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  title: Documents
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description: Upload documents in OpenProject.
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# Documents

This module allows uploading documents directly to the project under project menu item *Documents* and categorizing documents.

## Add a new document to the project

To upload a document select Documents from the project menu and click *New Document*. You can select the document category from the ones that you have  created under project administration settings. See in the Admin Guide  how to create a new document category.

Name the document and add a short description. After you have uploaded the file, do not forget to click Save.

![documents](image-20200130110857682.png)

The uploaded documents are visible to all project members who have the necessary permission.

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**Note**: There is no versioning of documents. It is simply and upload of documents to the respective project.
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## Edit or delete a project document

You can edit or delete documents anytime. To do that, navigate to the Documents overview and select the document you want to edit. By  selecting *Edit* or *Delete* respectively you can either  adjust the document file and related information or remove the file  permanently. You can add the file again at a later point.

![edit or delete document](image-20200130111121885.png)