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Users

Permission Levels

If you opt to make your workspace private, then you will need to add users by their individual e-mail address, and assign them a permission level on the workspace.  A description of each permission level is below. Only Administrators can add and remove users. For more information on adding/removing users and permission roles.

Administrator

Administrators of a workspace can see, edit, and change all content within a workspace, and have access to the workspace's settings.  Being an Administrator at the Workspace Level does not mean that a user has access to the settings of the network.  Network Users who create workspaces in the network are automatically added as the Administrator at the workspace level.  However, this just gives them direct access to the content they add, and have the ability to add users.

Network Administrators (users set to Administrator at the network level) can only be added as Administrators of any workspace. 

Editor

Editors have all the same access to the workspace as Administrators, except they have no access to the workspace's settings.  Editors of a workspace cannot add new users to the workspace or change the Workspace's Security settings (or any settings).  They are able to add and delete content from the workspace.

Writer

Writers have all the same access to the workspace as Editors, except they cannot delete any information from the workspace.  Writers can only add new pages and files to the workspace and edit existing ones. They are not able to delete content from the workspace. 

Reader

Readers can only view content in the workspace and download uploaded files.  They cannot upload new files, nor can they change any files on the workspace.  If you need content to be "Read-only" add the users to the workspace the content is in as "Reader".

Page Level Only

Page Level Only is the most narrow definition of Workspace security.  With Page Level Only, you're granting access for the user to log in, but the user has no access to any pages by default.  You must edit the custom security at either the Folder Level or the Page Level to allow them to have access.  This is best to use if you want to add a user, but only want to expose them to a very small amount of information on the workspace.  Also, customizing security is not available in the free service, so if using the free service, do not set any of your users to this permission level until you upgrade.