How to create and share docs
To create a doc:
- From your Docs list, select "New" from the upper-left corner.
- Select which kind of doc you'd like to create: document, spreadsheet or presentation.
- A brand new version of the doc type selected will open for you, ready to be edited and shared.
To share a doc:
- From within the document you'd like to share, click the "Share" tab, in the upper-right corner*.
- Enter the email addresses of whomever you'd like to add and select the button next to "As collaborators:" or "As viewers", depending on what kind of access you'd like them to have.
- Click "Invite collaborators."
- If you'd like, in the window that appears send an email to your collaborators explaining a little about the doc. Whether or not you send this email, your doc is now shared.
*A note about Advanced permissions:
In the "Share" tab you'll notice a couple of options below the invite screen that bear further explanation.
- "Collaborators may invite others" is exactly what it says -- an option that allows or prevents those you invite from inviting others to the doc.
- "Invitations may be used by anyone" is a feature that allows invitations to be forwarded, and allow access to, anyone who receives them. In effect, this option works similarly to "Collaborators may invite others."
Note that when inviting a mailing list to collaborate on a doc, you'll need to have this option checked.
