Google Docs is one of the handiest online tools because the platform makes it easy to collaborate on projects and share them with coworkers or classmates. Once a Google Doc has been shared by its creator, multiple people can work simultaneously, allowing for real-time additions, edits, and updates.
And unlike the Microsoft Word desktop app, Google Docs lives on the internet, so you don’t have to worry about manually saving your work, or losing your work due to a computer crash.
You can share a Google Doc via email or shareable link, and adjust everyone’s editing permissions on the document – here’s how.
1. Go to docs.google.com and sign into your account.
2. Either create a new document by clicking the colorful plus sign +New in the top-left corner, or find an existing document from your Google Drive.
Click “New” to create a new document or “My Drive” to select a document from your Drive.Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider
3. Open your document and click the blue Share button in the top-right corner.
Advertisement
Click the “Share” button.Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider
4. In the pop-up, under Share with people and groups, you can type in the email addresses of everyone you’d like to send your folder to. If someone is part…
visibility_offDisable flashes
titleMark headings
settingsBackground Color
zoom_outZoom out
zoom_inZoom in
remove_circle_outlineDecrease font
add_circle_outlineIncrease font
spellcheckReadable font
brightness_highBright contrast
brightness_lowDark contrast
format_underlinedUnderline links
font_downloadMark links