OneDrive: How to Share Files

These instructions will show you show to share a file with anyone using OneDrive. Anyone, includes people outside of RRU.

Steps

Login to OneDrive. Navigate to https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/signin/ and sign in using your RRU username@royalroads.ca (note that this isn't your email address!).

In OneDrive, select My files at the top left.

Drag and drop your file into the My files area OR select +Create or upload, select Files upload, and choose your file.

With your file uploaded, select the Share button next to it.

Select Link settings.

It defaults to sharing with anyone, which means that anyone with the link can access the file without signing in.

It also defaults to allowing anyone with the link to edit the file. Set this to Can view if you only want people to view the file and not be able to edit it.

When you’re done reviewing the settings, select Apply at the bottom.

Select Copy link and share this link with anyone you want to have access to the file.

Shortcuts are NOT saved to OneDrive

Any shortcut icons you have on your computer will not be uploaded to OneDrive online as per RRU group policy. We apologize any inconvenience this may cause.

OneDrive: How to Share Files

Shortcuts are NOT saved to OneDrive

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