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Working with Documents in the Library

Now that there are documents in the document library, a number of activities can take place. One of the most common is for users to edit these documents. If a user only has Read privileges in the document library, she won't be able to edit the document and save it back to the library. The user needs Edit permissions to modify a document and save it back to the library.

Figure 5.5 shows the commands available when a user hovers the mouse over the filename of the document and clicks the black down arrow. Alternatively, the user can right-click in the space to the right of the filename (this can sometimes be easier than clicking the black arrow).

1. View Properties and Edit Properties— These commands allow the ...