

Copy this new URL and use it wherever you want (webpage, blog, etc.)Ĭopy mode forces the file to be copied into the viewer’s Google Drive account before they can view it.Now, in it’s place, type in the word preview.Highlight the end of the url, everything from the word Edit or View on and delete it.Open a Word document, Google Doc, or a Text Note and paste the url you copied into that document.


Use this when you want to viewer to only view the document but not make a copy of it into their own Google Drive. Preview mode is a cleaner look for sharing on websites or with others. But did you know that there are other methods to share? Preview Mode: Google Drive makes it easy to share any file with someone as either VIEW ONLY or EDIT via the SHARE button in any Docs, Sheets or Slides file.
