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title: "Edit a Document "
url: "https://help.dox2u.com/en/article/edit-a-document"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2022-08-16T11:54:56.876Z"
---

# Edit a Document 

dox2U lets you open and edit your original and verified documents easily from multiple points across the product. 

Let’s see how to open a document for editing using the menu button.

**Step 1:** Select the document you want to edit. 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com//69bc33f9-7083-4bd6-8813-0ffedb4e453d)

**Step 2:** Click the menu button ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com//dc650032-6b07-4927-828c-fe29e37c3ebe) and select “Edit” ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com//af3e14bc-abf8-43c1-a13c-f95ed15a8d13) 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com//09a40357-eb7b-4db8-8851-b11d8caa4b21)

**Step 3:**  Your selected document opens us in edit mode in a new tab. 

💡Alternatively, you can open a document in the Edit mode by clicking the “Edit” button in the top right corner of the Doc Viewer. 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com//e4138883-2e38-458c-ab1b-02d5611b4a9c)

> 📓Things to Note:
> 
> -   When you tap to open the edit mode for a doc, it will automatically open up in a new tab. 
> -   You can only view docs where either you are the Owner or you have Shared Access 

**🙋What all can you do?**

-   [Download](https://help.dox2u.com/en/article/download-a-document) & [Print](https://help.dox2u.com/en/article/print-a-document) your document 
-   [Share](https://help.dox2u.com/en/article/guide-sharing-documents-using-dox2u) it with team members or guests 
-   [Add notes and tags for your reference](https://help.dox2u.com/en/article/understand-metadata-tagging) 
-   [Rename your document](https://help.dox2u.com/en/article/edit-document-name) 
-   [View Extracted Text & a Searchable PDF](https://help.dox2u.com/en/article/view-text-extraction-status-extracted-text-and-searchable-doc)