If you're reading this document, it's because an AODocs user (in this article, "your collaborator") has shared an AODOcs library with you so you can work together.
AODocs brings enterprise-grade document management features to your Google Drive. AODocs enables you to access a library shared with you by an AODocs user.
This article describes how to access your collaborator's library.
Note: In our example:
- your collaborator, the administrator of the AODocs library, is Bob: bob@demokb.aodocs.com
- you are an external user with the email address external.user.aodocs.1@gmail.com, who doesn’t have an AODocs account and wants to access Bob's library
 Prerequisites |
| Login to your Google Account |
| Open your collaborator's library |
| Browse and collaborate in your collaborator's library |
Prerequisites
You must have one of the following:
- a G Suite account (provided by your employer) such as <username>@yourdomain.com
- a free consumer account such as <username>@gmail.com
- a free consumer account associated with your professional email address such as <username>@yourdomain.com
Do it here: Create your Google Account
Login to your Google Account
Log into your Google account (one of above mentioned accounts).
Do it here: Log in
Open your collaborator's library
To access your collaborator’s library, you must have received a notification by email.
Below is an example of email notification, sent by your collaborator.
To access the AODocs library, follow the link in the email notification. AODocs checks your identity by asking you to accept the permissions required to access AODocs library homepage.
Once you have agreed to AODocs permissions, your collaborator’s library will open in AODocs.
You can now access AODocs using your Google account (in our example, external.user.aodocs.1@gmail.com) in your collaborator’s domain (in our example, demokb.aodocs.com)
Accessing your collaborator’s AODocs library
Note: If you can't access the library, you should contact your collaborator. They may have forgotten to add you into the library access permissions. Learn more: Share your library with external users.
Browse and collaborate in your collaborator's library
You can browse the library your collaborator has shared with you in AODocs.
You can view, create or even upload documents, depending on the library security settings set by your collaborator. Learn more: Add files and folders as an external user.
The document you added is now visible to all members of the library.
The new document you created is now available in your collaborator’s library
Learn more about how to use AODocs: AODocs user interface.