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How to share a file or a folder with people outside of the Organization from SharePoint?

  1. Locate the folder the file or folder you want to share
  2. Click on the share icon
  3. The share dialog will open, click on the gear icon
  4. Under the Share the link with, select Anyone
  5. Under More Settings, click on Can View to select the permission users should have to view the content of the folder or file.
  6. Click on Expires to set an expiration date to limit access to the user for a desired period of time. 
    NOTE: Currently, we have a policy in placed to limit sharing files with users outside of the organization of up to 120 days.
  7. Set Password. Setting password is an excellent practice to limit content access to users outside of the organization. Please set a password following these requirements:
    • 8 or more characters long
    • one or more special characters
    • one or more numbers
  8. Click on apply
  9. Click on Copy link
  10. Create an email and add the link of the content you want to share as well as any additional information.
  11. That's it!
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