Lesson 8. Sharing a YouTube Video via Email

In this lesson, you learn how to share your favorite videos with friends and family.

Sharing an Individual Video

If you like a video, chances are you have a friend who’ll like that video, too. That’s why YouTube lets you share the videos you like—in fact, this type of video sharing is one of the defining features of the whole YouTube experience.

You share YouTube videos via email, sent through the YouTube system. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the page for the video you want to share.

2. Click the Share link underneath the video player window. This expands the Share section.

3. Scroll to the Send This Video from YouTube section, shown in Figure 8.1.

Figure 8.1 Sharing a video via email.

4. Enter the ...

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