Sharing a file

View information about sharing a file

About this task

To view information about sharing a file, right-click a file and select IBM Connections then click the Sharing tab. You can see information including the names of people and communities who share the file.

Procedure

If you have the permission to share a file, do any of the following in the Sharing panel:

To share a file, click the plus button and specify the name of the person or the community you want to share the file with, as well as the access level.
You can optionally make the file public by choosing to share with Everyone in organization.
To permanently remove a person or a community from the sharing list, select the name and click the minus button.
To change the sharing properties, click the action menu and choose Allow others to share this file or Stop sharing this file. Cloud users can also choose an option to Allow people outside of my organization to share this file.
To access full sharing information for the file, click the Open in browser button and perform sharing actions from the browser interface.

If you have the permission to share a file, do any of the following in the Sync panel:

To send a link to the synced file, select File Actions > Send URL to create an email with the file name in the subject field and the link to the file in the body of the message.
To copy a link to the file, select File Actions > Copy URL to copy the link to the clipboard. From there, you can manually paste it into a mail message.
Note: You can also share a link from the About page if you are the person who last created, modified, or locked the file. Click your name and choose Send link to create a mail message.

To share a file from the Sync folder, do the following:

Right-click the file name and choose Share to open the Sharing panel.

Results

Information on the Sharing tab for the file displays information reflecting whether you shared a file or shared a link to the file with people or communities.