Coda allows you to share your docs in a number of different ways (which you can read all about here). More recently, we’ve added the ability to share a doc with specific Google Groups. This allows you to easily share your doc with a large number of people with only a few clicks.

If you use Google Groups, you can share docs with a large number of people by directly inviting the group email address to your doc. If you want to learn about the other methods for sharing docs, check out this article. Continue reading to learn how to share individual docs with specific Google Groups.

To share docs with Google Groups, just click the Share button in the upper right corner of the doc. Then, in the text field, type the Google group email address that you’d like to share the doc with. Click on the Invite Google Group button to provide your OAuth credentials.

After that, when you enter the Google group name or email address in the share menu, the group will appear under the Groups options. Select the group, choose what type of access the group should have, and hit Send!

Alternatively, you can also provide your OAuth credentials and connect with Google Groups by going to the Members page in your workspace, and navigating to the Groups tab. Once you’ve connected with Google Groups, go to any doc that you want to share and type the email address of the Google Group you'd like to share with. Then click on the Invite Google Group email button and hit send!

If you’ve previously shared docs with Google Groups, please remove those email addresses and re-add them by clicking on the Invite Google Group email button.

Once you have shared your doc with a valid Google Group email address, you’ll also see all the Google groups you have access to in auto-complete the next time you share a doc.

To access a doc that is shared with a Google Group, members of the group need to provide their OAuth credentials so Coda can verify their group membership and grant access to the doc.

If you see the screen below when you are trying to open a doc that’s shared with a group you’re a member of, click on Check Groups access button and provide your OAuth credentials to open the doc.
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Sharing folders is a great way to share multiple docs at once, without having to change the share settings on each doc individually. When you share a folder with someone - or in this case, with a Google Group - they will have access to all docs within that folder. If you want to learn more about folders, check out this article. Otherwise, continue to the sections below to learn about sharing folders with Google Groups.

To share folders with Google Groups, just click the Share button in the upper right corner of the folder. In the text field, type the Google Group email address that you’d like to share the folder with. If you haven't yet provided your OAuth credentials, click on the Invite Google Group email button. Otherwise, the group should appear in the list of options. Click on the group, then click send.

To access a folder that is shared with a Google Group, members of the group need to provide their OAuth credentials so Coda can verify their group membership and grant access to the folder.

If you see a message about needing permission when you are trying to join a folder that’s shared with a group you’re a member of, click on the Check Groups access button and provide your OAuth credentials to access the folder.