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You can share files or folders in an Office 365 Group with someone outside of the University. 

  1. Once you are notified that your Office 365 Group has been created, access the Group in a web browser.  In the email you receive with the subject "You've joined the GROUPNAME group" (where GROUPNAME is the name of your group), click the following link:
  2. This will open your Group's Documents folder in a web browser.  From here you can create or upload files and folders:
  3. You can share files or folders from here. 
  4. When you share content with an external user (someone without an @albany.edu email address), the external user will receive an email telling them they have had a folder shared with them:
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  5. Once they click the Open link, that will open a web page where they can request a code to get access to the shared content:
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  1. A code will be generated and sent to

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  1. They will then be asked to enter the code. 

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  1. They should enter the code and click Verify:
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  1. They will then have access to the shared content.