A contract, CV, report or letter: upload the DOCX and send one link that opens as pages in any browser. The reader needs no Word and no account, and the link never expires.
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How do I share a Word document as a link?
To share a Word document as a link, upload the .docx file above, sign in with Google for free, and copy the short link you get. Anyone who opens it reads the document as pages in their browser, with its headings, tables and images, without Word, an app or an account. The link never expires unless you set a date.
Pages, not a raw download
The DOCX is drawn page by page in the browser from the file's own structure: headings, fonts, tables, inline pictures and the page breaks you set. Nothing is imported into another editor first, so the layout is not reflowed on the way. The reader scrolls it like a printout on a phone or a laptop.
Every link counts its opens, with device and country, on every plan. Send a proposal or a contract for review and you know whether it was read before you follow up. It counts visits, not names; add the free email gate if you need to know who.
Found a mistake after sending? Replace the file from your dashboard and the same link shows the corrected version. Nobody keeps reading the old draft from their inbox, and you never send a second attachment called final-v2.
What a Word link will not do
It is not a shared editor. Readers see a read-only copy of the file you uploaded; nobody can type into it, and there is no co-editing or suggestion mode.
Old .doc files are not previewed. Word 97 to 2003 documents can be shared, but they show a download card; open them in Word or LibreOffice and save as .docx to get the page view.
Comments, tracked changes and some Word extras may not show. Text boxes, SmartArt and embedded charts can render partly; accept changes and remove comments first, or share a PDF for a pixel-exact layout.
How it works
1
Save the final version as .docx
Accept or reject tracked changes and delete comments the reader should not see. If the file is an old .doc, use Save As and pick Word Document (.docx) so it previews as pages.
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Upload it and sign in free
Drop the file on the upload card and sign in with Google, one tap and no card. Free covers documents up to 250 MB, Pro up to 500 MB, so even image-heavy reports fit.
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Copy the link and send it
Paste it into an email, WhatsApp or Slack, or download the QR code for print. Add a password, an expiry date or view-only from the link's settings whenever you need them.
Opens in any browser, no Word needed
A Word attachment depends on what the other person has installed. A phone may show a stripped preview, a Chromebook pushes it into Google Docs, and a Mac without Office opens it in Pages with different spacing. A link removes that guesswork. The reader taps it and the document appears as pages in Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox, with no Microsoft account, no Office license and nothing to install. If the document uses a font their device lacks, the browser swaps in a close match, so line breaks can shift slightly.
A view-only copy, not an editable file
Cloud drives share the live file. With OneDrive or Google Drive, what the reader can do depends on the permission you pick, and a wrong click can hand out edit rights. Google Docs' Publish to web needs the file converted into a Google Doc first. A Word link here is simpler: it is a read-only copy of the exact .docx you uploaded. Readers can scroll and follow the hyperlinks, but cannot change a word. If you want them to have the file too, leave downloads on and the menu offers the original DOCX.
Password, expiry and tracking for sensitive documents
Contracts, CVs, HR letters and internal reports carry names, numbers and addresses. Every plan lets you add a password before you share the link, set an expiry date so it stops working after a deal or a hiring round, and switch it to view-only so the download option disappears. The email gate asks readers for their address before the document opens, and the analytics show each open with device and country. One honest caveat: view-only cannot stop a screenshot, so treat it as friction, not copy protection.
Update the document, keep the same link
A Word link is a snapshot of the file you uploaded, not a live sync with your copy on disk or in OneDrive. Editing your local document does not change what readers see. To publish a new version, open the link in your dashboard and replace the file: the URL, the QR code and the view history all stay the same, and everyone who already has the link sees the update on their next visit. Every plan also keeps the last 5 versions, so you can restore an earlier draft if the new one was a mistake.
Readable on a phone
Most links sent in WhatsApp, Slack or a text get opened on a phone first. The viewer runs edge to edge on a small screen, pages scroll vertically, and a fullscreen button gives the document the whole display. There is no Word app to download and no prompt to sign in to Microsoft. You can also upload from your phone: open this page in its browser, pick the .docx from Files or your email download, and copy the link when it finishes.
A QR code for print and noticeboards
Every link comes with a downloadable QR code. Put it on a printed handout, a noticeboard, a flyer or the back of a business card, and anyone with a phone camera opens the full document in a second. House rules, a course handout, an event programme or a policy that changes each term are good fits: because the code points at the link and not at the file, replacing the DOCX updates what every printed code shows, without reprinting.
Embed the document on a web page
To show the document inside your own site, intranet or help center, open the link's settings, go to the Sharing tab and copy the code under Embed on your site. It is an iframe that shows the same page viewer without our header, so a policy, a menu or a terms page sits in place on your page. The password, expiry and view-only settings still apply inside the embed, views from it are counted, and replacing the file updates every page it is embedded on.
Set an end date or a view cap and the link stops on its own. Send a quote that expires Friday, or a preview that closes after five opens, without remembering to delete it.
Send a proposal or contract as a link and see when the client opened it.
Job seekers
A CV link that recruiters open on any device, updated without resending.
Teachers & students
Handouts, essays and reading lists that open on a phone, with a QR code for class.
Small businesses
Terms, policies and guest information on one link you can correct at any time.
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No. They see a read-only copy of the file you uploaded, laid out as pages. Nobody can type into it, and there is no co-editing or suggestion mode. If they should have the file itself, leave downloads on and the menu offers the original DOCX; switch the link to view-only to hide it.
No. The link opens in any current browser on a phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer, with no Microsoft account, no Office license and no sign-up. Only you, the uploader, sign in, with a free Google account.
Mostly, yes. Headings, styles, tables, inline images and page breaks come from the file itself, and nothing is converted into another editor. Fonts the reader's device lacks are swapped for a close match, so line breaks can shift slightly. Comments, tracked changes, text boxes, SmartArt and embedded charts may show partly or not at all. For a pixel-exact layout, share a PDF.
Yes, but it shows a download card instead of pages. Only .docx is previewed in the browser. Open the .doc in Word or LibreOffice, choose Save As, pick Word Document (.docx) and upload that.
Free covers files up to 250 MB each, and Pro up to 500 MB. A text document is usually well under 5 MB, so only reports packed with high-resolution images come near the limit.
It is unlisted: only people you give the link to can find it, and the page is not indexed by search engines. For anything sensitive, add a password, set an expiry date, or turn on the email gate so readers must enter their address first. All of these are free on every plan.
Forever, on every plan. A Word link stays up until you delete it. If you want it to stop working, set your own expiry date or switch the link off from your dashboard.
You see every open, with the time, device and country, free on every plan. The count does not tell you a person's name. If you need to know who, turn on the email gate, which asks each reader for their email address before the document opens.
Yes. Replace the file from your dashboard and the same link and QR code show the new version. Editing your local copy or the one in OneDrive does not change the link by itself; you upload the new DOCX. Every plan keeps earlier versions so you can restore one.
Yes, both ways. Readers open the link in their phone's browser and scroll through the pages, with a fullscreen button. You can also upload from your phone: open this page, pick the .docx from Files or your email download, and copy the link.
Your Word document, one clean link
Upload a DOCX and share a link that opens as pages in any browser. No Word or account for the reader, free controls for passwords and expiry, and the link never expires on its own.
