
Turning your link restricted makes it so that only yourself and those whose email the Google Doc has been shared with, can see the document. To limit access to only those who have been invited, choose “Restricted”.You can then change the access permissions to “Viewer”, “Commenter”, or “Editor”. To limit access to those with the link, choose “Anyone with the link”.In this window, you can change it to allow only those with the link or those specifically permitted to be the only users able to access the document. If you recently put the link out on the web for public consumption, it means that the link can be discovered through a Google search.If you want to deny access via the link to everyone other than those you specifically choose, select “Restricted” and then click Done.Click the “Change” in the Get link section.Open the “Share with people and groups” window by clicking on either the Share icon or blue Share button.Either select or open the file or folder being shared.Again, open and login to Google Drive or Google Docs in your web browser of choice.Finalize the process by clicking on Save.Next to the person that you want to exclude from the document, cursor over and click Remove.From the “Share with people and groups” popup window, locate the user you want to remove sharing permissions.With the Google Doc open, you can find the blue Share button near the top-right of the screen.In Google Drive, the Share icon looks like a human silhouette with a + sign next to it and is located to the far right of the “My Drive” drop-down menu at the top.The Share icon will differ depending on how you’ve decided to select the file or folder.For Google Docs, you’ll need to open the shared file directly. Select and highlight the file or folder in Google Drive that you are sharing.Google Chrome is preferred for obvious reasons but any browser should do.


Open up either Google Docs or Google Drive in your internet browser.The way someone was invited will be important for the way in which you boot them from it. There are two ways in which to share a Google Doc with other online users email invite or direct link. I will go over what is needed to withdraw a user’s access, deny them a link to the project, delete a project with other users attached, as well as prevent users involved from downloading, copying, and sharing the document with others. If you’re looking to remove someone from being involved in your shared document, then this article has got you covered.
