The person that is sending the document can make the decision as to whether to allow 'view only' or 'editable' access with an expiration date which can be set.Įssentially, the permissions give access to a hyperlink only rather than a user. It is important to note that documents containing sensitive/personally identifiable information should never be shared in this way. If you choose to select this option, your document will be visible to anyone that has access to the link which can also forwarded onto other external users. These guest users are known as 'anonymous users'. With this in mind, in our latest tips and tricks article we will discuss what external sharing is, the different levels of external users and then take you through how users can share content externally within Office 365.įrom the outside, external sharing in Office 365 is the ability to make documentation or content available to users that work outside of the business.įrom the inside, it can mean something completely different depending on whether or not the content is shared with external users anonymously or with an authenticated external user.Ī document or folder can be shared with an external user via an anonymous link which means that the person accessing the document cannot be personally identified.
It has an even greater importance when working with third parties, customers or suppliers that users would need to collaborate with outside of your business. In most businesses, the ability to be able to share content with external users is a crucial part of the Office 365 conundrum.
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