# User permissions

ShareFile permissions are designed to give you granular control of your account.

To manage user permissions:

1. Go to **People**.
2. Select **Manage Users** (or Browse Employees or Browse client contacts).
3. Browse or search for your user.
4. Click the user or the **Manage icon** on the right to open the user profile.
5. Modify permissions as needed.
6. **Save** changes.

> **Requirements:**
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> * The delegate admin privileges to other employee users permission or **Manage Employee Users permission**
>
> * Employee users may only give or edit the permissions that they themselves have been given.

When creating a new employee, you can modify these settings during the user creation process.

> **Note:**
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> A grayed setting indicates a permission that the creating user does not have access to or is not permitted to give to others - therefore, they cannot grant that permission to another user.

## General permissions

* **Access company account permissions** - This permission grants the user the ability to access and change the account wide permissions.

## Files and Folders permissions

Files and Folders permissions are:

* **Create root-level folders in "Shared Folders** (default) - This permission allows the user to create root-level folders in “Shared Folders”.
* **Use personal File Box** (default) - This permission grants the employee user access to the [File Box](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/manage_folders/file-box).

For more information, see [Folders](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/manage_folders/folder_overview).

## E-Signature permissions

E-Signature permissions are:

* **Send documents for e-signature** (default) - This permission allows the user to select files to “send for signature”. This permission will use one e-signature license.
* **View all e-signature documents** - This permission allows the user to view all e-signature documents.
* **Manage e-signature templates** - This permission grants the user the ability to create e-signature templates.

For more information, see [Electronic signature](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/electronic-signature).

## People permissions

People permissions are:

* **Manage Clients** (default) - This permission allows the employee user to manage clients.

  > **Note:**
  >
  > To be able to delete clients, you need the **Manage Employees** permission.

* **Manage Employees** - This permission allows the employee user to create and manage other employees.

* **Delegate admin privileges to other employee users** - This permission allows the employee user grant other employees admin permissions.

* **Edit Shared Address Book** (default) - With this permission, the employee will be able to add users to the Shared Address Book which allow other employee users to see these contacts in the system.

* **Share distribution goups** - This permission allows the employee user to create a [Shared Distribution group](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/people_settings/distribution_groups/distribution_groups_overview).

* **Edit other users' shared distribution groups** - This permission allows the employee user to add/delete users within a Shared Distribution group.

* **Manage super user group** - This permission allows the employee user to add/delete users within a [Super User Group](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/security/edit-super-user-group).

For more information, see [People settings](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/people_settings/manage_users_home).

## Company Account Info permissions

Company Account Info permissions are:

* **Edit account appearance** - This permission allows the employee to configure account branding and appearance settings. See [Company Branding](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/company_branding/edit_company_branding)
* **Access reporting** - This permission allows the employee to create account-wide reporting. See [ShareFile Reporting](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/reporting/reports_overview).
* **View notification history** - This permission allows the employee user to view the account’s [notification history](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/notification_history).
* **Configure single sign-on settings** - This permission allows the employee user to configure [single sign-on (SAML)](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/security/single_sign_on) settings for the account.

## Billing permissions

Billing permissions are:

* **View/edit billing information** - This permission allows the employee user to view the account’s billing information. See [Edit Billing Information](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/billing/edit_billing_info).
* **Request plan changes** - This permission allows the employee user to request modifications to the account’s plan.
* **View receipts and billing notifications** - This permission allows the employee user to download copies of billing receipts or add billing recipients. See [Receipts and billing notifications](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/billing/billing_notifications).

> **Note:**
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> Billing settings will display based on your plan type.

For more information, see [Billing](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/billing/billing_overview).

## Connectors permissions

Connectors permissions are:

* **Create and manage connectors** - This permission grants the employee user the ability to create and manage Personal Cloud Connectors.
* **Create SharePoint connectors** - This permission grants this employee user the ability to create and manage new SharePoint Connectors.
* **Create Network Share connectors** - This permission grants the employee user the ability to create and manage new Network Share Connectors.

> **Note:**
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> Connector settings will display based on your plan type.

For more information, see [Connectors](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/connectors/connectors_overview).

## StorageZones permissions

StorageZones permissions are:

* **Create and manage StorageZones** - This permission grants the employee user the ability to create and manage Storage zones.
* **Select StorageZone for root-level folders** - This permission grants the employee user with “Create root-level folders in Shared Folders” to choose the folder’s zone. In order to change another user’s default storage location, membership to the Super User Group is also required.

> **Note:**
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> StorageZone settings will display based on your plan type.

For more information, see [Storage zones](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/storage/storage-zones)

## Advanced Preferences permissions

Advanced Preferences permissions are:

* **Manage folder templates** - This permission allows the user to create dynamic [folder templates](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/folder_templates/folder-templates).
* **Manage remote upload forms** - This permission allows the user to create and manage [remote upload forms](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/remote_upload_forms/remote-upload-forms).
* **Manage file drops** - This permission allows the user to create and manage [file drops](https://docs.sharefile.com/en-us/sharefile/account_settings/file_drops/file-drops).