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How to share a file and create a link via Google Drive

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OPEN UP CHROME BROWSER

  • CLICK ON GOOGLE DRIVE OR LOOK FOR THE COLORED DOTS APP SHORTCUT ON THE LEFT-HAND CORNER BOOKMARK BAR
  • NAVIGATE TO THE FILE YOU WANT TO SHARE
  • SELECT FILE
    RIGHT CLICK ON FILE CLICK SHARE

IN THE POP UP YOU CAN DO TWO THINGS:

SHARE WITH SELECT PEOPLE ONLY OR SHARE WITH EVERYONE WHO HAS THE LINK

WHAT ARE THE VIEW PERMISSIONS:

  • EDITOR CAN DOWNLOAD AND MAKE CHANGES TO THE FILE COMMENT CAN ONLY MAKE COMMENTS
    VIEWERS CAN ONLY VIEW THE FILE NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNLESS THEY MAKE A COPY – BY SELECTING FILE – MAKE A COPY

CREATING THE SHARE LINK

 

TO SHARE WITH SPECIFIC PEOPLE VIA EMAIL:

  • IN THE TOP SECTION OF THE BOX ADD THE EMAIL OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH
  • SELECT THE VIEW ACCESS TYPE CLICK SEND

TO CREATE A PUBLIC LINK:

  • GO TO THE SECTION GET LINK
  • CLICK THE LINK THAT SAYS CHANGE TO ANYONE WITH THE LINK SELECT THE VIEW ACCESS PERMISSION
    CLICK COPY LINK

NOW YOU CAN ADD THAT LINK TO AN EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE OR ONTO YOUR WEBSITE

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