<p>Ian is an independent writer based in Tel Aviv, Israel. His current focus is on all things tech including mobile devices, desktop and laptop computers, software, social networks, Web apps, tech-related legislation and corporate tech news.More by Ian Paul</p><p>Gmail users will soon be able to share documents stored in Google Drive without leaving the Gmail interface. Drive, and Google Docs before it, have always allowed users to share links to files using Gmail. But users have always had to share files from the Docs/Drive interface and never Gmail's, until now.</p><p>The ideal part of sharing files from Drive, or similar services such as SkyDrive, is that there is only one copy stored online. So if you or someone else on the email thread makes changes to the shared document, all of the message thread recipients will see the changes the next time they see the document online.</p><p>To use the new Drive integration you have to opt in to Gmail's new compose windowthat rolled out as a preview feature in late October. At the bottom of the new compose window you will see a Drive icon next to the attachment option. Clicking the new icon lets you insert a link to any file you have stored on Drive. The link will appear in the body of your message as the file name and a small icon indicating the file type such as spreadsheet, PDF, text document or presentation. To get the new compose interface, click "compose" inside Gmail and then select "new compose experience."Permissions detector</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2017326/gmail-gets-integrated-google-drive-link-sharing.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/11/28/gmails-10gb-attachment-may-reduce-accidental-data-leakage/">Gmail&#039;s 10GB Attachment May Reduce Accidental Data Leakage</a> (Wall Street Journal (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/30/open_and_shut_google/">Google&#039;s Drive + Gmail: A 10GB Dropbox killer</a> (Register)</p><p><a href="http://www.technobloom.com/gmail-and-google-drive-integrate-to-send-larger-files-through-e-mail/2220035/">Gmail and Google Drive integrate to send larger files through e-mail</a> (Technology Bloom News)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d6Ded5Sj8PStghMst_0YZM9QrOXsM&ned=us">117 additional articles.</a></p>