Microsoft started rolling out new SharePoint Online and OneDrive for
Business document sharing experience in OWA. When you paste the
SharePoint/ OneDrive link in OWA, it will replace to hyperlink with the
file name and the app icon.
How to get share link for a documents/file?
We can get a share link from OneDrive or SharePoint, the URL only from
Copy link (share link) will be replaced to filename with app icon in
OWA, the other URL(full URL) will not get replaced with the filename in
OWA. Refer the following images to get the Copy link from OneDrive and
SharePoint.
OneDrive:
SharePoint:
How to change access permission for existing link in OWA?
You can also change the access permission for share link in OWA by
Right-click action.
Refer the following image to changing the access permission for the
existing link in OWA.
Key Activities:
The following key activities can be performed for the existing sharing
link in OWA.
- Anyone can edit (manage the permission for SharePoint/OneDrive link
(hyperlink)) - Open in a new tab (open the file in new tab)
- Change to full URL (changing the hyperlink to full URL)
- Edit hyperlink (Edit the hyperlink name and URL)
- Copy link (copy the link to clipboard)
