team share permissions
team share permissions control who inside a workspace can read or edit a document. they are separate from public sharing.
quick answer
use team sharing for private collaboration. use public sharing for outside review.
use this for
- choosing viewer or editor access
- explaining team document roles
- debugging read-only team documents
steps
- open the document share controls.
- choose the teammate or team role.
- select the least powerful permission that works.
- save the share.
- ask the teammate to reopen the document if access was just changed.
details to know
- owners keep the strongest control over their documents.
- editors can change the draft when permissions allow it.
- viewers can read but should not be promised edit controls.
limits and edge cases
- team sharing does not create a public link by itself.
- public comment permissions do not automatically make someone a team editor.
- remove access when collaboration ends.
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