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Office 2021 All-in-One For Dummies
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Office 2021 All-in-One For Dummies

by Peter Weverka
February 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
800 pages
19h 1m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 2

File Sharing and Collaborating

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding how file sharing works

Bullet Sharing files and folders with your collaborators

Bullet Seeing files you share with others and others share with you

Bullet Changing how you share folders and files

Starting in the OneDrive window, you can collaborate online by sharing Word documents, Excel worksheets, and PowerPoint presentations. This chapter explains how file sharing works. It shows you how, using OneDrive, you can share your folders and files with others, and how to change how files and folders are shared.

The previous chapter of this minibook explains how to sign in to OneDrive and how to navigate the OneDrive window.

Sharing Files: The Big Picture

OneDrive generates a link for each file that is shared. This link is the means by which the people who share the file open it. Someone who has the link can click it and, in their web browser, open the file for viewing or editing in an Office desktop application (or Office Web application).

The owner of a folder or file can share it using these methods:

  • Invite people by email: Send ...
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