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How to use Onedrive’s direct share option
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Key notes
OneDriveis a proprietary cloud service developed by Microsoft for the Microsoft Office Suite, however, you don’t need to pay in order to use it.
Admittedly, a subscription would bring you more advantages, but the bottom line is that it is one of the fewOffice productsthat you can use, to some extent, for free.
One of the reasonsOneDriveis so popular is because it is constantly updated with new and improvedfeatures.
One good example of that is an update that allowsOneDriveusers todirectly share a document with other contacts.
Before this particular update, users would have tofirst save the file toOneDriveand then go to the share dialogue to share the file with anybody else.
The newfeaturewas first made available inFast ringof theOfficeInsider program, running version 2006 (Build 12827.20000) or later
The guide below will show you exactly what you need to do in order to efficiently use this new direct share method.
How do I use OneDrive’s new direct share option?
Note:This can be done both from the desktop client and from the web client
Because of this, the direct share method should only be used if you are currently done with the document, and not if it is still a draft in the works.
By following these steps, you should be able to useOneDrive‘s new and improved direct share option to improve the level of collaboration between you and your colleagues.
If you found this tutorial to be of use, leave us your feedback through a message in the comments section below, and we will continue to bring you more interesting guides.
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Eager to help those in need, Teodor writes articles daily on subjects regarding Windows, Xbox, and all things tech-related.
When not working, you may usually find him either at the gym or taking a stroll in the park, trying to find inspiration for the next articles he may write.
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