{"id":10827,"date":"2017-05-06T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=10827"},"modified":"2018-05-21T18:46:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T22:46:16","slug":"stop-limit-customize-sharing-google-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/stop-limit-customize-sharing-google-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop, Limit, or Customize Sharing in a Google Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"run-security-scan\"<\/a><\/center>Google Docs is one of the most-used apps for companies because it is such an effective document-sharing platform. You can share documents with your colleagues, and work together to write and edit documents. Still, you don\u2019t always want everyone in your company to have endless access to Docs you\u2019ve shared with them. The following will show you how to stop, limit, or customize Google Doc sharing on your Android and computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>Google Fixed Over 100 Security Flaws, But Are You Safe?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Edit Sharing On Android<\/b><\/p>\n

Stop sharing with certain people.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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  1. In the Google Docs app, click \u201cMore\u201d next to the file you want to stop sharing.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Tap the \u201cInfo\u201d button on the right of the document.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Click on the down arrow button next to the name of the person with whom you no longer want to share the document.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Click \u201cNo access.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Delete a document\u2019s file link.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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    1. To ensure that only the people with whom you\u2019ve shared a document can access it, click \u201cMore\u201d next to the file.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. There, tap the \u201cInfo\u201d button on the right of the document.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Click on the down arrow next to \u201cLink sharing on.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Change the permissions to \u201cNo access\u201d and click \u201cOK.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Edit Sharing on Your Computer <\/b><\/p>\n

      Stop sharing with certain people.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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      1. In Google Docs, select the file or folder you want to limit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Click \u201cShare\u201d and navigate to the \u201cShare with others\u201d window.<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Click \u201cAdvanced.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Next to the person\u2019s name, click the \u201cX.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Save your changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Stop others from sharing your file.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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        1. Navigate to \u201cShare\u201d and click \u201cAdvanced\u201d in the bottom right of the box.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Check the box next to the option \u201cDisable options to download, print, and copy for commenters and viewers.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Save your changes and click \u201cDone.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Customize sharing permissions<\/span><\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n

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          1. To create an expiration date for a file\u2019s sharing permissions, navigate to \u201cShare\u201d and \u201cShare with others\u201d window.<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Click \u201cAdvanced.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. Navigate to \u201cWho has access.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. There, click on the user whose time you want to restrict and click the down arrow next to the user\u2019s name.<\/span><\/li>\n
          5. On the list, click \u201cset expiration.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
          6. Click the date you want the user\u2019s access to the file to end next to \u201cAccess expires\u201d and save your changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            You may use Google Docs to share documents with work colleagues or fellow students. Find out how you can customize or alter sharing permissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4025,106,4356,161],"class_list":["post-10827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-privacy","tag-dfndr","tag-google","tag-scan","tag-virus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18622,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10827\/revisions\/18622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}