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Pressbooks allows multiple people to work together in a shared book project with different authoring, editing, and publishing permissions. Read on to learn about: Original Article Link: Pressbooks Users |
User Roles in Pressbooks
Users can be assigned to one of the following roles within an individual book project: Administrator, Editor, Author, Collaborator, or Subscriber. Each of these user roles provides different levels of access, as described in the table below:
Role | Manage Users & Settings | Add or Edit Chapters | Publish Chapters | Delete Chapters | Read Private Chapters | Comment (if enabled) |
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Administrator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Editor | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Author | No | Only their own | Only their own | Only their own | Only if setting is enabled | Yes |
Collaborator | No | Only their own | No | No | Only if setting is enabled | Yes |
Subscriber | No | No | No | No | Only if setting is enabled | Yes |
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Adding Users and Assigning Permissions
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Sometimes you may wish to change user permissions or delete users from a book. Follow the steps below to manage users and their permissions within your book.
To access users:
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To remove users from your book:
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User Roles in Pressbooks
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Role
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Manage Users & Settings
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Add or Edit Chapters
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Publish Chapters
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Delete Chapters
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Read Private Chapters
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Comment (if enabled)
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Administrator
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Editor
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Author
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No
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Only their own
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Only their own
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Only their own
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Only if setting is enabled
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Yes
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Collaborator
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No
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Only their own
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No
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No
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Only if setting is enabled
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Yes
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Subscriber
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Only if setting is enabled
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