How to use a Share tab in Windows 10?

Are you aware of the use of the Share tab in Windows 10? Yes, the Windows 10 has come up with the new feature of sharing. We all know that working on a system we always come across sharing some file or folder with others. Now, Window has provided a feature that allows you to share the file and folder direct from the File Explorer.

File Explorer now has a Share tab which allows you to share files on various platform. In this section, we will discuss the way to use Share tab in File Explorer in Window 10.

Steps to Use Share tab in Windows 10:

Step 1: Open the File Explorer on your Windows 10 system and navigate to the file or folder that you want to share. For example, I want to share an excel sheet combined_checklist.

Select the file you want to share and go to the Share tab of the File Explorer as you can see in the image below.

Step 2: In the Share tab under Send group you have to click on the Share button.

Step 3: Clicking on the Share button will pop a dialog box where you can select the medium for sharing the file. Like you can share via Mail, OneNote. If you require you can Install more apps from the Store.

In case you have selected a folder instead of a file for sharing then you must first Zip that folder as it would compress the content of the folder and ease in sharing.

To Zip the folder, select the folder and go to the Share tab. Under Share tab in Send group click on Zip button.

This will Zip up your folder and generate a new Zipped folder. Now click on the Zipped folder and now you can see that the Share button is enabled now for the folder. Share the folder by selecting the medium.

So, this is how you can use the Share tab in Windows 10. Hope the content is useful. Keep reading.