Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

Using the Document Permissions Tool

Document permissions allow a user with sufficient permissions (members of the Owners group by default) to modify the permissions applied to a specific document. Figure 19.14 shows the Permission Tools page for a document in a document library in SharePoint Foundation 2010. Note that underneath the Ribbon, a note reads “This document inherits permissions from its parent,” which is the default behavior. On the Ribbon itself are icons to Manage Parent, Stop Inheriting Permissions, and Check Permissions.

Figure 19.14. Permission tools for a document.

If needed, the document library administrator can grant unique ...