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      jospoortvliet Vendor @DustinB3403
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      @DustinB3403 said in Would you use 'anonymous editing' of documents?:

      What use cases were you guys considering when developing this?

      Well, I have this so often... Want someone to edit a doc quickly with me but they're not a colleague so I would have to go to our sysadmin and ask them to create an account?!?! That is crazy, we're not going to give random people accounts on our infrastructure! With this I just share a link and - works. Get the doc written, un-share link done.

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        scottalanmiller
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        Not sure that I would use it personally, but I love the idea.

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          JaredBusch
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          @jospoortvliet This is a good feature.

          I have used this with Google Docs more than once.

          It is a very handy feature. I will not likely use it much, but it is awesome to have.

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            scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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            @JaredBusch said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

            @jospoortvliet This is a good feature.

            I have used this with Google Docs more than once.

            It is a very handy feature. I will not likely use it much, but it is awesome to have.

            Exactly, it's a rare feature to use, but much appreciated when it is needed.

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              Dashrender @JaredBusch
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              @JaredBusch said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

              @jospoortvliet This is a good feature.

              I have used this with Google Docs more than once.

              It is a very handy feature. I will not likely use it much, but it is awesome to have.

              Does Google's option allow for no authentication before the other person is editing it at the same time as you?

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                scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                @JaredBusch said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                @jospoortvliet This is a good feature.

                I have used this with Google Docs more than once.

                It is a very handy feature. I will not likely use it much, but it is awesome to have.

                Does Google's option allow for no authentication before the other person is editing it at the same time as you?

                Yes. You can send just a link.

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                  Romo @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                  @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                  @JaredBusch said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                  @jospoortvliet This is a good feature.

                  I have used this with Google Docs more than once.

                  It is a very handy feature. I will not likely use it much, but it is awesome to have.

                  Does Google's option allow for no authentication before the other person is editing it at the same time as you?

                  Yes. You can send just a link.

                  You have to log in into Gmail to edit

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                    scottalanmiller @Romo
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                    @Romo said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                    @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                    @JaredBusch said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                    @jospoortvliet This is a good feature.

                    I have used this with Google Docs more than once.

                    It is a very handy feature. I will not likely use it much, but it is awesome to have.

                    Does Google's option allow for no authentication before the other person is editing it at the same time as you?

                    Yes. You can send just a link.

                    You have to log in into Gmail to edit

                    Ah, true. But not to the same domain.

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                      Romo @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                      @Romo said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                      @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                      @JaredBusch said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                      @jospoortvliet This is a good feature.

                      I have used this with Google Docs more than once.

                      It is a very handy feature. I will not likely use it much, but it is awesome to have.

                      Does Google's option allow for no authentication before the other person is editing it at the same time as you?

                      Yes. You can send just a link.

                      You have to log in into Gmail to edit

                      Ah, true. But not to the same domain.

                      I correct myself this was modified, if you set the whole file to anyone with the link can edit you don't have to have a Google account, and edits are marked as created by anonymous.

                      So it is apparently possible in google

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                        Romo
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                        Here is the link to Googles documentation
                        https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2494888?hl=en

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                          jospoortvliet Vendor
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                          Ah, thanks, I didn't know it was possible in G'docs. Well I guess they feel the pressure from the competition from MS so they're lowering the bar rather than forcing people to sign up to an account...

                          Still we're cooler 😉 😉

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                            Dashrender
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                            Does this mean that when your done having the anonymous person make edits that you have to remember after the fact to go back and remove Anonymous access to ensure that somebody is not randomly bumping into your link and then editing your files?

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                              Romo @Dashrender
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                              @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                              Does this mean that when your done having the anonymous person make edits that you have to remember after the fact to go back and remove Anonymous access to ensure that somebody is not randomly bumping into your link and then editing your files?

                              Yes, you have to manually remove the permissions or it stays editable to anyone with the link.

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                                wirestyle22 @Romo
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                                @Romo said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                Does this mean that when your done having the anonymous person make edits that you have to remember after the fact to go back and remove Anonymous access to ensure that somebody is not randomly bumping into your link and then editing your files?

                                Yes, you have to manually remove the permissions or it stays editable to anyone with the link.

                                Unless there is an expiration date established

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                                  Romo @wirestyle22
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                                  @wirestyle22 said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                  @Romo said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                  @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                  Does this mean that when your done having the anonymous person make edits that you have to remember after the fact to go back and remove Anonymous access to ensure that somebody is not randomly bumping into your link and then editing your files?

                                  Yes, you have to manually remove the permissions or it stays editable to anyone with the link.

                                  Unless there is an expiration date established

                                  That's a feature available only if you have a GSuite account for work or education

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                                    Romo @wirestyle22
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                                    @wirestyle22 said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                    @Romo said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                    @Dashrender said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                    Does this mean that when your done having the anonymous person make edits that you have to remember after the fact to go back and remove Anonymous access to ensure that somebody is not randomly bumping into your link and then editing your files?

                                    Yes, you have to manually remove the permissions or it stays editable to anyone with the link.

                                    Unless there is an expiration date established

                                    Yes, expiration dates are only with a GSuite account and setting one removes the edit access for the people or group.

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                                      Dashrender
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                                      I thought we were talking about business cases here? Granted NC can be used for free.

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                                        jospoortvliet Vendor @Romo
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                                        @Romo said in Would you use public link editing' of documents?:

                                        That's a feature available only if you have a GSuite account for work or education

                                        ofc not in Nc, that feature is for everybody, we don't differentiate 😉

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