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How to Grant Editing Rights to a Shared Calendar in cPanel
Introduction
This Knowledge Base article provides a step-by-step guide on How to Grant Editing Rights to a Shared Calendar in cPanel. Granting editing rights allows a user who currently has read-only access to a shared calendar to create, modify, and delete calendar events. Use this guide when you need to upgrade a user’s calendar access from view-only to full editing permissions.
Prerequisite
- Access to your cPanel login page.
Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Log in to cPanel
- Access and log in to your cPanel account using your username and password.
Step 2: Open Calendars & Contacts Sharing
- On the Home page, under Email, click Calendars & Contacts Sharing.
Step 3: Locate the Shared Calendar
- Scroll down to the Shared Collections table.
- Locate the entry for the calendar you want to grant editing rights.
Step 4: Grant Editing Rights
- In the Actions column for that calendar entry, click Allow Editing.
- The permissions will be updated immediately.
Step 5: Verify the Permission Change
- The Permissions column will update to show read-write access.
- The Allow Editing button will change to Disallow Editing.
- Additionally, you may verify with the user that they can now edit events in the shared calendar.
⚠️ Important Note:
- Read-only access: User can only view calendar events but cannot create, edit, or delete them.
- Read-write access (with editing rights): User can view, create, edit, and delete calendar events.
- Changes to permissions take effect immediately.
Conclusion
By following these steps, you can grant editing rights to a shared calendar in cPanel. Upgrading user permissions allows for more collaborative calendar management and enables team members to actively participate in scheduling and event management.
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