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• To step
• Method 1 of 2: Using a browser
• Method 2 of 2: Using the mobile app

This wikiHow teaches you how to share a saved document on Google Docs and allow other users to edit the document online. You can change the individual settings of each user and invite new editors via email or with a link.

To step

Method 1 of 2: Using a browser

1. Open the Google Docs website in your internet browser. Type or paste the link http://www.docs.google.com in the address bar and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
   • If you're not automatically signed in, sign in with the Google account you want to use.
2. Click on the document you want to edit. Here you will find all your documents. Click on the document you want to make editable for other contributors. This will open the document.
   • You can create or upload a new document by clicking the gray folder icon at the top right of the document list.
3. Click on the blue button Share. This button is located in the top right corner of the document. It will open the sharing preferences of this document in a new popup.
4. click on Get link top right. This button looks like a circle chain icon in the top right corner of the "Share" popup window. It will show you the link for sharing your document.
   • The icon turns green.
   • If the icon is already green, a link to share this document should already exist here, and clicking it will copy it to your clipboard.
5. Click on the Anyone with the link can ...Select Anyone with the link "can edit" from the drop-down list. This allows any user with the sharing link to join and edit the document online with their account.
   • You can also enter individual email addresses under "People" at the bottom, click the drop-down box next to the email list and select here Can edit.
   • You can now copy the share link at the top and share the document with anyone. Anyone can edit your document with the link.
6. click on Advanced bottom right. This is a gray button in the lower right corner of the "Share" popup window. A list opens with all the people sharing this document.
   • You can also copy the share link at the top here.
7. Enter an email address in the "Invite people" field (optional). You can send email invitations to people to access this document and let them know they can edit it.
   • If you manually enter multiple email addresses, make sure to separate the addresses with a comma.
   • If you don't want to send notifications, uncheck the "Notify people" check box below the email field.
8. Click the drop-down list next to the email field (optional). Make sure that Can edit here is selected for the invitations.
   • If Can edit is selected, you will see a Click on the blue button To send. This will send an invitation email and a shareable link to your document to the selected contacts. All invited contacts can edit your document.
     • If you check the box Notify people off, you have to go here OK Click and manually share the link to share your document.

Method 2 of 2: Using the mobile app

1. Open the Google Docs app on your iPhone, iPad or Android. The Docs icon looks like a blue document sheet on a white background. You can find it on your home screen, in an app folder, or in the Apps drawer.
2. Find and tap the document you want to make editable. This will open the document in full screen.
   • Or tap the colored icon "+’ bottom right and create a new document.
3. Tap the figurehead with the "+" icon at the top. You can find this button in the top right corner of the screen. It opens the "Share" page.
   • You will see a popup here if you do not have permission to edit the sharing preferences in a shared document.
   • If you don't see this icon, you can tap the three-dot icon in the top right corner, Share and export in the menu panel and press Share to tap.
4. Tap the user list under "Who Has Access" (optional). This will open a list of all people with access to the document.
   • You can tap the icon next to a user here and Processor to allow him or her to perform edits.
5. Enter the contact you want to invite to the document. Tap the field People and enter the contacts you want to add as editors.
   • You can choose from the saved contacts here, or manually type an address and separate it with a comma.
6. Tap the drop-down menu next to the "People" field. A pop-up menu will open.
   • This button shows a Select Processor in the popup. This will allow all contacts selected here to edit the document.
   • Enter an invitation message for your contacts (optional). Use the field Message to write a message.
   • Tap the paper airplane icon in the upper right corner. This will send your sharing invitation to the selected people. All invited users can edit the document.