Share files from Google Drive

You can share with people that have a Google Account.

1. Open the homescreen for Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, or Google Slides.
2. Click the file you want to share.
3. Click Share or Share .
4. Under "People," type the email address or Google Group you want to share with.
5. To choose what someone can do with your file, click the Down arrow . Learn more about how others can view, comment, or edit files.
   • If you don’t want to notify people, uncheck "Notify people."
6. Click Send. An email is sent to people you shared with.

You can give other people a link to your file so that you don't have to add email addresses when you share your file.

1. Open the homescreen for Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, or Google Slides.
2. Click the file you want to share.
3. Click Share or Share .
4. At the top right, click Get shareable link.
5. Next to "Anyone with the link," click the Down arrow .
6. To choose what someone can do with your file, click the Down arrow . Learn more about how others can view, comment, or edit files.
7. Copy and paste the link in an email or any place you want to share it.

Link sharing options

When you share a link to a file, you can control how widely the file is shared. These options depend on if your Google Account is through work, school, or Gmail.

• On - Public on the web: Anyone can search on Google and get access to your file, without signing in to their Google Account.
• On - Anyone with the link: Anyone who has the link can access your file, without signing in to their Google Account.
• On - Your domain: If you use a Google account through work or school, anyone signed in to an account at your work or school can search for and access your file.
• On - Anyone at your domain with the link: If you use a Google account through work or school, anyone signed in to an account at your work or school can access your file if they have the link.
• Off - Specific people: Only people you share the file with will be able to access it.

People who aren't signed in to a Google Account show up as anonymous animals in your file. Learn more about anonymous animals.

If you use a Google Account through work or school, you may not be able to share publicly.

1. Open the homescreen for Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, or Google Slides.
2. Click Share or Share .
3. Click Get shareable link.
4. Next to "Anyone with the link," click the Down arrow .
5. Click More.
6. Click On - Public on the web. Anyone on the Internet can open the file by searching for it or if they have the link.
7. Click Save.
8. Choose the level of access you want people to have. Learn more about how others can view, comment, or edit files.
9. Click Done.

Sharing limits

• No more 50 people can edit and comment at the same time.
• More than 50 people can view a file, but they won’t be visible. If 50 or more people need to view a file, publish the file to create a new link. Learn how to publish a file.
• You can only share a file with up to 200 people or groups. If you need to share a file with more than 200 people, you can add them to a Google Group, then share the file with the group.
• If you share a folder with a lot of people, it may take some time before everyone can see it.

If you want to use a spreadsheet to collect information, learn how to create a Google Form. Read more about how data is collected.