Sharing vs. Publishing Google Documents
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Sharing vs. Publishing Google Documents

A couple of days ago I Tweeted my video about how to find public Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms. That Tweet prompted a couple of people to ask me about publishing Google Docs compared to sharing Google Docs and why you’d use one option versus another. To answer those questions I made this short video

The Difference

  • The key difference is that publishing a document creates a simple webpage that is devoid of any of the Google Docs editing or sharing menus while a shared Google Document displays those menus.
Which one should you use?
  • I’ll use the option to share Google Document when I have a document like a syllabus or permission slip that I want students and or parents to be able to easily print and or save in their Google accounts.
  • I’ll use the “publish to the web option” when I have a document that is a newsletter or similar that I don’t need or want students and or parents to make copies or save in their Google accounts. 

A couple of days ago I Tweeted my video about how to find public Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms. That Tweet prompted a couple of people to ask me about publishing Google Docs compared to sharing Google Docs and why you’d use one option versus another. To answer those questions I made this short video. The DifferenceThe key difference is that publishing a document creates a simple webpage that is devoid of any of the Google Docs editing or sharing menus while a shared Google Document displays those menus.Which one should you use?I’ll use the option to share Google Document when I have a document like a syllabus or permission slip that I want students and or parents to be able to easily print and or save in their Google accounts.I’ll use the “publish to the web option” when I have a document that is a newsletter or similar that I don’t need or want students and or parents to make copies or save in their Google accounts. Free Technology For Teachers, Google Docs, Google Documents, Google Workspaces, how toRead More

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