Sharing with Team Members

Learn how to share docs and channels with your team members in Slite — whether you’re collaborating privately, working in a shared channel, or just sending someone a link.

How Permissions Work in Slite

In Slite, permissions ‘cascade’ — when you give someone access to a channel, they automatically get access to all docs inside it. You can override this by adjusting permissions on individual docs via their Share menu in the top right of Slite.

Share a Channel or Doc via the Share Menu

To share a doc with someone in your team:
    Click the Share menu in the top right.
    Start typing their name.
    Click the Access dropdown menu and pick a role.
    Click Update.
When you share a doc with someone, they will be notified in the Nice to see section.

Doc Permissions & Roles

Here's a summary of the different roles you can set on docs and their associated permissions.
Title
Title
Role
Permissions
Channel admin
Can perform these actions at the channel level:
  • change the title of the channel
  • archive the channel
  • restore the channel from the archive
  • delete the channel from the archive
  • convert the channel into a doc by moving it into another channel
  • give others the Channel Admin role
  • do everything writers and readers can do Backhand Index Pointing Down
Writer
Can perform these actions at the doc level:
  • write
  • move
  • share to web
  • share with other workspace members
  • invite guests to collaborate
  • set protect editing
  • change icon
  • archive
  • delete
  • do everything readers can do Backhand Index Pointing Down
Reader
Can perform these actions at the doc level:
  • read
  • comment
  • manage doc verification
  • see doc history
  • see doc insights
  • export
No access
Cannot interact with the doc or channel in any way.

Collaborate on Private Docs

Docs shared from your private channel appear in the recipient’s Shared with me section — outside of any channel. This is useful when the doc isn’t meant to be public to the whole team.
If you no longer need access to a doc, you can click the Leave button next to its title.

Send Out a Doc Link

You can copy a doc link and share it with your team members. To do that, open the Share modal and click Copy link.
Alternatively, you can also press Command-L on Mac or Ctrl + L on Windows.

Nudge Your Team Members

If a doc has already been shared with someone, instead of sending them the link, you can nudge them on the doc to get their attention.
Click the bell icon next to their name and you'll be prompted to add an optional message if you'd like. Click Confirm nudge to send out a notification.
This notification will appear in the “Where you're needed” section of the Notifications modal and it will also be sent by email.

Share via Slack

If you have set up the  ⁠⁠Integration for Slack⁠ , you can click the Slack icon in the bottom left corner of the Share modal to send a doc to a specific Slack channel or as a direct message.
In the Share to Slack modal, you can select a channel or person, add a message, and choose to attach the doc if you'd like.
Click Share in the bottom right to send the message and share your doc.