--- title: Creating and Managing Share Links description: A share link gives anyone who has the URL read-only access to a single document, without needing an Essal Office account. 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[Help Center](https://help.essal.cloud/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Essal Office](https://help.essal.cloud/en/essal-office?hsLang=en) 3. [Sharing documents](https://help.essal.cloud/en/essal-office?hsLang=en#sharing-documents) # Creating and Managing Share Links A share link gives anyone who has the URL read-only access to a single document, without needing an Essal Office account. You can create and revoke links at any time. --- ## Creating a Share Link 1. Open the document you want to share 2. Click the **Share** button in the document toolbar (chain link or share icon) 3. Click **Create link** or enable the sharing toggle 4. A unique URL is generated and displayed 5. Click **Copy** to copy the link to your clipboard You can now paste this link into an email, chat message, or any other communication. --- ## What the Recipient Sees When a recipient opens the link, they land on a read-only page showing the document. They can: - View the document in the browser - Download the file They cannot: - Edit any metadata - See other documents in your archive - Navigate to other parts of Essal Office --- ## Link Security Considerations > **Important:** Anyone who has the link can access the document. Treat share links the same way you would treat an email attachment — only share them with people you trust, and only for documents where you are comfortable with external visibility. Share links are not password-protected. If a link is accidentally forwarded, the recipient will have access. Revoke the link immediately if this happens. --- ## Revoking a Share Link 1. Open the document 2. Click **Share** 3. Click **Remove link** or disable the sharing toggle The link stops working immediately. Any recipient who tries to open it sees an error. If you want to share the document again in the future, a new link will be generated with a different URL. --- ## Checking Existing Share Links To see which documents currently have active share links, go to **Management \> Share Links** (if available in your plan). This overview shows all documents with active links and lets you revoke them in one place without opening each document individually. --- ## Share Links for Sensitive Documents For documents containing sensitive personal, financial, or legal information, consider whether a share link is appropriate. 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