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How to Share a Video in OneDrive

Overview

This document outlines the steps required to share videos or other large files from your Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage.

a screenshot of the O365 log in screen

Click on My Files on the left side menu

Onedrive my files link on the menu

Drag and drop the file you’d like to share. Alternatively, click the Upload button to browse your computer.
a screenshot of the OneDrive dashboard with the Upload Button and the Drag and Drop Field highlighted 

Select the video and click Share. 

a screenshot of the OneDrive dashboard with a video selected and a blue check mark in the upper right hand corner .

A dialogue will open with sharing options. It is recommended that you remove the edit rights, unless you want others to make changes to your files.  Click 'Anyone with the link can edit' and uncheck the Allow editing box as shown below.

a screenshot of the OneDrive dashboard with the Share option highlighted

Click Copy Link in the lower left corner

a screenshot of the Share dialog box with Invite People highlighted

Click Copy. You can now paste the link to Canvas or other applications as specified by your instructor.

Copy link box


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