Stop Sending Attachments. How To Create Links Instead.

In the days of email, attachments were all the rage. Those days are gone. It's time to say RIP to old-school attachments and start using links instead.

Wondering why? Here's a comparison. 

Functions	Links	Attachments
Place on webpage	Yes	No
Share in form or application	Yes	No
Add to document	Yes	No
Use up storage space	No	Yes
Send in any text messaging / chat service	Yes	No
Make you seem out of touch	No	Yes
Device agnostic	Yes	No

Need more convincing? Here's another scenario:

You are at a meeting or class and the person running things asked if everyone got the old-school email with some important information. Some did. Some didn't. The email with attachments and other info is sent again. It goes to some people's spam. Some have the wrong email and never got it. Next thing you know, you've wasted 20 minutes.  You could have avoided all that, by just having a link on your agenda with the information and materials. 

So, what are you waiting for? Here's how you can turn any file into a link in less than a minute.

4 Steps to Turning Attachments Into Links

Step 1: 

Go to Google Drive and select upload file. 

Step 2: 

Right click on file and select "Get shareable link."

Step 3: 

Copy link.

Step 4: 

Select text to hyperlink. Select Ctrl +K. Paste link. Select apply.

That's it!  You now have a link that can be accessed from any device that you can use and copy / paste into any website, document, email, blog. 

The next time someone asks you to share, pause before you attach and send a link instead. Your friends will thank you.