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Participant roles

Each participant in a TakeTurns collaboration has a role that gives them specific permissions. There are four roles: Leader, Contributor, Follower, and Ghost.

💡 Tip

In this user guide, when describing features we indicate what role can use it by using the following tags: LEADER CONTRIBUTOR FOLLOWER GHOST

Roles in TakeTurns

Leader

Available in plans

FREE INVITEE STARTER PLUS ULTIMATE

The leader has the most permissions. There is at least one leader for each party. Only leaders can end turns, manage participants, or close/reopen the collaboration.

When you create a collaboration, your role is set to leader for your party by default. When you invite people in the other party, make sure to set one of the participants as Leader.

Contributor

Available in plans

FREE INVITEE STARTER PLUS ULTIMATE

A contributor can add or update content in a collaboration but cannot end turns, manage participants, or close the collaboration.

Follower

Available in plans

FREE INVITEE STARTER PLUS ULTIMATE

A follower can only view the content of a collaboration or chat with participants but cannot make any changes to content.

Ghost

Available in plans

PLUS ULTIMATE

Ghost participants are visible to their party, but invisible to the other party. The ghost has the same permissions as a follower, except they cannot chat.

Permissions by role

We break out the permissions by role in the table beneath. Use the links to go to the relevant help article on each feature.

Leader

Contributor

Follower

Ghost

View content

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

View file details and history

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

Download files

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

Add files and folders

✔︎

✔︎

Upload file revisions

✔︎

✔︎

Mark files for review

✔︎

✔︎

Lock files

✔︎

Rename files and folders

✔︎

✔︎

Fulfill requests

✔︎

✔︎

Add requests

✔︎

✔︎

Rename requests

✔︎

✔︎

View previous turns

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

Chat with participants

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

Ending your turn (Send Update or Skip Turn)

✔︎

Edit collaboration details

✔︎

Add participants

✔︎

Remove participants

✔︎

Change participants' roles

✔︎

Create collaborations

✔︎

Recall turn

✔︎

Wrapping up (Close) and reopen collaborations

✔︎

Download archives

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

✔︎

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