How to share resources with Google Drive

With Google Drive, you can share files — like documents, images, and PDFs — without having to email them as attachments and then you can collaborate on. Sharing is as easy as indicating which email addresses or mailing lists should have access to a given file.

Share a file with an email address or mailing list

Go to drive.google.com.
Check the box next to the file or folder you’d like to share.
Click the Share icon.
Choose a visibility option: “Private,” “Anyone with the link” or “Public on the web.”
Type the email addresses of the people you want to share with in the text box below “Add people.” You can add a single person or a mailing list.
Choose the access level from the drop-down menu next to each collaborator: “Can view,” “Can comment,” or “Can edit.”
Click Share & save.

Sharing something with a mailing list? If you’re sharing with a group containing more than 200 members, don’t skip notifying people by email. Your fellow mailing list members need to directly click the link in the email notification in order for a shared item to show up in their “Shared with me” folder.