Google Drive integration

Share from Google Drive – and see who reads every page

Your decks, contracts and data room folders already live in Google Drive. Pick them in HelpRange and send a secure link instead of a Drive share: page-by-page analytics, no downloads unless you allow them, watermarks, passcodes, expiry and NDA before access.

Pick files in Google Drive

The familiar Google file picker opens in HelpRange – choose one file or many, also from shared drives.

Docs, Sheets and Slides as PDF

Google documents are converted to PDF so every page can be tracked; PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and images come in as they are.

See who read what

Every file gets a tracked link: who opened it, for how long, which pages – instead of “Anyone with the link” in Drive.

Protection Drive does not have

Block downloads and printing, dynamic watermarks with the viewer’s e-mail, passcode, expiry date, views limit, NDA before access.

Straight into a data room

Building a data room for investors or buyers? Add files from Drive to the room in one step – guests see them right away.

HelpRange sees only what you pick

We ask Google only for access to the files you select (scope drive.file) – never your whole Drive.

How it works
1. Open a folder or data room

Click “Share from Google Drive” under Upload Files.

2. Pick files in Google Drive

Sign in with Google once and select the files.

3. Send the tracked link

Each file gets a protected link with your folder’s settings – share it and watch the analytics.

Included in the trial and in every plan. Files count towards your plan’s storage and upload limits; Google exports Docs, Sheets and Slides up to 10 MB each. Plans & pricing

FAQ

Google Drive integration – questions

Does HelpRange get access to my whole Google Drive?

No. HelpRange uses Google’s drive.file permission: it can read only the files you pick in the Google file picker, nothing else.

Do changes in Google Drive update the shared document?

Not automatically – HelpRange shares a copy, so what your readers see stays exactly what you sent. To share a newer version, pick the file again; uploading a file with the same name updates it for all its links.

Can I share a live Google Doc instead?

Yes: “Add Link (Google Doc, Notion, any URL)” puts a live Google Doc behind a protected HelpRange link. Use Share from Google Drive when you want page-by-page tracking, download blocking and watermarks.

Which files can I pick?

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings (as PDF), PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images and videos, up to 80 MB per file and 20 files at a time. Google Forms and Sites cannot be shared as documents.

Does it work for data rooms?

Yes – open the data room, click Upload and then “Add from Google Drive to Data Room”: files land in the room and guests see them immediately.

Try it on your own documents

3-day free trial, then a free plan. No credit card required.

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