After logging into the Desktop App look for the  big “Share” button on the right side of the menu bar which will allow you to select files for sharing via what used to be called our “give” feature.  Just select the files, click share and you’ll be presented with two different options.

The first option is to send the file (or files) yourself by generating a link that you can email directly to your recipient.  The second option is to have us send the files for you.  This second option most closely resembles the website “give” that you may be used to.

If you select the first option – you’ll be sent to a new window that contains the link that you can email directly to the recipient of your files.  This allows you to customize the message and the email will come directly from you, making it more likely to be received and opened.

If you select the second option we’ll send the email for you but the link your recipient receives will be exactly the same.

It is also possible to share files stored in your Public Folder using the Desktop App.   Any file stored in your Public folder can be right clicked and you’ll see a menu item called “Show Public URL”.  Selecting that option will get you a link to that specific file that can be posted in an email message, or a website, or one of your social media sites.  That public folder link will continue to work until you remove or rename the file the link points to.

To use this feature follow these steps:

• If you don’t have a Public folder, create one.
  Login to your account and look at the list of folders at the left of the screen. If you don’t see one namedPublic/, click the red New Folder button and create a folder named Public with your Top Level Folder/ as the Destination.
• Move a file you have already uploaded into the Public folder by selecting it, clicking Move, and selecting Public/ as the Destination. To get a file into the Public folder you will always have to first upload it to another folder (like your top level folder/) and then move it. This is to avoid inadvertently uploading a sensitive file into a location where it might be seen by the wrong person. Duplicate file names are not allowed in the Public folder.
• In the Public folder click the action bar and then select details.   You’ll see “Public Link” and an associated linke that is formed like this one http://www.mydocsonline.com/pub/user-id/filename where user-id is replaced by your My Docs Online login ID and filenameis replaced by the name of the specific file.You can highlight and copy this link to use in emails, on web pages, etc. Try pasting it into your browser’s Address field to see how it works.