

“Anyone with the link” - is when anyone with the link can view, comment or edit the document without signing in to a Google account.If you pick this option, you can also navigate and click on the settings gear located in the top-right corner of the “Get link” part of the pop-up, and tick the box if you want to let people in your organization be able to search for your spreadsheet. “Google organization / group” - sharing a document with your company or department specifying the access rights.Restricted - when access to the document is restricted to those emails and groups that you’ve specified in the “Share with people and groups” pop-up.Google allows you to pick between the following options:

In the drop down, pick either “Restricted”, “Your Group / Organization” or “Anyone with the link”.To change this default setting, click “Change”.In my case, this file has been shared with the entire Railsware Google group, so that its members have “Viewer” permissions for it. There you will see whether this document is already shared with a Google group - for example, an organization or department.Navigate to the bottom part of the pop-up.Or, you may open the document, navigate to the top-right corner and click “Share”.Īfter the “Share with people and groups” pop-up opens, please: To find it, you may either locate your file in Google Drive, right-click on it and then select “Get link”. Once you’ve shared your document, you may need to get a shared link to it.
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How to get a shareable link to a file in Google Sheets
