Three New Sharing Features in Google

1. New dropdown options on the sharing button in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings

In Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings, you will now see a dropdown arrow on the Share button that that makes is super easy to copy the sharing link and also provides you with additional sharing information such as pending access requests and how the document is shared. 

2. Share a link to a specific time in a Google Drive video

The sharing button for a video in Google Drive includes the copy link and accessing additional sharing information features, but it also offers a unique feature: sharing a timestamped link to specific part of the video.

1. Navigate to Google Drive 
2. Find and open a video file 
3. Play the video (you can pause the playback before performing the following steps)
4. Select the dropdown on the “Share” button in the top-right corner 
5. Select “Copy link to this time” 
6. Send the link or put it in Google Classroom so you can direct students to the exact place in a video you want them to start watching.

3. Easily share Google Drive files to Google Calendar meeting attendees

Users now have the option to share any file with all meeting participants on a Google Calendar invite via the sharing dialog within a file. 

As a file owner or editor: 

1. go to the Share button in a file 
2. start typing in the title of a calendar event 
3. select the event from the dropdown menu 
4. confirm the correct list of meeting attendees are added
5. select the users’ access level
6. click Send