Adobe Labs - SHARE

Updated: Share 1.3.5 went live on March 27, 2008. See the release notes for more information.

Welcome to a preview of Adobe’s latest online offering codenamed "Share", a free web-based service that allows you to easily share, publish and organize your documents.

With Share you can:

Convert 5 documents to Adobe PDF.
Send documents without email attachments.
Access your documents from anywhere.
View all the documents you have shared or received in one place.
Post a link to your document on a wiki or blog.
Embed a Flash® preview of your document on any website.
Limit access to a document to a list of recipients.

Download and Discuss

Getting Started

Follow these steps to get started with Share:

Launch the Share website

Note: You may be asked to join the waiting list if no beta invitations are available at this time.
Sign in the site with your Adobe ID.

Access to Share requires an Adobe ID. This is the same ID used throughout Adobe.com and here on Adobe Labs—it is typically your email address (e.g. janesmith@email.com). If you need to create one, click on the "Create Adobe ID" link on the Share sign up page.
Read and agree to the Share Beta Services Agreement and the Adobe Online Privacy Policy.

Note: This is a technology preview, not a final release. Neither the quality nor the features are complete yet. We want to show you our direction and get your feedback so that we can incorporate it into future releases.
Verify your e-mail address by clicking on the link in the e-mail message you receive from the Share service.
Sign in and start sharing!
Ask questions and share your feedback in the Labs forum for Share.

Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
If you are a developer interested in building applications and mashups using the Share APIs, you can learn more within the Share API wiki.

Community

Below you’ll find links to help you participate in the Share community.

Online Forums

Ask questions, discuss with other Share users and Share API developers in online forums.

Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.

Feedback

The Share team is interested in knowing how they can improve the service.

Submit feedback, including bugs and feature enhancement requests

Weblogs

Read and subscribe to entries from the Share team regarding what they are working on and what may be next for Share.

Wiki

The Labs wiki contains a lot of developer-focused information including the Share APIs.

Visit the Share wiki on Labs

Resources

If you want to learn more about releases on Labs as well as other Adobe technologies, visiting a user group or connecting with an Adobe Community Expert is a great place to start.

FAQ

What is Share?: Share is a free web-based service that makes it easy to share, publish and organize your important documents. Each document you upload to your Share account is assigned a unique website address. To share a document with someone, select the document you want to share, enter the person’s email address and an optional message, and set whether the files will be publicly accessible or restricted only to the recipients. Recipients will get an email with a link they can click on to download the document. You can also link to your documents, or embed rich Flash® previews on your own website, blog or wiki.
Are there APIs available for Share?: APIs for Share are available from the Share API wiki. Through these APIs, you can easily use Share capabilities in a mashup or as the basis for a new application.
Does the recipient of a document need to sign up for Share?: Recipients of an open access document do not need a Share account. Recipients of a restricted access document will need to sign up for a free Share account to access the document.
How much content can I upload to my Share account?: Your free Share account has 1 GB of storage space.
How many people can I share a document with?: You can share a document with as many people as you want.
Are there any restrictions on the types of files I can upload and share?: The Share preview is currently limited to documents, and the contents of your files may be restricted by the Share Beta Agreement. You cannot upload and share any music or video files at this time, e.g. mp3, aac, wmv, mov etc.
What languages is Share Beta available in?: This preview of Share is currently only available in English.
Can I update files I have uploaded and shared with others?: Yes, you can upload a new version of an existing document and retain the document's unique URL.
Do I need to keep a backup of a document I just uploaded?: Yes, you should keep a backup copy of your documents on your computer.
Can I get any technical support?: Technical support is not provided, other than the user-to-user community forums, which members of the Share team will be participating in actively.

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for the Share beta are listed below. See the release notes for more information.

Windows

Internet Explorer 6.0 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5.04
Adobe® Flash® Player 9

Macintosh

Safari 2.0 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5.04
Adobe® Flash® Player 9

Release Notes

The Share beta is an Adobe Labs technology preview and is not a final release.

See the full Release Notes

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