Microsoft 365 apps: NEW FEATURE – Set expiration available for all links when sharing – Enhance Security with Expiring Links

by Prasham Sabadra · July 10, 2024

Microsoft 365 app - SharePoint site - Sharing the site - Set expiration date option

Hi All,

Greetings for the day!

Today, we are discussing a new feature related to Microsoft 365 apps and sharing the link.

NEW FEATURE : Microsoft 365 apps – Set expiration available for all links when sharing

DETAILS

Microsoft 365 apps will allow us to set expiration dates for all shared links.
This feature will be available for links shared with
- anyone
- people in your organization
- or selected individuals.
When we share a link in Microsoft 365, Set expiration date will let allow us to set a date for a link to expire.
After a user sets a date and the link expires, the link won’t work, and the user will need to make a new link or reshare with people so they can continue to access the file.
Before the rollout of this feature, we can only set the expiration for links for Anyone.
With this rollout, we can also set an expiration on for links for People in your organization and People you choose.

DEMO

Navigate to the SharePoint site from which we need to share the link or share the site and set the expiration date.
Here, I am navigating to my home site – Knowledge Junction
We have “Share” menu at right hand side, as shown in below image
There are two options in “Share” menu
- Share page
- Copy link to page

To set the “Expiry date” for sharing link, click on “Gear” (Link settings) icon on “Copy link” button, as shown in above figure
As we click on “Link settings” link, “Link settings” popup will appear as shown in below image.

On “Link settings” popup we have an option to set the expiry date “Set expiration date (MM/DD/YYYY)“, as shown in below image.

Thanks for reading ! HAPPY SHARING !

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