The five access modes
Private
Just you. Nobody else can open the page.
Public link
Anyone who has the URL can view — no sign-in. The link itself is the key (the URL
has a hard-to-guess random token), so only share it with people you trust to have
it. The default when you publish.
Password
Anyone with the link and a password you set. No account needed. Share the
password separately from the link.
Invite by email — no account needed
Invite people by email. Each invitee gets an email; they click to confirm they
own that address and the page opens in their browser — no Shareable account
required. Remove someone from the list and their access ends immediately.Prefer the old behavior? Toggle Require Shareable sign-in to make invitees
sign in instead.
Semi-public / email gate
The link is freely shareable, but every viewer must enter and confirm an email
before the page opens (the same one-click email confirmation). Great for an
investor deck people forward around — you still capture who opened it.Turn on Business emails only to block personal providers (gmail, yahoo, etc.)
and require a work email. Or set Only specific domains (e.g.
acme.com, partner.com) to let in anyone whose verified email is on those domains — perfect
for sharing with a whole client or partner company without listing every address.“Specific people” and “verified email” both confirm an email with a one-time link
— no password, no account. Confirm once and that browser can open any page that
email is allowed on.
Who viewed?
For people- and verified-email pages, the confirmed email is captured, so Analytics shows you exactly who opened the page.Search-engine indexing
Public (link) pages are hidden from search engines by default. Flip Search engine indexing on in the Share dialog if you want the page to be findable on Google. Private, password, people, and email-gate pages are never crawlable.Going further
Access decides who can open the page. A few more controls shape how the link behaves — all optional, all in the same Share dialog:- Link controls — add an expiration date, cap the number of views, or make a PDF/image view-only (no download).
- Comments — toggle Allow comments to let viewers leave feedback right on the page (anonymous by default, or require a verified email; everyone sees the thread; you can hide or delete any comment).