However, you can maintain anonymity and check such documents without other parties knowing your identity. There are a couple of ways to manually become anonymous, and we’ll talk about how to do it in this article.
What is Anonymous Mode in Google Docs?
Being anonymous has its privacy privileges, but you are not completely invisible. While viewing anonymously, each account will be assigned a random animal name and a color. Each user is also given a pointer according to their color so that you can tell in real time what the user is doing. Although the anonymous mode doesn’t show the identity, it still records all the editing done by the user. Any other user with access can check the history of the edits.
How to Enable Anonymous Mode in Google Docs?
A Google Doc access is restricted by default. You need to change this setting to be set for anyone with the link to be able to view or change it. You can change the privacy of a Google document so that anyone with a link to the document can access and edit the document. Any other accounts without permission can ask for permission from the owner through email. Here are the steps to change the accessibility of your Doc:
How to Become Anonymous in Google Docs?
After you’ve made changes to Doc’s privacy settings, you can become anonymous. There are a couple of ways to become anonymous when you check a Google doc.
Log Out
When you log out of your current account, Google won’t be able to recognize you and represent you as an anonymous user. Follow these steps for a thorough walkthrough:
Use Incognito Tab
If you don’t want to go through the hassle of logging out of your Gmail account and having to log back in, you can try incognito mode/private browsing. Incognito mode creates a brand new session for the user, which saves no data about that session. You can use incognito mode to become anonymous in Google Docs. Here’s how you do it:
How to Disable Anonymous Mode in Google Docs?
You may also want to disable the anonymous mode to be able to check the editing history. If you only give access to specific users, you can learn who is viewing the document. Disabling this mode is quite similar to the process of enabling it. Here are the steps to do it:
title: “How To Become Anonymous In Google Docs” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Shelly Allard”
However, you can maintain anonymity and check such documents without other parties knowing your identity. There are a couple of ways to manually become anonymous, and we’ll talk about how to do it in this article.
What is Anonymous Mode in Google Docs?
Being anonymous has its privacy privileges, but you are not completely invisible. While viewing anonymously, each account will be assigned a random animal name and a color. Each user is also given a pointer according to their color so that you can tell in real time what the user is doing. Although the anonymous mode doesn’t show the identity, it still records all the editing done by the user. Any other user with access can check the history of the edits.
How to Enable Anonymous Mode in Google Docs?
A Google Doc access is restricted by default. You need to change this setting to be set for anyone with the link to be able to view or change it. You can change the privacy of a Google document so that anyone with a link to the document can access and edit the document. Any other accounts without permission can ask for permission from the owner through email. Here are the steps to change the accessibility of your Doc:
How to Become Anonymous in Google Docs?
After you’ve made changes to Doc’s privacy settings, you can become anonymous. There are a couple of ways to become anonymous when you check a Google doc.
Log Out
When you log out of your current account, Google won’t be able to recognize you and represent you as an anonymous user. Follow these steps for a thorough walkthrough:
Use Incognito Tab
If you don’t want to go through the hassle of logging out of your Gmail account and having to log back in, you can try incognito mode/private browsing. Incognito mode creates a brand new session for the user, which saves no data about that session. You can use incognito mode to become anonymous in Google Docs. Here’s how you do it:
How to Disable Anonymous Mode in Google Docs?
You may also want to disable the anonymous mode to be able to check the editing history. If you only give access to specific users, you can learn who is viewing the document. Disabling this mode is quite similar to the process of enabling it. Here are the steps to do it:
