Display and Edit Document Properties

Display detailed document information and update document properties.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic
Available in: all editions except Database.com
User Permissions Needed
To view documents: Read on documents
To update properties: Edit on documents
To replace documents: Edit on documents
To move documents: Edit on documents
To delete documents: Delete on documents
  • To display a document, locate the document on the documents home or list pages, then click the document name to display detailed information.
  • To update document properties, click Edit.
  • To replace a document with an updated version, click Replace Document.
  • To email a document to a contact, click Email Document, fill in the details of the email, and click Send. The document is sent as an attachment to the email and is logged in the Activity History for the contact. Documents that reference URLs rather than physical files cannot be emailed. For a document that is an image embedded in an HTML email template, such as a logo in a letterhead, make sure the document is marked as Externally Available on the Documents tab so that a user who does not have a Salesforce username and password can view the image when it is received in an email.
  • To search for a document, enter search terms and click Find Document. A list of documents that match your search terms displays. You can search for terms using the following fields:
    • Document Name
    • Keywords
    • Description
  • To make a document's content searchable, check Document Content Searchable
  • To view all the documents in a folder, click the folder name.
  • To store a document in a different folder, click Edit, choose a new folder, and click Save.
  • Deleting Documents - To delete a document, click Delete.