Question
How can I collaborate in OneDrive?
Answer
Share OneDrive files from your Office apps
To share a file from within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or another Office app:
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Select
Share on the ribbon.
Or, select File > Share.
Note: If your file is not already saved to OneDrive, you'll be prompted to upload your file to OneDrive to share it.
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Select who you want to share with from by clicking the gear icon, or enter a name or email address.
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Add a message (optional) and select Send.


Share files from OneDrive
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Right click the file and select Share.
Or, select a file and select
Share on the toolbar.
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Select who you want to share with by clicking the gear icon, or enter a name or email address.
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Add a message (optional) and select Send.


Change views
The left pane lets you filter your view of items in OneDrive.
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Home - Brings you to the homepage.
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My Files - Shows the files connected to Onedrive.
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Shared - See items that you've shared with other people and that other people have shared with you.
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Favorites - Files that were favorited will show up here
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Recycle bin - See items and folders that you've deleted.

Stop or change sharing
If you are the file owner, or have edit permissions, you can stop or change the sharing permissions.
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Select the file or folder you want to stop sharing.
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Select the users profile in the bottom right corner.
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Under "Ways this person has access" selecting the options below and click Apply.

To stop sharing click the minus button as seen below.

Copy link
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Select a file and select the 3 dots and click Copy link.
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Or, right click a file and select Copy link.
