In this tutorial, we’re going to be showing you how to share a 2016 Excel file.
Excel 2016 makes it easy to share a file straight from the program.
First, click the Share button in the upper-right hand corner of the screen.
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If your file is not already saved to an online location, a prompt will notify you. You can save your document to the cloud by clicking Save to Cloud.
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Save the file to your OneDrive.
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The Share options should now be available to you. There are two kinds of Sharing: Viewing and Editing. A recipient with a View link may only look at and download the file, but not change the original. A recipient with an Edit link may edit the original and download the file.
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You can either Share from this menu by sending emails to recipients, or you can Get a sharing link.
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To get a link, click Create a view-only/edit link. Then Copy the link. You can now paste this link in an email, Instant Messenger, etc.
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