diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/GeneralCSS/globalDetail.css b/rpg-docs/client/views/GeneralCSS/globalDetail.css
index d1fb07ec..30196b18 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/GeneralCSS/globalDetail.css
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/GeneralCSS/globalDetail.css
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	padding: 24px;
 }
 
-html /deep/ .red-button {
+html /deep/ .red-button:not([disabled]) {
 	background: #d23f31;
 	color: #fff;
 	margin-top: 16px;
diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.html b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.html
index f205eba6..e3e8ec39 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.html
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.html
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 <template name="shareDialog">
 	<div>
 		<div>
+			<div class="subhead">
+				Can View
+			</div>
 			{{#each readers}}
-
+				{{this}}<br>
 			{{/each}}
+			<div class="subhead">
+				Can Edit
+			</div>
 			{{#each writers}}
-
+				{{this}}<br>
 			{{/each}}
 		</div>
-		<paper-input id="userNameOrEmailInput" label="Username or email" floatinglabel></paper-input>
+		<paper-input id="userNameOrEmailInput" label="Username or email" floatinglabel></paper-input><br>
+		{{#if userFindError}}<p style="color: red;">{{userFindError}}</p>{{/if}}
+		<paper-radio-group id="accessLevelMenu" selected="read">
+			<paper-radio-button name="read" label="View Only"></paper-radio-button>
+			<paper-radio-button name="write" label="Can Edit"></paper-radio-button>
+		</paper-radio-group>
 		<br>
-		<paper-dropdown-menu id="accessLevelDropdown" label="Access Level">
-			<paper-dropdown layered class="dropdown">
-				<core-menu id="accessLevelMenu" class="menu"  selected="read" on-tap="onStatMenuTap">
-					<paper-item name="read">  View Only </paper-item>
-					<paper-item name="write"> Can Edit  </paper-item>
-				</core-menu>
-			</paper-dropdown>
-		</paper-dropdown-menu>
-		<br>
-		<paper-button id="shareButton" class="red-button" raised>Share</paper-button>
+		<paper-button id="shareButton" class="red-button" raised disabled={{shareButtonDisabled}}>Share</paper-button>
 	</div>
 </template>
diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.js b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.js
index 6271b53c..f8b65b97 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.js
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/shareDialog.js
@@ -1,29 +1,55 @@
-Template.shareDialog.helpers({
+Template.shareDialog.onCreated(function(){
+	this.userId = new ReactiveVar();
+});
 
+Template.shareDialog.helpers({
+	readers: function(){
+		var char = Characters.findOne(this._id, {fields: {readers: 1}});
+		return char && char.readers;
+	},
+	writers: function(){
+		var char = Characters.findOne(this._id, {fields: {writers: 1}});
+		return char && char.writers;
+	},
+	shareButtonDisabled: function(){
+		return !Template.instance().userId.get();
+	},
+	userFindError: function(){
+		if (!Template.instance().userId.get()){
+			return "User not found";
+		}
+	}
 });
 
 Template.shareDialog.events({
-	"tap #shareButton": function(event, instance){
-        var self = this;
+	"input #userNameOrEmailInput, change #userNameOrEmailInput": function(event, instance){
 		var userName = instance.find("#userNameOrEmailInput").value;
-		var permission = instance.find("#accessLevelMenu").value;
-        Meteor.call("getUserId", userName, function (err, result) {
-            if(err){
-                this.userFindError = true;
-            } else{
-                if(permission === "write"){
-                    Characters.update(self._id, {
-                        $push: {writers: result},
-                        $pull: {readers: result}
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    Characters.update(self._id, {
-                        $push: {readers: result},
-                        $pull: {writers: result}
-                    });
-                }
-                GlobalUI.closeDialog();
-            }
-        });
+		instance.userId.set(undefined);
+		Meteor.call("getUserId", userName, function (err, result) {
+			if(err){
+				console.error(err);
+			} else{
+				console.log(result);
+				instance.userId.set(result);
+			}
+		});
+	},
+	"tap #shareButton": function(event, instance){
+		var self = this;
+		var permission = instance.find("#accessLevelMenu").selected;
+		if(!permission) throw "no permission set";
+		var userId = instance.userId.get();
+		if(!userId) return;
+		if(permission === "write"){
+			Characters.update(self._id, {
+				$addToSet: {writers: userId},
+				$pull: {readers: userId}
+			});
+		} else {
+			Characters.update(self._id, {
+				$addToSet: {readers: userId},
+				$pull: {writers: userId}
+			});
+		}
 	}
 });
diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/layout/imports.html b/rpg-docs/client/views/layout/imports.html
index 9f7bff68..9d25c4e2 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/layout/imports.html
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/layout/imports.html
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 <link rel="import" href="/components/paper-input/paper-input-decorator.html">
 <link rel="import" href="/components/paper-item/paper-item.html">
 <link rel="import" href="/components/paper-menu-button/paper-menu-button.html">
+<link rel="import" href="/components/paper-radio-button/paper-radio-button.html">
+<link rel="import" href="/components/paper-radio-group/paper-radio-group.html">
 <link rel="import" href="/components/paper-shadow/paper-shadow.html">
 <link rel="import" href="/components/paper-spinner/paper-spinner.html">
 <link rel="import" href="/components/paper-tabs/paper-tabs.html">
diff --git a/rpg-docs/lib/functions/shareCharacter.js b/rpg-docs/lib/functions/shareCharacter.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6e66286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpg-docs/lib/functions/shareCharacter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Meteor.methods({
+	"getUserId": function(username){
+		if(!username) return;
+		var user = Meteor.users.findOne({$or: [{username: username}, {"emails.address": username}]});
+		return user && user._id;
+	}
+});