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title: Sharing Data 
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You can easily share data entirely through Workbench, the web interface to Arvados.

h2. Upload and share your existing data

Step-by-step instructions are shown below.

<div id="carousel-sharedata" class="carousel slide" data-interval="false">
  <!-- Indicators -->
  <ol class="carousel-indicators">
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="1"></li>
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="2"></li>
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="3"></li>
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="4"></li>
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="5"></li>
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="6"></li>
    <li data-target="#carousel-sharedata" data-slide-to="7"></li>
  </ol>

  <!-- Wrapper for slides -->
  <div class="carousel-inner" role="listbox">
    <div class="item active">
      <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/gotohome.png" alt="Step 1. From the dashboard, go to your Home project.">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        Step 1. From the dashboard, go to your Home project.
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="item">
    <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/uploaddata.png" alt="Click 'Add data' &rarr; 'Upload files'.">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        Click 'Add data' &rarr; 'Upload files'.
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="item">
      <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/choosefiles.png" alt="A new collection is created automatically. Choose files to upload and hit Start.">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        A new collection is created automatically. Choose files to upload and hit Start.
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="item">
      <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/uploading.png" alt="Files will upload and stay uploaded even if the browser is closed.">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        Files will upload and stay uploaded even if the browser is closed.
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="item">
      <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/rename.png" alt="Rename the collection appropriately.">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        Rename the collection appropriately.
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="item">
      <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/sharing.png" alt="Click 'Create sharing link'. You can click 'unshare' at any later point.">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        Click 'Create sharing link'. You can click 'Unshare' at any later point.
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="item">
      <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/shared.png" alt="Now just share this link with anyone you want.">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        Now just share this link with anyone you want.
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="item">
      <img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/images/uses/sharedsubdirs.png" alt="Here's a more complex collection. [END]">
      <div class="carousel-caption">
        Here's a more complex collection. [END]
      </div>
    </div>

  </div>

  <!-- Controls -->
  <a class="left carousel-control" href="#carousel-sharedata" role="button" data-slide="prev">
    <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></span>
    <span class="sr-only">Previous</span>
  </a>
  <a class="right carousel-control" href="#carousel-sharedata" role="button" data-slide="next">
    <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></span>
    <span class="sr-only">Next</span>
  </a>
</div>

Tip: You may need to make your browser window bigger to see full-size images in the gallery above.