How to share Google Docs, Sheets or Slides files as web pages

With Google Drive, you can share any Google file (from Docs, Sheets or Slides) online as a web page for others to see. You can even share simple HTML files to act as website landing pages. And here is how.

Sharing Google files as a web page is a great way to publish information on the Internet with a large audience. Everything you share is completely public and, if used correctly, search engines can find it as a lightweight web site.

When sharing files on the web, Drive creates copies of it with unique URLs. This allows you to edit and publish changes when desired and also prevents the viewer from seeing the source document.

It's important to note that everything published to the web is viewable by anyone, so you should not leave sensitive or private information in the file.

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How to share Google Docs files

Open the browser, access Google Docs, then open the file you want to share, click File> Publish to the Web .

Next, click on Publish to display the file on the Internet.

Click Ok to confirm you want to publish the file on the web.

You can now copy the link ( Ctrl + C on Windows / Chrome OS or Cmd + C on macOS), embed it in a web page or share it via Gmail, Facebook or Twitter.

If you don't want the website to update automatically when you make changes, click the arrow next to Published Content and Settings . Then, click on the box next to Automatically Republish When Changes Are Made to uncheck it.

When you want to delete files from the web, go to File> Publish to the Web . Expand Published Content and Settings , then click Stop Publishing .

How to share Google Sheets files

Go to the Google Sheets website, open the file you want to share, then click File> Publish to the Web .

If you do not want to share the entire document, you can choose a sheet to publish online. To do that, click on Entire Document and then select the sheet from the drop down menu.

Click on Publish .

Click Ok to specify that you want to publish the file on the web.

Copy the link ( Ctrl + C on Windows / Chrome OS or Cmd + C on macOS), embed it and the web or share via Gmail, Facebook or Twitter.

If you don't want the website to update automatically when you change, click Published Content and Settings and then uncheck the box next to Automatically Republish When Changes Are Made .

To stop publishing pages, go to File> Publish to the Web and then click Stop Publishing .

How to share Google Sheets files

When sharing Slides files on the web, Google Drive acts as a player and allows visitors to view presentation files on the page. You can set the slide to auto-advance with 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 seconds.

To share Slides on the web, visit the Google Slides homepage, open the presentation, and then click File> Publish to the Web .

Click the drop-down menu in the Auto-Advance Slides section and select the slide show time period. Click in the box if you want the presentation to start right after the player loads and if you want it to restart after the last slide. Click Publish after setup is complete.

Click Ok to confirm that you want to publish the file on the web.

You can copy the link ( Ctrl + C on Windows / Chrome OS or Cmd + C on macOS), embed it on a webpage or share it via Gmail, Facebook or Twitter.

When you want to delete a file from the web, go to File> Publish to the Web , expand the Published Content and Settings menu and then click Stop Publishing .

How to share HTML files

This part is similar to the Google Docs method. You share from a Docs file but you can use HTML and some basic CSS to style everything. This allows creating some fake websites without having to buy domain names or hosting.

First, create the HTML file with the code for the website homepage and save it to your computer.

Next, go to Google Drive and then download the HTML file. You can drag and drop it directly from your computer to the Drive website to upload.

Right-click on the file and then click Open with> Google Docs .

Google Docs opens files and formats HTML inside Docs files. Click File> Publish to the Web as above.

Next, click on Publish to display the file on the Internet.

When asked if you want to publish the file on the web, click Ok .

Again, copy the link ( Ctrl + C on Windows / Chrome OS or Cmd + C on macOS), embed it on the web or share it via Gmail, Facebook or Twitter.

Note, any changes you make in the Docs file will appear immediately on the site. However, if you want to add more HTML code, you can edit the original file and then perform the file downloading and sharing process again.

In addition, Docs views the cards as text and does not format them correctly.

If you don't want the website to update automatically when you make changes, click Published Content and Settings and then uncheck Automatically Republish When Changes Are Made .

When you want to delete files from the web, go to File> Publish to the Web . Expand Published Content and Settings and click Stop Publishing .

While sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations from Google Drive works well, there are a few points to keep in mind when publishing HTML files as web pages.

If you want to use Google Drive to host your website, the number of available formatting features and features is significantly limited when compared to regular web hosting. Perhaps it is better to just use Google Drive as the basic landing page for personal use.

I wish you successful implementation!