Share a file or folder link

OVERVIEW

This article describes how to share a file or folder link on Microsoft Teams. See the how-to instructions on the following areas: 

  1. Share a file or folder link with people within your team
  2. Share a file or folder with people outside your team
  3. Change the sharing permission for a file or folder
  4. Recommendation on the usage of sharing permissions for MS Teams

 

How to share a file or folder link with people within your team

Step 1. In MS Teams, go to the file or folder you wish to share with your team members.

Step 2. Right-click on the file or folder and select "Copy link" from the drop-down menu. 

Step 3. Paste the file or folder link to the location you wish to share (e.g., chat or channel conversation).

 

How to share a file or folder with people outside of your team

Step 1. In MS Teams, go to the file or folder you wish to share with individual(s) who are outside of your team.

Step 2. Right-click on the file or folder you wish to share. Select "Open in SharePoint" from the drop-down menu.

Step 3. Head over to the SharePoint document library launched on your web browser. Right-click on the file or folder you wish to share. Select "Share" from the drop-down menu.

Step 4. In the "Send link" window, you can share the viewing permission for the file or folder by doing one of the following:

  • Send a link to specific individual(s) by including their name, group or email
  • Copy a link of this file/folder

Note: The default for sharing permission for all OneDrive files at SFU is set to "People in Simon Fraser University (1sfu) with the link can view".

If you would like to change the sharing permission, please following the instructions in the section below.

 

How to change the sharing permission for a file or folder

Complete the steps from the section above to continue with the instructions below.

Step 1. In the "Send link" window, select ">" beside "People in Simon Fraser University (1sfu) with the link can view" to change the sharing permission for the file/folder link.

Step 2. In the "Link settings" window, choose the sharing permission you would like to apply to this file/folder. You can also turn on/off for "allow editing" or "block download".

Select "Apply" to apply the changes.

Note: If you are unsure which sharing permission to use, please see below for our recommendations on the usage of sharing permissions.

 

Recommendations on the usage of sharing permissions for MS Teams

 Permissions Implications Recommended Usage

People in SFU with the link

Give access to any SFU users who receives this link, whether they received it directly from you or forwarded from someone else.

For mixed files:

Data that may not be sensitive or confidential in nature, but should be restricted from to the general public or the media.

People with existing access This does not change the permissions on the item.

For internal files:

Use this if you just want to send a link to somebody who already has access (i.e., team members). This does not change the permissions on the item.

Specific people

Gives access only to specific SFU users or external email addresses to use the link and access the file.

If people forward the sharing invitation, only people who already have access to the item will be able to use the link. 

For internal files:

Data that could be sensitive or confidential in nature. Such data should be limited to employees and other authorized users.

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Article ID: 4014
Created
Sat 7/9/22 10:47 PM
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Tue 7/12/22 1:12 PM

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Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) is a virtual collaboration app that brings together Microsoft 365 services (such as Office and OneDrive) to keep you virtually connected to the SFU community from anywhere at any time.