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# Change Document Authors

Since documents are stored in folders that control user access, documents do not have owners like other types of records, but they do have authors. The author represents the user that originally uploaded the document file.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All</strong> Editions except <strong>Database.com</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d35040e63">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d35040e63 ">To change documents:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d35040e63 ">Edit on documents</td>

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To change the author of a document:

1. View the document you want to modify.
2. Click **Change** next to the Author field.
    
    The **Change** link displays only on the detail page, not the edit page. If you do not see the **Change** link, you may not have sufficient privileges to change a document author.
3. Enter a new author name. Alternatively, click the lookup icon to choose from a list of users.
4. Check the Send Notification Email box if you would like to alert the new author of this change.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/images/icon_note.png)

Note When you change document authorship, Salesforce does not change the document’s visibility.