Monday, May 7, 2018

Google Docs - Force A Copy

If you use G-Suite there are times that you want to share a document with someone but you want them to use their own version. 
Some examples might be: 
A presentation template for a conference 
An agenda for a workshop that you want to share, but people should customize it for their own school
An invitation that people can customize for a specific audience 

The problem with "Make a Copy" - things can go wrong: the sharing settings might not be right. folks share with the same people and then you have a bunch of copies you don't want. the person might now know how to "Make a Copy" and you have to spend time explaining it Well, there is a simple way you can force people to make a copy and it's not intuitive. See below. 

HOW TO CREATE A FORCE COPY

You're Done! Now anyone who you share the new url with will see this: 
They will click the blue button Make a copy.


Lisa Nielsen Tech and Learning 

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