After completing this topic, you will be able to assign and remove folder permissions for an author.
Steps:
Note: You must be logged on as an Administrator to use this feature.
Step 1View the permissions assigned to the author ADecarlo.
Click the Administration menu.
Step 2Click the Manage Authors command.
Step 3Click the ADecarlo list item.
Step 4Edit the author.
Click the Edit selected author button.
Step 5View the groups to which the author is assigned.
Click the Groups tab.
Step 6Notice that ADecarlo is assigned to the Everyone and HR Team groups. The HR Team group is assigned Read permission for the System folder.
Step 7View the permissions specifically assigned to this author.
Click the Permissions tab.
Step 8The Permissions tab shows permissions specifically assigned to an author that are not inherited from group membership. This author has no specific permissions assigned.
Ekramer has Read permission for the System folder, but it does not appear because it is inherited from group membership in the HR Team.
Authors who are members of the HR Team group cannot modify publishing styles since they have Read permission for the System folder, which includes the Styles folder. However, you want to allow this author to modify publishing styles.
Step 9Give ADecarlo permission to modify the documents in the /System/Publishing/Styles folder.
Click the Add button.
Step 10Double-click the System folder to expand it.
Step 11Double-click the Publishing folder to expand it.
Step 12Select the Styles folder.
Click the Styles folder.
Step 13Click the OK button.
Step 14Since ADecarlo is assigned to the HR Team group, the Styles folder automatically defaults to Read permission. Change the permission to Modify.
Click the Permission list button.
Step 15Click the Modify list item.
Step 16Click the OK button to close the Edit Author dialog box.
Step 17Click the Close button to close the Author Management dialog box.
Step 18We will switch to the ADecarlo profile.
Step 19Members of the HR Team have only Read permission for the System folder, which includes the Styles folder.
ADecarlo has Read permission to the System folders.
Step 20ADecarlo was given Modify permission for the Styles folder. View the permissions for one of the folders under the Styles folder.
Click the User Productivity Kit folder to view the publishing styles.
Step 21ADecarlo has Modify permission for the contents of this folder and can modify publishing styles in this folder, and any folder under the Styles folder.
Step 22After completing this topic, you are able to assign and remove folder permissions for an author.