To access the file in your Google Drive, go to https://drive. google. com in a web browser. If you’re not signed in to your Google account, sign in, and then click the file to open it. To open the file from Google Docs, go to https://docs. google. com in a web browser, sign in to your Google account if you aren’t logged in, and then click the file to open it.
If you have a group set up in your Google Contacts, you can type the group’s name to share with the group. If the recipient is not a Google Docs user, they will be invited to create a free account before accessing the document.
Choose Editor if you want to give full editing access to the people you share with. Choose Viewer if you just want the people you share with to be able to see, but not modify or delete, the document. Choose Commenter if you don’t want the person or people you share with to make changes to the file, but you want them to be able to view and leave comments. Click the gear at the upper-right corner to set more advanced settings, including whether you want to allow editors to change permissions and share with others, and/or allow viewers and commenters to download, print, and copy the document.
If you choose to notify people, you can type a message into the “Message” box to explain the document or provide further info.
If you chose the Notify option, the recipient will receive an email containing a link to the document.
To access the file in your Google Drive, go to https://drive. google. com in a web browser. If you’re not signed in to your Google account, sign in, and then click the file to open it. To open the file from Google Docs, go to https://docs. google. com in a web browser, sign in to your Google account if you aren’t logged in, and then click the file to open it.
Anyone with the link means that anyone who you send the link (or who gets the link from anyone else) can view the document. If you choose this option, you can select a permissions level from the second drop-down menu: Choose Editor if you want to give full editing access to anyone with the link. Choose Viewer if you just want people with the link to be able to see, but not modify, the document. Choose Commenter if you don’t want people with the link to make changes, but do want them to be able to leave comments. Restricted means that only people you’ve shared the document with can use this link to view it.
Choose Editor if you want to give full editing access to anyone with the link. Choose Viewer if you just want people with the link to be able to see, but not modify, the document. Choose Commenter if you don’t want people with the link to make changes, but do want them to be able to leave comments.
If you have a group set up in your Google Contacts, you can type the group’s name to share with the group. If the recipient is not a Google Docs user, they will be invited to create a free account before accessing the document.
Tap Editor if you want to give full editing access to the people you share with. Tap Viewer if you just want the people you share with to be able to see, but not modify or delete, the document. Tap Commenter if you don’t want the person or people you share with to make changes to the file, but you want them to be able to view and leave comments.
If you don’t want the recipients to receive a notification email, tap the three dots at the top-right corner and select Skip sending notifications.
Restricted means that only people you’ve shared the document with can use this link to view it. Viewer means that anyone with the link can view but not modify the document. Editor means that anyone with the link can modify or delete the document. Commenter allows anyone with the link to view and comment on the document, but not make any changes.
