# Download or print an Office document

Download, print or copy from a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file in Drime, and why these options can be missing on a share link without downloads.

Updated: 2026-10-21  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/download-print-office-documents

You can download a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file from your Drive, and print it from the Office editor. For people who open the file through a share link, these options depend on the link's download setting.

## Download

In your Drive, select the file, then download it like any other file. To get the latest changes, make sure everyone has closed the document first: see [How Office documents are saved, and their versions](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/office-saving-and-versions).

## Print

Word, Excel and PowerPoint files print from the Office editor's own print command: open the file, then use the editor's print command. The editor prepares the document for printing.

Other files, such as PDFs and images, print from the preview: see [Print a file](https://drime.cloud/support/drive/print-a-file).

## When download, print and copy are off

In the Office editor, downloading, printing and copying content all follow the same right: the right to download the file.

On a share link, the owner of the file chooses whether visitors can download, with **Allow download** in the link settings (on by default). When it is off:

- visitors can open and read the document, but not download it;
- printing and copying content are off in the editor too.

![The link settings of a demo Word document with Allow download turned off](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5ET4QGG119NA4M3AWJGBGBS/61f13c7c7354-web-share-link-allow-download.png)

To change it, see [Customise a share link: downloads, custom address and branding](https://drime.cloud/support/sharing-and-collaboration/customize-a-share-link).

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| No download or print on a shared document | The link's owner turned off **Allow download**. Ask them to turn it on, or to send you the file. |
| You cannot copy text from a shared document | Copying follows the download right. Ask the link's owner to allow downloads. |
| The printed or downloaded file misses recent changes | Someone still has the document open. Changes reach Drime when everyone has closed it. |

## Next steps

- [Who can edit an Office document](https://drime.cloud/support/more-apps/who-can-edit-office-documents)
- [Customise a share link: downloads, custom address and branding](https://drime.cloud/support/sharing-and-collaboration/customize-a-share-link)
- [Print a file](https://drime.cloud/support/drive/print-a-file)