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Sharing Google Docs with Non-Gmail Users

How can I share a Google Doc with a Non-Gmail user?

As Google Docs becomes more and more popular, this is an increasing common question.

In fact, sharing Google Documents with Non-Gmail users is very simple once you learn where the “Email as Attachment” option is within Google Docs.

See Also: Google Docs How to Tutorial 2012 [Video]

The video tutorial below will show you:

  1. How to share a Google Doc with Non-Gmail users both from within a document and from the Google Drive / Docs home screen.
  2. The different file type options you have when exporting a Google Doc to a Non-Google user.
  3. How the email appears when the person you sent the Google Doc to receives it.

Don’t forget to check out all of my other Google Docs Tutorials!

Anson Alexander

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