Sharing Documents in Google Docs/Drive
You and your fellow group members will contribute to the same document. Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up shared document.
INITIAL SET-UP
If you do not have a Gmail account (and you should all have one through the EVSC), go to gmail.com and click the button in the top right corner that says “CREATE AN ACCOUNT”; create your Gmail account.
One person in each group must perform the following steps:
SHARING
Step 1: Sign into Gmail.
Step 3: Go to drive.google.com and upload your document. The upload button (arrow pointing up) is right next to the orange
“CREATE” button on the left side.
Step 4: Click the blue “Share” button in the top right corner.
Step 5: Change "who has access." Click the blue "change" option. Change your document’s access from “private” to “anyone with the
link.” Change "can view" to "can edit." Click the green SAVE button.
Step 6: In the "Add People" box, type your group members' emails.
Step 7: Be sure the "notify people via email" box is checked. Your group members will receive an email notifying them that the
document has been shared.
Step 8: Click the green "save and share" button.
OPENING A SHARED DOCUMENT
Sign in to Gmail and go to Google Drive. Click the "shared with me" link in the menu on the left.
Find the document your group member shared with you.
Right click on the document and choose "open with Google Docs"
INITIAL SET-UP
If you do not have a Gmail account (and you should all have one through the EVSC), go to gmail.com and click the button in the top right corner that says “CREATE AN ACCOUNT”; create your Gmail account.
One person in each group must perform the following steps:
SHARING
Step 1: Sign into Gmail.
Step 3: Go to drive.google.com and upload your document. The upload button (arrow pointing up) is right next to the orange
“CREATE” button on the left side.
Step 4: Click the blue “Share” button in the top right corner.
Step 5: Change "who has access." Click the blue "change" option. Change your document’s access from “private” to “anyone with the
link.” Change "can view" to "can edit." Click the green SAVE button.
Step 6: In the "Add People" box, type your group members' emails.
Step 7: Be sure the "notify people via email" box is checked. Your group members will receive an email notifying them that the
document has been shared.
Step 8: Click the green "save and share" button.
OPENING A SHARED DOCUMENT
Sign in to Gmail and go to Google Drive. Click the "shared with me" link in the menu on the left.
Find the document your group member shared with you.
Right click on the document and choose "open with Google Docs"