Sharing a Read-Only, Non-Downloadable Office 365 File with a Specific Person

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When sharing an Office 365 (cloud) file, you can set the sharing permissions so the document is read-only (non-editable), non-downloadable, and is viewable to a specific person or person.

Create an Office 365 File

If necessary, create (or upload) a document to your Seminole State Office 365 account.

 Log in to your Office 365 account.

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Log in to https://www.office.com with your Seminole State email credentials.

Open OneDrive

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Click OneDrive.

 Add a new folder, if needed

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If the desired folder is not listed, click the + New button [1] and create a new Folder [2] to organize your documents.

 Select a folder

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Click the name of the desired or new folder.

 Create a new file

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Click the + New button and select the desired file type. (e.g. Word document).

 Change the file name

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Change the generic file name of the document [1] to a specific name [2].

Share the Document with Restricted Settings

Click Share

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When you are ready to share the document, click Share.

Choose the appropriate links settings

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In the Link settings box, 

Click Specific people [1].
Make sure Allow editing is not checked [2].
Click the Block download toggle [3].
Click Apply [4].

Copy the link

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Enter the Seminole State email address to whom you want to share the document [1].
Confirm and select the populated name [2].
Click Copy link [3]. Do not click Send.

The link to the document has been copied to the computer's clipboard and can be pasted into an email. It is recommended to use a Friendly link with the file's name when inserting the link into an email.

Confirm Shared Access

Click Shared in the file list

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To confirm whom the document is shared with, go back to the document's folder and click Shared. The Manage Access drawer will open.

Expand the Manage Access window

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Click the expand button near the person's icon. The person's full name and title will be displayed.

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Remove Access

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If you need to remove access to the shared file, click the X next to the person's name.