The highlighted information on this page refers to functionality not yet generally available. It is available only in the Preview Sandbox environment.

You can share a proofed document within Workfront in multiple ways. Each method has advantages, as shown in the following table:

• Sharing the Document
• Sharing the Proof

Sharing the Document

To share a proof with another user within Workfront, share the proofed document, as described in "Sharing Objects" in "Sharing Permissions on Objects."

Sharing the Proof

You can share a proof with other users in the following ways:

By sharing the proof link: Grants View access to users. Users can add comments to the proof or subscribe to email notifications by signing in with their Workfront or Workfront Proof login credentials; non-proofing users can sign in with an email address and display name).

By adding users to the proof: Users automatically appear in the Workflow section of the Proof details page and are made proofing approvers. The proof appears in the users' My Work or Home area for approval.

• Sharing the Proof Link
• Adding Users to a Proof
• Reporting on Proofing Approvals
• Approving a Shared Proof

NOTE You can also share a proof from within the Proofing Viewer. For instructions, see "Sharing a Proof in the Proofing Viewer."

Sharing the Proof Link

Prerequisites

• If a proof has not already been generated for an existing document in Workfront, you must first generate it, as described in "Generating a Proof on an Existing Document" in "Creating a Proof."
• You can access a proof's public link only after the proof has been added to Workfront (you cannot access the proof link during the proof creation process).
• During the proof creation process, the options "Download original file" and "Share proof via public URL or embed code" [are we going to change this name when the embed code is removed?] must be selected. For more information about these options, see "Uploading and Configuring a Proof" in the article "Creating Proofs in Workfront."

If the proof owner has enabled sharing for the proof, you can copy the public link and distribute it in a method outside of Workfront (such as via an email or chat application), or you can send the link as an email to specific individuals directly from Workfront.

1. Select the document that contains the proof you want to share with users.
   You can select only one document. You cannot share the link for multiple documents at the same time.
2. Click Share > Proof Link.
   The Get Proof Link dialog box is displayed. The steps after this are repeated in Sharing a Proof in the Proofing Viewer. Create a snippet.
   
3. In the Preview environment, do either of the following:
   • To copy the public link to your clipboard, click Copy link. You can now distribute the link via a third-party tool, such as a chat or email application.
   • To email the link directly from Workfront:
     1. In the Or email link to field, begin typing and select the name of your recipient. Or, specify the email address of an external user who you want to share with.
     2. Select from the following options:
        Send public link: Includes a button in the email notification that directs users to the proof within the proofing viewer they are using and grants View access.
        If Subscribe to proof via public URL or embed code is turned off for the proof, users can sign in with their Workfront Proof login credentials to add comments to the proof.
        If Subscribe to proof via public URL or embed code is turned off for the proof, anyone providing their email address and name (no password required) can sign and and add comments to the proof.
        For more information about this subscription option, see "Proof Settings" in "Configuring Proofs in Workfront" or "Generating a Proof on a Document" in "Creating Proofs in Workfront Proof."
        Send download link: Includes a button in the email notification that directs users to a download page, which provides file details, file name, and file size, with the file displayed inline. Users can click the Download link from the download page to download the file.
        Add custom message: Allows you to specify a custom subject and body for the email notification. 
     3. Click Done.
        Depending on the information you selected to include, users receive an email notification with information about the proof and the buttons you chose to include.
        

Adding Users to a Proof

You can add any Workfront user to the proof if you have Edit rights on the proof. If the proof has multiple stages, you add the user to an individual stage.

Users who you add to the proof do not need to have Proofing enabled in order to review the proof.

By default, users you add to the proof:

• Receive an email notification with a link to the proof.
• Can make approval decisions on the proof from the My Work area, as described in "Approving Work from the My Work Area" in "Approving Work." 

When Automated Workflow is enabled and you add a user to the proof who does not have proofing enabled in Workfront, a new stage is created within the Automated Workflow. The user who you are adding is automatically added to this new stage when they view the proof for the first time. (For more information about Automated Workflow, see "Adding and Managing Automated Workflows for Proofs.")

• Adding Users to a New Proof
• Adding Users to an Existing Proof from the Documents Tab
• Adding Users to an Existing Proof from the Proofing Viewer

Adding Users to a New Proof

1. Begin the process for generating a proof on a document or website that you are adding to Workfront, as described in "Generating an Advanced Proof on a Document" in "Creating a Proof."
2. In the New Proof dialog box, in the Sharing section, select either of the following sharing options:
   • Basic sharing: Select this option to designate users who you want to have access to the proof immediately after the proof is created.
     Continue with Step 3.
   • Automated workflow: Select this option to manage content review and approval when you have complex review processes, or if you send content for review to the same groups of people regularly. With automated workflow, the proof moves from stage to stage until final approval. The relevant users are notified any time they are required to make an approval.
     For more information about creating an automated workflow, see "Configuring the Automated Workflow" in "Adding and Managing Automated Workflows for Proofs."
3. In the provided field, begin typing the name of the user, company, or group who you want to share the proof with, then click the name when it appears in the drop-down list.
   Users from the company or group you select are added to the recipient list.
4. In the row of the user whose settings you want to update, click the drop-down menu in the Proof role column, then select the role you want to assign to the user.
   
5. Continue with the section "Configuring Share Settings" in the article "Configuring Proofs in Workfront."

Adding Users to an Existing Proof from the Documents Tab

1. If a proof has not already been generated for the document in Workfront, you must first generate it, as described in "Generating a Proof on an Existing Document" in "Creating a New Proof." 
2. Select the document that contains the proof that you want to add users to.
3. In the Details tab, locate the Proofing section.
   
4. Click Details.
5. The Proofing Details dialog box is displayed.
6. (Optional) If you want to set or change the deadline for the stage, click No deadline or click the existing deadline next to the deadline icon, then use the calendar to select a new deadline.  
   
7. In the Workflow section, in the stage where you want to add users, click More > Share.
   
8. In the Share section, begin typing the name of a user who you want to share the proof with, then click the name when it appears in the drop-down list.
   Or
   Specify the email address of an external user who you want to share the proof with.
   Repeat this step to add multiple users to the proof.
9. Continue with the section "Configuring Share Settings" in the article "Configuring Proofs in Workfront."

Adding Users to an Existing Proof from the Proofing Viewer

You can add users to a proof while you review a proof in the Web Proofing Viewer and in the Desktop Proofing Viewer.

For more information, see For more information, see "Sharing with Individual Users" in the article "Sharing a Proof in the Proofing Viewer."

Reporting on Proofing Approvals

You can create a report that reports on the proofing approvals that have been shared within Workfront. This report provides the following proof approval information in your system:

• Document that was submitted for approval
• Name of the approver
• Proof version
• Proof ID
• Proof creation date

You access this approval when creating a report based on an object, as described in the "Creating a Report Using the Report Builder" section in "Creating a Report."

For more information about the Proof Approvals object report, see the "Reporting On Objects" section in "Understanding Objects."

Approving a Shared Proof 

When a user adds you to a proof and grants either the Approver role or the Reviewer & Approver role (either from the stand-alone Workfront Proof application or by using Automated Workflow within Workfront), the approval request is displayed on the Approvals tab in your My Work area. You can then view the proof and make an approval decision on the proof directly from Workfront.

For information about how to make approval decisions from the My Work area, see "Approving Work from the My Work Area" in "Approving Work."