How to assign permission to Sharepoint folder?
After you have set permissions for a library, you may want to set unique permissions on one or more folders in that library. For example, you may want to create a subfolder where anyone could read and add files to a subfolder, but not the root folder or any other subfolder.
Procedure
- Navigate to the site and library for which you want to create unique permissions on a subfolder.
- If necessary, create the subfolder and add a few files.
- On the subfolder name, do the following:
- To remove permission inheritance for the folder, click Stop Inheriting Permissions.
- For existing users, edit the permissions of those in the current list by selecting the check boxes and clicking either Edit User Permissions or Remove User Permissions.
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For new users, click Grant Permissions and fill out the dialog box. Make sure you click Show optionsand select the appropriate permission level.
Source: Support.Office.com
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