How to share files in Google Docs

[Monique]

Someone sent a Google Doc link to a number of collaborators (https://docs.google.com/file/etc ). I want to edit it so that everyone can see my input, how should I do it?

I've done File>Open with Google Docs, but then it's only in my personal Drive. If I follow the original link again the file is not changed. How should I share what I've done?

Of course I've asked colleagues for advice, looked online, but I can't figure it out! It's giving me a headache (apparently I'm getting old, technology has caught up with me ).

 

[jtbell]

I think the person who owns (the original copy of) the file has to give other people the right to edit it.

 

[Monique]

I checked it, I have the right to edit. However, when I open the link the document is not editable.

 

[DavidSnider]

Don't copy it to your drive. When you follow the link you should be able to edit that link directly.

Are you sure you have edit rights?

 

[Monique]

When I click 'share' and view 'who has access' it says 'can edit'. Or shouldn't I be able to see whether I have write access?

Could it be my e-mail address? I open it from work e-mail, but I have a gmail account. In the 'who can access' both my e-mail addresses are listed though and one needs a gmail account? At least when I checked another computer it specifically asked me to log in.

 

[Monique]

Ok, solved. There apparently was a document conversion thing that had to be turned on