Guide/Part Seven · Collaborate with an editor

How roles work

Your role comes from the file you're holding, not from any account.

• Hold the master document (the one you wrote) and you're the owner. You accept and reject suggestions, and publish a finished pass as a new version. In Review Mode, the status bar shows Reviewing.
• Hold a review copy (made from a packet) and you're the editor: you make suggestions and comments, which return to the owner. The status bar shows Suggesting. Until you identify yourself on the copy, it shows Viewing and you can only read.

A review copy holds one pass, for one editor. Because identity travels in the file, you can move your copy between your own machines without re-identifying.