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Share a Google Drive file publicly

Share your Google Drive files publicly with no sign in required You can simply share your Drive files publicly with people outside of your organisation by changing the link-sharing options available To share your file publicly: Select the blue Share button in the top right-hand side of your chosen Drive file Select > Advanced in the bottom right-hand side, select > Change You’ll see a range of Link Sharing options Choose > On - public on the web > Choose Save This means anyone on the Internet can find and access your file - no sign-in required Make sure to copy your new updated URL before sharing it Select > Done You can change the sharing rights of your files at any time if you no longer want your file to be seen publicly. If you need to share your file to someone without a Google account but don’t want to make a file public, you can choose Anyone with the Link. Note: with both these shares your file is being made available to users outside of your domain, so we advise caution. If you need to find out which of your files are shared with users outside of your domain, try out our Drive Permissions tool .
Turn on Drive notifications in Google Chat

Never miss an update in Google Drive by turning on notifications in Hangouts Chat Hangouts Chat has lots of great features but this handy tip will help you to never miss a notification or action in Drive. To start receiving Drive notifications in Chat: In the top left-hand side click > Find people, rooms and bots Search for Google Drive and select - it will then open up in Chat as a Google Drive Bot You can then choose to turn Drive notifications on (and off if you change your mind) In Chat, you’ll see Open Drive Settings to manage what notifications you’d like to receive
Digital signatures made easy in Google Docs

Learn how to create a digital signature in minutes using Google Drawings with this handy tip Follow these steps to create a signature in minutes: Docs menu bar > Insert Drawing > + New Click > > choose Scribble Write your signature just how you normally would Adjust the size, colour, line weight and more if necessary Once you’re happy > Save and close Move your signature to the right location

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