team roles

team roles control what teammates can do in shared documents and team management. document-specific roles can also be assigned.

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quick answer

choose the least powerful role that still lets the person do the work.

use this for

  • deciding who can edit
  • sharing drafts for comments only
  • explaining why a user is read-only

steps

  1. open the team screen.
  2. review each member role.
  3. change editor, commenter, or viewer when needed.
  4. remove users who no longer need access.

details to know

  • admin users stay at the top of the member list.
  • owners and admins can manage more roles.
  • document shares can give viewer, commenter, or editor access to a specific document.

limits and edge cases

  • users cannot change their own role from the team list.
  • viewers cannot comment when document access says viewer only.
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