Note: Instructions below document that creation and sharing of a Google Doc. The file creation and sharing process is similar for most Google Drive apps: Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Draw, etc. 

Contents:

1. Go to drive.google.com and sign into your Beloit account.
2. Navigate to the location in your Drive that you want to create the document.
3. Click the + New button in the upper left of the Drive window and choose Google Docs.
4. Name your new document by clicking on Untitled Document in the text box on the top left of the page.
5. Type in a name for the document and press Enter to save the new document name.

1. With the document open, click the blue Share button in the upper right corner near your profile picture.
   • You can also access the Share menu by clicking the File menu button, then selecting Share.
2. Enter the emails of the guests you would like to share the document with.
3. Click on the Edit (Pencil) icon located to the right of the email field to select which Permissions level you would like to give each invitee. There are three options:
   • View - Allows the user to View the document.  Restricts Comment and Edit access.
   • Comment - Allows the user to View and Comment. Restricts Edit access. However, Edits appear in the form of Suggestions. 
   • Edit - Allows the user to View, Comment, and Edit the document.
4. Click the blue Done button.
5. Invitees will receive an email notifying them that the document has been shared with them.

Note: For more information on Suggesting Mode see: Suggesting Edits to a Drive File