Provide Access to Others

Only Administrators of a book can add users to that book in Pressbooks. Here is how it’s done:

First, make sure the person you would like to add has a Pressbooks account. If they don’t, they will need to request one.

To add a user,

• Go to your book’s Dashboard.
• Find the Users tab in the left-hand menu.
• Click “Add Existing.”
• Enter the email of the person you would like to add to the book. (It must be the email they used when signing up for a Pressbooks account.)
• Select the desired role for your new user. See below for role options.

User roles include:

• Administrator: The highest permission level. Administrators can add, edit, and delete posts, they can add and delete users, and they can delete a book.
• Editor: Editors can add, edit, manage, and publish posts, even those of others.
• Author: Authors can write, edit, and publish their own posts, but not those of others.
• Contributor: Contributors can write and edit their own posts. They cannot publish their posts.
• Subscriber: Subscribers have the lowest permission level, and can only read posts.

The person who has been added will receive an email invitation and a link to the book. They will need to click a confirmation link in order to access the book.

For more information, see Users and Collaborators in the Pressbooks User Guide.