
You want to get this link to your recipients. While viewing your template document, select the document's URL and press Ctrl + C to copy it.Ĥ. Click the back arrow to return to the sharing dialog box, then close it.ģ. Ensure that the box labeled "Viewers and commenters can see the option to download, print, and copy" is checked.

Click on the small gear button in the sharing dialog box.

You can grant them higher permissions (commenting or editing privileges), but in most cases "Viewer" is what you want.ģ. You need to make sure that your recipients can view this document. First, open your template document (the one you want to distribute), click on the Share button.Ģ. In this tutorial, I'll show you a trick that will force your recipients to make copies of shared Google Docs.įor this method to work, it's worth mentioning that both you and your recipients will need to have Google accounts. Or maybe you're sending a template roster document to several group leaders and you want them each to copy and complete their own copies of the roster. Maybe you're sending a worksheet to a class of 20 students and you want them all to complete and return their own copy of the original worksheet. But sometimes, you really just want your recipient to make a copy of the original document. When you're sharing a Google Document with someone else, it's usually because you'd like their feedback or their help with editing the presentation, document, or spreadsheet.
