Aug 08 2016 09:04 AM
Business and education users around the world depend on OneDrive to get their work done, and a big part of that involves collaborating with colleagues. We are making refinements to the sharing experience on the web to simplify the two most common tasks that people do when sharing files: 1) sending a link via email and 2) copying a link to the clipboard. First release customers will see this change starting in mid-August with full rollout expected by mid-September.
When selecting the “Email link”* or “Get a link” command for a file or folder the user will be presented with a simplified interface allowing them to type in an email recipient and message or copy the link. They are also presented with an easy to read permissions summary in blue text.
If needed the user can click this to bring up the Permissions pane and make adjustments.
The full set of permissions options available include:
As always, the new sharing experience respects all IT sharing and access policies that are in place, so users will be able to get their work done while complying with the practices established by their IT administrators.
*Note: As part of this feature rollout, the "Share" command will appear as "Share link" or "Email link" for some users. This is expected behavior and a part of our validation and fine-tuning process. Before rollout is complete the finalized text will be deployed to all users.
Sep 05 2016 11:58 PM
I know 'download copy' is not an optimal way to share documents, but in reality I need that function very often.
So I have to make a copy and upload to dropbox and use link sharing.
It would be great if we could have download copy option...
Sep 06 2016 01:49 PM