Get started with sharing

When you share a post on Google+, people who follow you and have permission to see that post can see it in their streams. Posts you share can also show up on your profile.

You can choose who can see what you share by sharing posts to Collections, Communities, or people. 

Your followers

When someone follows you, they can see posts you've shared with them in their stream. You don't have to follow them back.

You can choose who can see your posts. If someone is following you, but you share a post that they don’t have permission to see, they won't see that post. 

If someone follows you, but you don't want them to see anything you post, you can block them.

Comments

You can have conversations with people on Google+ by commenting on posts. People can turn off commenting on their posts, so you might not be able to comment on everything you see.

People who can see your posts can also comment on them, unless you turn off commenting for that post.

Anyone who can see a post that you commented on may be able to see, +1, and reply to your comment, even if you aren’t following each other.

+1ing

When you see a post or a comment you like, you can +1 it.

Resharing

You can reshare posts to your own Collection, Community, or followers. People can turn off resharing for their posts, and some posts shared privately can't be reshared, so you might not be able to reshare everything you see.

You can also reshare posts publicly, and reshare posts externally to show posts from Google+ on other websites. 

Sharing publicly

When you share a Google+ post with "public," anyone can see it, even if they're not using Google+.

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