View and update document properties
Every document has a sidebar where you can see and update its details.
💡 Note: Viewing a document's properties needs at least Read rights; updating them needs at least Edit rights to the document (see Roles and access rights).
- Open Documents, hover over the document you want to view or edit and choose Properties from the action menu. This opens the document's sidebar.
- Review or update the following:
| Name | Click the name at the top of the sidebar and edit it. |
| Star / follow icons | Top of the sidebar: mark the document as a favorite with the star icon. Documents can't be followed, only folders can. |
| Edit / Edit as new Version | Shown next to the name if online editing (Collabora) is available for this file type and you have at least Read rights to the document — opens the file for direct editing. |
| Description | Free text. |
| Versioning | Toggle on to keep every uploaded version instead of removing versions older than 30 days. Use View versions to jump to the Versions tab (see Working with document versions). |
| Uploaded, Modified | Who uploaded or last changed the document, and when. |
| Type, Size, File Name, Created | Details of the underlying file. |
| Unique views, Downloads, Public downloads | Shown once available for the document. |
| Direct Link | Copy this link to share the document with other EMDESK users who have access to it. |
| Tags | Keywords for filtering. |
| Linked Elements | Activities, events, participants, budget items or expenses linked to this document (see Link items to documents or EMDocs). |
💡 Note: To move the document, click its location at the top of the sidebar and pick a new folder (see Move documents, EMDocs, or folders).
- Click Save Document.
See also Upload documents and Delete documents, EMDocs, or folders.