Office 365 - OneDrive - Share Files (Online)
This article will provide information on sharing documents from OneDrive through your online Office 365 account.
Prerequisites
In order to share files from OneDrive via online Office 365 the following must be true:
- An Office 365 account has been created for you by an IT member through the onboarding process; and
- You are a student of UWS; or
- You are an employee of UWS
- There is a file saved in OneDrive
- You have successfully logged into your account (Steps for Logging Into Office)
Steps
Follow these steps to share a file from your online OneDrive account and share with individuals:
1. Go to www.office.com and Sign in with your UWS credentials.
2. Once logged in click on OneDrive.
3. Click on the share icon to open the share option menu.
4a. Add a recipient and message, if desired, and then 'Send'
4b. Click 'Anyone with the link can edit' to view additional sharing options. Here are the following options for sharing. Click Apply when finished.
- Anyone with the link
- People in uws.edu
- People with existing access
- Specific people
- Allow editing
- Set expiration date
- Set password