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Google Certified Educator Level 1: What Google Docs Permission Lets Others Suggest Edits You Can Approve?

An educator completed a report and would like to approve their colleague’s feedback and suggestions on the document. Which sharing permission should the educator assign?

The correct permission is Commenter.

Assigning the Commenter role in Google Docs enables a colleague to leave notes and use “Suggesting” mode. Instead of directly altering the text, their edits appear as tracked suggestions along the margins. The document owner can then review each proposed change individually, deciding whether to approve and merge it into the final report or reject it entirely.