- You can easily share files on Google Drive with just a few clicks.
- Share settings allow you to specify who can view, comment or edit files, and who can organize and add content. to folders.
- You can upload files and folders from your computer to share them later by simply dragging them to Google Drive.
- This story is part of the Business Insider’s Guide to Google Drive. .
google drive is a great tool for a variety of collaborative projects, as it allows people to view, download, and edit files directly. ensures that everyone has the most up-to-date version of a file without having to download it to their computer, edit it, and then send updated copies.
You can create and organize word documents, spreadsheets, and slideshows, as well as upload photos, audio, and video files.
Here’s what you need to know about sharing files on Google Drive.
how to share a file on google drive from a computer
1. In your internet browser, go to google drive.
2. drag and drop the file directly onto your disk.
3. Once the upload is complete, open the file.
4. Click the icon with three vertically arranged dots, then click “share”.
5. Type the names or groups you’d like to share the file with. tap “done” and recipients will receive an email with a link that will take them to the file.
6. Alternatively, you can get a link to share with collaborators (to include in an email, text or chat, for example) in the “get link” section.
choose the option you want (restricted, anyone with the link) and then click “copy link”. for “anyone with the link”, you can specify whether those following the link can view, comment on, or edit the file.
7. if you have multiple files to share, you can put a whole folder in google drive or create a folder in google drive, put the files in the folder and share the whole folder by right clicking on him and clicking “share”. You can find more details about folder permissions and what they imply on this google drive help page.
how to share a file created on google drive
1. open a file in google docs in your web browser and click “share” at the top right of the screen. You will see a lock icon next to the word “share”. this can also be done with google sheets, google slides. and other google file sharing apps.
2. Type the names or groups you’d like to share the file with. tap “done” and recipients will receive an email with a link that will take them to the file.
3. Alternatively, you can get a link to share with collaborators (to include in an email, text or chat, for example) in the “get link” section. choose the option you want (restricted, whatever has the link) and then click “copy link”. for “anyone with the link”, you can specify whether those following the link can view, comment on, or edit the file.
4. After doing this, you will have effectively changed the access permissions of the file. the lock icon next to “share” will change to an icon of a person with a link below it.
how to share files on the google drive mobile app
1. open the google drive app on your mobile device.
2. Navigate to the file or folder you want to share, then tap “…” next to the file name.
3. tap “share”, then type the names of the people you want to share the file with, as well as a message that will accompany the email with a link to the file.
4. tap the pen icon to change permissions (edit, comment, and view).
5. When you’re done, tap the airplane icon to send invites to collaborators.
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