If you want people to view but not edit a document, share the document with them, but restrict their permissions to view-only. Here’s how:
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In Word for the web, click Share.
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In the Invite people dialog, in the To box, enter the email addresses of the people you want to share your document with.
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Click the Recipients can edit link, and then select Recipients can only view.
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Click Share.
Word for the web emails a link to the people you want to share your document with.
Tip: If you’d rather get a link that you can manually paste into an email or webpage, in the Invite people dialog, click Get a link, and under Choose an option, select View only.
Note: Sharing a document as view-only doesn’t prevent someone from downloading a copy of the document and making changes to their copy, but it does keep your original file intact.
