A document is private until you share it. You can share the same document in as many places as you like, and each place has its own settings for who sees it and from when.
Where you can share
| Share with | Where students find it | How to share |
|---|---|---|
| A class (everyone or some students) | On their class page, any time | From Documents, or Add documents on the class page |
| An activity | Inside every assignment of that activity, in every class | From Documents, or the Documents button in the activity editor |
| One assignment (everyone or some students) | Inside that assignment, for that class only | The Documents button in the assignment |
Share from your library
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Pick the documents
In Documents, open a document and click Share, or tick several documents and click Share.
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Choose a class or an activity
Choose A class or An activity, then pick it from the list.
- 3
Choose who can see it
For a class, choose Whole class or Some students and tick the students. With Whole class, students who join later see it too.
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Choose when (optional)
Turn on Show from a date and set the date and time. Students do not see it until then, which is handy for answers after a due date.
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Share
Click Share.
See who opened it
Open a document to see Shared with: every place it is shared, who sees it there and from when. Click Who sees it to change the students or the date, or Stop sharing to remove it from that place. The file stays in your library.
Who opened it lists the students who can see the document, class by class, with the date they first opened it and how many times. Students are marked Not opened, or Not visible yet when the document is scheduled for later. Opening a link counts too.
Remind students who have not opened it
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Open the document
Find the class under Who opened it.
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Send the reminder
Click the Remind button under the class. It says how many students have not opened the document yet, for example Remind 1 student who has not opened it.
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Check the result
LearnWorkly tells you how many reminders were emailed.
Frequently asked questions
Can I share with a few students in an activity?
No. Some students is available when you share with a class or with one assignment. An activity share reaches every class the activity is assigned to.
Do students need an account to open documents?
No. They open documents from their class page or inside an assignment, the same way they open their work.
Do parents receive document reminders?
No. Document reminders go to the student email only.
Last checked against the app on 11 November 2026.
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