Click the share icon to trigger the file share menu and continue. This icon should resemble a partial box with an outbound arrow. When you hover over a file you may notice an icon appear.However, if you’re file is in the main directory, this won’t be necessary. If you’re unfamiliar with OneDrive- you can access a folder by left-clicking on it. Once you’ve done the same, you can proceed to the next step. As you can see below, we’ve accessed the folder our target file resides in.Step 2 – Navigate to the file you’d like to share While you can share some of your files from other Office applications, we intend to keep things simple (and easy to follow) for this guide. From Office 365, access OneDrive, the cloud platform where your files are stored.Step 1 – Open OneDrive Online via Office 365 Please note the following steps may only be carried out on files. Preventing a shared OneDrive file from being downloaded When is one configuration needed over or with another.
Applying a password to a shared OneDrive file.Preventing a shared OneDrive file from being downloaded.In this post, we will first be discussing how you can set a file to be shareable but not downloadable, apply a password to your link and also, why you may want to instead use different or additional configurations when sharing a file. Navigate to the file you’d like to share.This is useful if you’d like to share something with employees, whilst minimising the risk of its redistribution to external parties. In some cases, you may wish to share a file without permitting its recipients to download a copy. OneDrive, aside from storing files, is also a great platform for sharing them.