The issue by which people are forced to log in into a Google account even when sharing explicitely states that a sign in is not required is a bug and is considered such by the Google Docs Guides. I agree that PDF should allow to be published, but this may mean they would have to be rendered as web pages, much like Google would allow /view as HTML/ for many PDFs that are the result of a web search - just to be consistent with how documents and spreadsheets are published. In other words "Also allow them to edit" actually means 'Also give them collaborator/editor status' the people at Google however favour simple sentences for us simple users, even when these are more ambiguous or simply vague. When also "Also allow them to edit" is set you als get the option 'See who has access' and even more if the owner of the shared PDF ticked Advanced option while sharing (in either the Invite people or See who has access menu options), i.e you get the option that allows you to invite others to the spreadsheet like a collaborator/editor to a Google Docs spreadsheet of document would get. When only "Allow anyone with the link to view (no sign-in required)" is set you can't use any of the options on the Share menu of the PDF. ![]() It influnces your user status of the PDF when you access the PDF *while logged in* : ![]() This setting does not directly work for the PDF as such. Ahab Jat 2:18 "What do they mean with "edit" "Also, "edit" makes little sense for PDF files."
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