View, comment, and edit links explained
Coedit has three kinds of link. Here is what each one lets people do, and how to choose.
Every link you share carries a role. The role decides what the person opening it is allowed to do. There are three, from least to most access.
View only
Opens the page read-only. No commenting, no editing.
Can comment
The default. Open and comment on any element, no account.
Can edit
Opens the full editor. Change text, style, and layout.
- View only: they can look at the page, and that is all. No commenting, no editing.
- Can comment: they can open the page and leave comments on it. This is your main link, and it needs no account.
- Can edit: they can open the full editor and change the page's text, colours, and layout.
Which one should I use?
- 1Want feedback from a lot of people? Use the main link (Can comment). See Invite people to comment.
- 2Want to hand off a clean preview with no clutter? Make a View only link.
- 3Want a teammate to actually change the page with you? Make a Can edit link. See Give someone edit access.
Viewing and commenting never need an account. Editing does: an editor signs in once, so every change has a name on it.
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