Add the New Document Global Action Manually

To let your users create a document no matter where they are in Lightning Experience, add the New Document global quick action manually to individual global publisher layouts.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience
User Permissions Needed
To create actions: Customize Application
To customize action layouts and page layouts: Customize Application
To view page layouts: View Setup
  1. In Salesforce Setup, from the Quick Find box, enter Publisher Layouts, and then select Publisher Layouts.
  2. Under Global Publisher Layout, find Global Layout, and click Edit.
    Edit button highlighted next to Global Layout
  3. Select Mobile & Lightning Actions (1). Find New Document (2) and drag it to the Salesforce Mobile and Lightning Experience palette (3).
    Global Publisher Layout page with Mobile & Lightning Actions, New Document, and Salesforce Mobile and Lightning Experience palette highlighted
    Note
    Note If it’s your first time editing the Salesforce Mobile and Lightning Experience palette, select override the predefined actions.
  4. To reorder your actions, select an action and drag it to a new position.
  5. Save the action.