

If people forward the sharing invitation, only people who already have access to the item will be able to use the link. Specific people gives access only to the people you specify, although other people may already have access. Use this if you just want to send a link to somebody who already has access. It does not change the permissions on the item. People with existing access can be used by people who already have access to the document or folder. People in gives anyone in your organization who has the link access to the file, whether they receive it directly from you or forwarded from someone else. This may include people outside of your organization. Also, if you opt to disable editing, you can also opt to prevent viewers from downloading the file.Īnyone gives access to anyone who receives this link, whether they receive it directly from you or forwarded from someone else. OneDrive for work or school users also have the option to restrict the level of access (anyone with the link, only people within your organization, only people with existing access to the file, or only individuals you specify). OneDrive for work or school additional options

You'll need to provide this password separately to users. Set password - When a user clicks the link, they will be prompted to enter a password before they can access the file.

After that, the link will be invalid, and you will need to create a new link for users requiring access to your file or folder. Set expiration date - The link will only work until the date you set. However, they cannot make change to the version on your OneDrive. They can also forward the link to other people. Unchecking this box means that people can view, copy or download your items without signing in. If you're sharing a folder, people with Edit permissions can copy, move, edit, rename, share, and delete anything in the folder. Recipients can forward the link, change the list of people sharing the files or folder, and change permissions for recipients.

Set the options you want on your link, then select Apply when you're done.Īllow editing - When you share items with this type of link, people can edit files, and can add files in a shared folder if they're signed in with a Microsoft account. Select Anyone with the link can edit to customize the link options. You can also pick multiple items to share them together (sharing multiple items at the same time is not available for OneDrive for work or school accounts). Pick the file or folder you want to share by selecting the circle in the upper corner of the item. Note: For OneDrive for work or school users not using Microsoft 365, try Share documents or folders in SharePoint Server.
