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As you work in Microsoft 365, it's simple to share your documents. 

  1. Select Share menu button Share and then select Share menu button Share again. 

  2. Selelct Groups setting gear button icon. Link settings.

  3. Choose the permissions you want, under The link works for and More settings, choose who can use the link, or to allow editing, and then select Apply.

  4. Type the names or email addresses you want to share with, add an optional message, and select Send.

Note: After you've shared a document, the document and its metadata will show up automatically in the recipient's Shared view in OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Office.com experiences. Go to See files others have shared with you to learn more.

Create a shareable link

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Creating a shareable link makes it simple to share a document in an email, document, or IM.

  1. Select Share menu button Share and then choose Hyperlink button Copy link. 

  2. Selelct Groups setting gear button icon. Link settings if you want to change permissions.

  3. Select Copy Link if you don't see the Link copied message, otherwise share the link however you want, like in an email, document, or IM.

Share outside your org

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Use the People you choose setting to ensure only the people you share the link with can access it.

  1. Select Share menu button Share and then select Share menu button Share again.

  2. Selelct Groups setting gear button icon. Link settings.

  3. Select People you choose, use Edit pencil button Can edit to allow editing under More settings, and then select Apply.

  4. Type who to share with, add an optional message, and select Send.

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