How To Google Docs

Because it comes up a lot in the writing-help rooms on Discord, here's how to easily share your writing to get feedback without having to muck about with user-specific permissions.

1. Create a Google Doc that has the writing you want critiqued in it.

2. At the top right of the document's edit screen, click the Share button:

3. Click Advanced:

4. In the "Who has access" section, click Change:

5. Click the "On - Anyone with the link" sharing option, then change the Access dropdown to "Can comment":

6. Click Save, then Done.

You can now copy and paste the link from your address bar to whoever you'd like to read and comment on your writing.

Comments

[RBDash47]

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[kits]

I just shared the folder I keep my horse words in. Even easier and far lazier!

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[PresentPerfect]

This is why I keep one doc and just replace the contents with each new story draft. No need to keep resetting the permissions!