Create a Gmail account
To sign up for Gmail, create a Google Account.
Sign up for Gmail
It's free to create a Google Account. You can use the username and password for your Google Account to sign in to Gmail and other Google products like YouTube, Google Play, and Google Drive.
- Visit the Google Account creation page.
- Follow the steps on the screen to complete your account setup.
- After you've created your Google Account, you can use it to sign in to Gmail on your computer, phone, or tablet.
CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Share with specific people
- Go to drive.google.com.
- From your file list in Google Drive or from an open folder: Select the name of a file or folder. At the top, click Share
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Tip: You can also right-click and choose Share.
- Under "People" in the "Share with others" box, type the email address of the person or Google Group you want to share with. Tip: Search for contacts by typing a name in the box.
- To choose if a person can view, comment, or edit the file, click the Down arrow next to the text box
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- Click Done. The people you shared with will get an email letting them know you've shared a file or folder.
- From your file list in Google Drive or from an open folder: Select the name of a file or folder. At the top, click Share .
Tip: You can also right-click and choose Share.
Share using a link
To share something with more than one person without entering individual email addresses, you can create a link that allows anyone to open it.
- Go to drive.google.com.
- Select the name of a file or folder.
- At the top, click Get shareable link
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- In the corner, make sure the switch is green and to the right. A file link will be copied to your clipboard.
- Paste the link in an email or anyplace you want to share it.
- To change whether a person can view, comment, or edit the file, click Sharing settings.
To stop sharing a file:
- At the top, click Get shareable link .
- Next to "Link sharing on", click the switch.
