Configuring external sharing permission levels

External sharing in OneDrive (and SharePoint) allows your users to open access to specific documents and content to users outside your organization's directory. As an admin, you can control the level to which this is possible, including blocking anonymous sharing or requiring that the external user be added to the organization's directory before they can access the content.

In this recipe, we'll go through the steps to review and adjust the OneDrive external sharing settings from the OneDrive admin center.

Getting ready

You must be a global or SharePoint administrator to access the OneDrive admin center.

How to do it…

1. Go to the OneDrive admin center at https://admin.onedrive.com.
2. Select Sharing from the left-side navigation menu.
3. Scroll down to the External sharing section.
4. Slide the OneDrive slider to the desired level of allowed external sharing that you want to set, as shown in the...