> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://helpdesk.smaply.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://helpdesk.smaply.app/account-and-team/users-and-roles/how-to-change-a-users-role.md). # How to change a user's role Change what someone can do in your account or workspace by opening their row in the user list and picking a new role from the dropdown. The roles are **Admin**, **Editor**, and **Viewer**, and the steps are the same wherever you manage users. {% hint style="warning" icon="list-check" %} #### Prerequisites You need Admin permissions at the level where you're changing the role. Editors can't manage users. {% endhint %} #### How to change a user's role {% stepper %} {% step %} **Open the user list** For account-wide access, go to **Account settings** and click the **Users** tab. For a single workspace, go to **Workspace settings** and click the **Manage users** tab. {% endstep %} {% step %} **Open the role dropdown on their row** Find the person in the list and click the role dropdown on their row. It opens to show **Admin**, **Editor**, and **Viewer**, each with a one-line description, with their current role marked.

A user row with the role dropdown open, listing Admin, Editor, and Viewer. Each role has a one-line description of what it can do, and the current role is marked. — Role dropdown on a user's row, open

{% endstep %} {% step %} **Select the new role** Click the role you want. The change saves automatically, so the new role applies to that person right away, with no separate confirm step. {% endstep %} {% endstepper %} To take someone's access away entirely instead of lowering it, see [How to remove a user](/account-and-team/users-and-roles/how-to-remove-a-user.md). Changing someone to **Viewer** keeps their access but limits them to viewing journey maps and commenting on cards. For what each role can do and how account access cascades to workspaces and maps, see [Access levels and permissions](/account-and-team/users-and-roles/access-levels-and-permissions.md). #### Related topics

Article	What it covers	Target
Access levels and permissions	What Admin, Editor, and Viewer can do, and how account access cascades to workspaces and maps.	/pages/escpmNlj3DUgMgLSjGAl
How to invite users	Add someone to the account, a workspace, or a single journey map and pick their role.	/pages/F1Nzd1jlynqOnRaG0WSM
How to remove a user	Revoke access at the account or workspace level and what the person loses.	/pages/kAHKecCimBhsc1BbbgkZ

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