Force copy link v. collaborative link

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I gave students a force copy link to individually annotate a Lucidspark document, which they were then supposed to share with me through creating a “shareable link.” The first few students didn’t see the “share” button, however. So I entered all their emails in the “Individual Access” section of the “share” field. But now, they are only seeing one collaborative copy of the document instead of an individual one. Does anyone know what might have gone wrong?

Humas1985 · Accepted Answer

Hi ​@lramos175You're absolutely right, the missing ‘Share’button often happens in Lucid because force copy links typically give students ‘edit’access without full ownership, especially in education accounts.This can prevent them from sharing their completed document unless permissions are set to allow it.If you distribute Lucid activities through Canvas using the Lucid external tool, each student receives their own shareable copy automatically, and the ‘Share’button is normally available.For future assignments try using the template/force copy workflow with permissions set to "Any logged in user" or similar to enable sharing.Or, deliver Lucid assignments via Canvas for seamlessstudentsharing.Some additional help articles for your referenceShare button missing | CommunityFeature Alert: Lucid Force-Copy Links | CommunityBest Regards

Humas1985 · Answer

Hi ​@lramos175The issue happened because by adding student emails to the original document’s access, everyone ended up working on the same shared file.To ensure each student gets their own copy, only share the force copy link with them. Students should open that link to create a personal copy, then share their own copy’s link with you.To learn more on this approach to avoid shared collaboration problemsForce Copy | CommunityGive force copy link → Studentsget individual, private copiesAdd student emails to original document →Shared, collaborative one-document workspaceHope this helps - Happy to help further!!Thank you very much and have a great one!Warm regards

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