Documentation

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/share-onedrive-files-and-folders-9fcc2f7d-de0c-4cec-93b0-a82024800c07?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

Example

MSPowerPoint share link

Comments

Not many people take advantage of the intended sharing capabilities of Microsoft Office. We are so used to just attaching a file to an email, or uploading it to Canvas so that students can download it that we don't really think twice about it. But it is quite easy to set your computer up so that all you need to share is a link, not the whole file. This is especially attractive for teachers who want the opportunity to, say, update their syllabus without printing out another copy. You can also share the PowerPoint slides for your class meetings without worrying that every student will be able to download and keep a copy forever. You can even set an expiration date for the share, for example, the end of the quarter. The sharing feature in MSOffice also opens up the possibility of collaboration without having to email different versions of documents.

The key to setting this up on your laptop is installing the OneDrive app. Set it to include the folders where you keep your documents and you should be ready to go. Note that you can also share from the web version of OneDrive, or from the iOS or Android app.