When you share a Google Doc, there are several ways you can customize its settings to restrict how other people can edit it.

You can easily create a new Google Doc by selecting the "Blank" document template on the desktop website, or clicking the plus sign icon on the mobile app. When you create a new Google Doc, it'll ...

1] Open Google Docs Open Google Docs homepage and go to the file you would like to share with someone and enable him to make a copy of it.

I often create a Google Doc for meeting notes, attach it to a Calendar event and share it with the meeting participants. The shared Google Doc provides participants a record of the discussion.