You can share data with read access by creating a public link. You can give this link to other people. Everyone who gets this link can view the data.
The following options exist:
You can share the following data with read access by using a public link: address books, calendars, tasks, folders. files.
E-Mail messages cannot be shared with a public link.
You can set a password for the access. You can define that the link expires after a specific time frame, e.g.: after one month.
You can revoke the public link.
How to share data with read access by using a public link:
Select the app that should be used for sharing data.
Select a folder in the folder view.
Note: Select a folder for which you have the permission to share. Depending on the app, some folders cannot be shared.
In the Drive, you can also select a folder or file in the display area.
Click the
icon next to the folder name. Click on .In the Drive app, you can also use one of the following methods:
Click the
icon in the tool bar. Click on .Select
from the context menu.A window opens. It contains a public link for read access to the share.
To share the link, the following options are available:
To insert the link into other applications, click the
icon next to the link.In order to directly send the link by E-Mail, enter the respective E-Mail addresses. Tips:
While entering the E-Mail address, several matching suggestions are displayed. To accept a suggestion, click on it.
To select contacts from a list, click the
icon on the right side of the input field.By default, the data are shared with read access for an unlimited time. To set a time limit for the access to the shared data, enable
. Select a time range.To protect the access with a password, enable
. Enter a password. If you send the public link by E-Mail, the E-Mail contains the password.If you share a folder in the Drive app, you can transfer the folder's permissions to all existing or newly created sub-folders of this folder. To do so, enable .
Click on
.Subordinated actions:
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Parent topic: Sharing Data