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# Share projects with other groups
# Share projects with other groups **(FREE)**
You can share projects with other [groups](../../group/index.md). This makes it
possible to add a group of users to a project with a single action.
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1. For 'Project Acme' use the left navigation menu to go to **Project information > Members**.
1. Select the **Invite group** tab.
1. Add the 'Engineering' group with the maximum access level of your choice.
1. Optionally, select an expiring date.
1. Click **Invite**.
1. After sharing 'Project Acme' with 'Engineering':
- The group is listed in the **Groups** tab.
- The project is listed on the group dashboard.
1. Optional. Select an expiration date.
1. Select **Invite**.
After sharing 'Project Acme' with 'Engineering':
- The group is listed in the **Groups** tab.
- The project is listed on the group dashboard.
Note that you can only share a project with:
You can share a project only with:
-groups for which you have an explicitly defined membership
-groups that contain a nested subgroup or project for which you have an explicitly defined role
-Groups for which you have an explicitly defined membership.
-Groups that contain a nested subgroup or project for which you have an explicitly defined role.
Administrators are able to share projects with any group in the system.
Administrators can share projects with any group in the system.
### Share a project modal window
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1. Go to your project's page.
1. On the left sidebar, go to **Project information > Members**, and then select **Invite a group**.
1. Select a group, and select a **Max role**.
1.(Optional) Select an **Access expiration date**.
1.Optional. Select an **Access expiration date**.
1. Select **Invite**.
### Enable or disable modal window **(FREE SELF)**
