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Configure external sharing for a site

Configure external sharing for a site

From the course: Microsoft Cloud Fundamentals: SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams

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Configure external sharing for a site

- [Presenter] SharePoint Online is usually used as an internal intranet resource. However, you may want to share a site or document with people from outside of your organization. For example, with vendors, clients, or contractors. The external sharing facility is turned on by default for your entire SharePoint Online environment. We'll see how to turn it off globally in a demonstration shortly. The SharePoint Online sharing option allows you to share team sites with external users. Microsoft defines an external user as someone outside of your organization who does not have a license for your SharePoint Online or Microsoft 365 subscription. You can set sharing in three ways. You can share an entire team site or documents with external users who are already in your office 365 user directory or have accepted a sharing invitation. These are known users. You can share the entire site or documents with authenticated external…

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