How to Make Someone Else the Owner of Your Google Doc

Whenever you create or add a doc on Google Drive, Google, by default, makes you the only real proprietor and editor of the doc. So, for those who want to switch the possession of your doc to another person to make it simple for them to edit or share it, you’ll be able to tweak the settings. But, when you try this, you will not be capable to switch the possession again to your self, and the brand new proprietor can have the flexibility to take away you and alter entry.

Here’s all the pieces that you could know earlier than making another person the editor of your Google Doc. 

Roles in Google Doc

The Owner of a Google Doc can edit, share, delete, take away entry for editors and viewers and even invite others to edit or view it, whereas the Editor of a Google Doc can solely edit and see the listing of editors and viewers. They can take away and invite individuals if the proprietor permits them to take action.

The Viewer of a Google Doc can solely learn it and equally, the Commenter has the best to solely add feedback.

Change proprietor of a Google Doc

You cannot change the proprietor of Google Docs in your Android system or iPhone, so you’ll have to open it in your laptop computer or PC.

1. Open the house display for Google Docs and go to that specific doc you wish to switch the possession of.
2. Now, click on the Share button on the high proper aspect of the display and sort the identify or e-mail id of the individual you wish to share the doc with.
3. Then, click on Share. But when you have already shared the doc then skip this step.
4. Now, to alter the proprietor, return to the Share possibility on the high and click on the down arrow obtainable proper subsequent to the identify of the individual.
5. Click Make Owner > Yes after which Done.

Now, that individual will turn into the proprietor of the doc and you’ll now not have the choice to alter the settings.

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