If a document is saved to iCloud, you can share a link to it via Mail, Messages, Twitter, and Facebook. You can also paste the link into the service of your choice. To share using one of these services, you must first set up that account on your Mac (go to System Preferences, then click Internet Accounts).

1. Click Share in the toolbar.

2. Click View Share Settings, then do any of the following:

   • Set permissions: Choose Allow Editing from the Permissions pop-up menu if you want recipients of the link to be able to edit the document. Choose View Only if you want recipients to be able to read, but not edit, the document.

   • Set a password: Click Add Password to require recipients of the link to enter a password to open the document. Enter the requested password information, then click Set Password. For added security, don’t send the password in the same communication as the document link.

     Note: If the document already has a password, you see a Change Password button. The existing password applies to the document when you share it; you don’t need to change it unless you want to.

3. Click Share Document.

   If you haven’t already moved your document to iCloud, you can do so in the dialog that appears.

4. Click Send Link, then choose Email, Messages, Twitter, or Facebook.

5. Enter the requested information, then send or post the message.

   The full link appears in the body of the email, tweet, or post—be sure not to delete or modify the link.

Any edits you make to the document after you share it are visible to the recipients of the link.

You can change whether a shared document can be edited or is only viewable.

1. Click Share in the toolbar, then click View Share Settings.

2. Choose an option from the Permissions pop-up menu, then click Close.

If your document is already being shared, you can still add a password to it. Be sure to notify collaborators of the password so that they can open the document.

1. Choose File > Set Password (from the File menu at the top of your computer screen), then enter the password in the Password field.

2. Enter the password again in the Verify field.

3. Enter a hint to remind you of the password if you forget it.

4. Select the checkbox if you want to add the password to your keychain.

5. Click Set Password.

To change or remove the password, choose File > Change Password (from the File menu at the top of your computer screen).

You can share a document link as many times as you wish.

1. Click Share in the toolbar, then choose Settings.

2. Click Send Link, then choose Email, Messages, Twitter, or Facebook.

3. Enter the requested information.

   The full link appears in the body of the email, tweet, or post—be sure not to delete or modify the link.

You can quickly copy the link to your document and then share it by pasting it in an email, to Twitter or Facebook, and more.

• With the document open, click Share in the toolbar, then choose Copy Link.

The link is copied to your computer’s Clipboard so that you can paste it where you want. To paste, click where you want the link to appear, then choose Edit > Paste (from the Edit menu at the top of your computer screen).

1. Click Share in the toolbar, then choose Settings.

2. Click Stop Sharing at the bottom of the pane.

If you turn stop sharing a document and later share the document again, the document link stays the same.