In Home and Files, you can manage permissions for all of your documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. You can also set permissions on folders. To learn more, see Set Folder Permissions.
Permission levels
Permissions determine the level of editing available to collaborators and groups. Owners can set and update permissions for collaborators and groups. Typically, you'll set permissions early in the process, but you can change them at any time.
There are three permission levels that you can assign:
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Owners have full rights to the document and can manage permissions.
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Editors can make changes to the document.
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Viewers can view a document but cannot make any changes.
To see more details about each permission level, see Understanding Permissions.
Set permissions in Home
To update file permissions in Home:
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- Find the file you'd like to update.
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- Right-click and select Permissions.
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- Find a collaborator or group by entering their name in the search field or scrolling.
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- Select the permission level for a collaborator or group.
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- Click Apply Changes.
You can also access permissions by clicking the drop-down arrow to the right of a file and selecting Permissions.
Remove a collaborator or group
To remove permissions for a collaborator or group, hover over the collaborator or group and click the X to the right.
Select Apply Changes to save permission updates.