> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cloudinary.com/documentation/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sharing assets - Chapter 1 (video tutorial)

## Overview

Watch this video tutorial to learn about all the ways to share individual assets both internally and externally.
> **NOTE**: If you're using the free plan, some of the functionality may differ from what's described in the video.

## Video tutorial

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## Tutorial contents
This tutorial presents the following topics. Click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video.

### Introduction
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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=0 :sec=00 :player=cld} | This video series demonstrates sharing assets within your team and externally. |

### Objectives
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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=0 :sec=50 :player=cld} | This video series covers why sharing assets matters, Cloudinary's approach, diverse ways to share media files, best practices and examples, further training resources, and a summary with next steps. This particular video covers sharing individual assets. |

### The Cloudinary training approach
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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=1 :sec=55 :player=cld} | Cloudinary's approach focuses on empowering you with optimal asset sharing strategies. Our workshop covers education, exposure, and hands-on experience. You'll learn how Cloudinary facilitates asset sharing with both internal and external partners, demonstrated in our Summer 2023 platform (UI improvements ongoing). We'll offer best practices, advice, and examples for effective asset sharing, and direct you to resources like the [Cloudinary Academy](https://training.cloudinary.com/). We'll conclude with suggested next steps, ensuring you grasp the best practices for sharing content tailored to specific use cases, leveraging the diverse capabilities of Cloudinary Assets.  |

### Sharing assets with Cloudinary
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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=4 :sec=00 :player=cld} | The Cloudinary Assets (Digital Asset Management) product provides swift, user-friendly, and efficient content sharing capabilities.  |

### Ways to share content
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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=5 :sec=01 :player=cld} | You can share assets individually (covered in this video), within folders, as collections (virtual asset groups across folder locations), or through a brand portal provided by a trusted partner.  

### Sharing assets individually
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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=6 :sec=16 :player=cld} | You can share assets with external stakeholders (partners, marketing agencies, etc). You can either send a public link to the asset or you can send the asset's delivery URL - useful for video file preview/streaming in browsers. Internal sharing for team collaboration is also available.

### Watch a demonstration for sharing an asset internally
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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=7 :sec=18 :player=cld} |  Internally share an asset by hovering over **Share** in the asset context menu, selecting **Invite**, then clicking **Copy URL** to share the asset's management drill-down page with authorized users. |

### Watch a demonstration for sharing an asset externally

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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=9 :sec=02 :player=cld} | Share an asset externally by hovering over **Share** in the asset context menu, selecting **Publish Link** and then clicking **Create a Public Link**. Specify a date range for public access, then click **Save Changes** to retain the link. Access it anytime through **Share** -> **Publish Link**. Copy the link by clicking the **Copy Link** button and paste it into a new browser tab to view the asset. This secure link enables external stakeholders to exclusively view or download the asset, while restricting access to other content. |

### Watch a demonstration for sharing an asset by delivery URL

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|{videotime:id=assetsOnboardingSharingAssets1 :min=10 :sec=34 :player=cld} | Share the asset externally using its delivery URL by hovering over the **Share** option in the asset context menu and selecting **Embed**. Copy the delivery URL and open in a new browser tab.

## Keep learning

> **READING**:
>
> * Learn more about [sharing assets](dam_collaboration_tools#sharing_assets) in your Media Library.

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