Collaborate in OneDrive
Share OneDrive files from your Office apps
To share a file from within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or another Office app:
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Select
Share on the ribbon.Or, select File > Share.
Note: If your file is not already saved to OneDrive, you'll be prompted to upload your file to OneDrive to share it.
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Select who you want to share with from the drop-down, or enter a name or email address.
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Add a message (optional) and select Send.
Share files from OneDrive
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Right click the file and select Share.
Or, select a file and select
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Select who you want to share with from the drop-down, or enter a name or email address.
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Add a message (optional) and select Send.
![Share](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/a138e76b-599b-4847-bbfa-9202f8c093d6/67a2aba251bc863994624542b19ec95d2400411f.png)
Change views
The left pane lets you filter your view of items in OneDrive.
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Files - See all of your OneDrive files and folders.
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Recent - See which Office documents you've opened most recently, whether you've modified them or not.
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Shared - See items that you've shared with other people and that other people have shared with you.
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Discover - See what's trending around you, based on who you work with and what you're working on.
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Recycle bin - See items and folders that you've deleted.
![View menu in OneDrive](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/b592d06c-ca4d-4e80-aa97-f77fca60f40d/b588689a2e3f6846dffb8bf10ca15bf5e5cec628.png)
Stop or change sharing
If you are the file owner, or have edit permissions, you can stop or change the sharing permissions.
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Select the file or folder you want to stop sharing.
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Select Information
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Select Manage access and:
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Select the X next to a link to disable it.
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Select Can Edit or Can View, and then select Stop Sharing.
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Select Can Edit or Can View and then select Change to….
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![Change or stop sharing in OneDrive](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/dee3cd97-3c6d-460c-b4c2-fe47720b706f/7664d85b9f7b5aa93682ea2fccab917fddf89f78.png)
Copy link
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Select a file and select
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Or, right click a file and select Copy link.