
- Paste the link in an email or anyplace you want to share it.
- To change
whether a person can view, comment, or edit the file, click Sharing settings.
To stop sharing a file: - At the top, click Get shareable link .
- Next to "Link sharing on", click the switch.
- Open a file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
- In the top right corner, click Share.
- Click Get shareable link in the top right of the "Share with others" box.
- To choose whether a person can view, comment, or edit the file, click the Down arrow next to "Anyone with the link" .
- A file link will be copied to your clipboard. Paste the link in an email or anywhere you want to share it
Share a file or folder publicly- On your computer, sign in to Google Drive.
- Click a file or folder.
- Google Drive: In the top right, click Share .
- Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides: In the top right, click Share.
- In the top right of the "Share with others" box, click Get shareable link.
- Next to "Anyone with the link," click the Down arrow.
- Click More…
- Select "On - Public on the web". Anyone can open the file on the Internet by searching or using the link.
- Click Save.
- Choose what level of access people with the link have: view, comment, or edit.
- Click Done.
If you're using an account through work, school, or another group, you may not be able to share files or folders publicly.
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