Preventing people from downloading, printing, or copying your file

Step 1

Open a Google Chrome browser or tab.

Step 2

Go to Google Drive.

NOTE: Verify that your MMDC Account is logged in.

Step 3

Locate the file or folder that you wish to share.

Step 4

Right-click on the file or folder then select Share.

Step 5

Click the Settings (gear button) at the top.

Step 6

Uncheck Viewers and commenters can see the option to download, print, and copy.

NOTE: You can't apply this setting to a folder, but you can apply it to individual files in the folder. 

You can limit how people share, print, download, and copy within Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, but you can't stop how others share the file content in other ways. 

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