Who can do this?
Only the owner sends the invitation for an editor or publisher. The editor reads, comments, suggests changes and exports, but does not write in the text. Owners and co-authors with write access can accept or decline a suggestion.
Editing and change suggestions
The Editorial/publisher level allows change suggestions and export, but no writing of its own in the text.
What is it for?
Besides the normal share, there is the action “+ Invite editorial”. It grants the third guest level, “Editorial/publisher” (editorial access; in German, Lektorat). The invited person works in the guest view, marks passages of text and suggests deletions or insertions. As the author, you decide on every suggestion.
The invitation dialog explains what the level means: read access to all related characters, locations and factions, including twists that are still secret, the right to export the book, change suggestions and comments in the chapter text, but no writing of their own. You confirm this explicitly.
Only the owner sends the invitation. In the guest hub, the editor additionally gets the “Create suggested changes” tile and the “Export book” area. The “My proposals” view lists their own suggestions together with their status.
How it works
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Open “Shares” and choose “+ Invite editorial” (owner only).
What you see afterwards: The “Invite editorial/publisher” dialog opens.
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Enter display name#tag or email address, choose the books and, optionally, an expiry date.
What you see afterwards: The notes on the level appear.
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Confirm “I have read and understood this” and choose “Invite”.
What you see afterwards: The person receives the invitation and sees the “Create suggested changes” tile in the guest hub.
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The editor marks a passage of text and chooses “Suggest deletion”, or “Insert text” followed by “Suggest insertion”.
What you see afterwards: The suggestion appears for you in the “Edit suggestions” section of the chapter.
Your data
Suggestions, comments and shares belong to the project. Only owners and co-authors see the email address of the person who made a suggestion. The access is recorded in the access log.
Limits
The selection must lie within a single paragraph, otherwise a notice appears; without a selection, it says “Please select some text first.” An insertion has at most 10,000 characters. A share cannot be upgraded to the editorial level afterwards; that is what the invitation is for. The export covers the manuscript and the Normseite (standard manuscript page).
Frequently asked questions
Can the editor change my text directly?
No. They only suggest deletions or insertions. You accept or decline every suggestion.
What status do the editor’s suggestions have?
“Awaiting decision”, “Accepted” or “Rejected”. The editor sees their own suggestions in the “My suggestions in this chapter” area.
What can the editor export?
The book as a manuscript (.docx and PDF) or as a Normseite (.docx). Finished files can be downloaded.