This blog is no longer utilized - however I keep it up so that I can share with others what I have done within this social media course.

This was my first time teaching this course.

To see the current social media class that I am teaching please visit.

Google Docs - How to Share!

How to create and share docs

To create a doc:
  1. From your Docs list, select "New" from the upper-left corner.
  2. Select which kind of doc you'd like to create: document, spreadsheet or presentation.
  3. A brand new version of the doc type selected will open for you, ready to be edited and shared.
To share a doc:
  1. From within the document you'd like to share, click the "Share" tab, in the upper-right corner*.
  2. 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.
  3. Click "Invite collaborators."
  4. 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.