# Document Publishing How To

Document Publishing is the method used to make a document available on the web. When a document is published it becomes known to Ripplestone.

How to Publish a New Document:

- If you are not an administrator, there will be a link called Document Publishing on the navigation bar. If you are an administrator, there will be a link called Administration which leads to the Document Publishing link.
- The Document Publishing form looks the same as the list of documents used to open a document except for additional links to Publish New Document, Edit, and Delete documents.
- Choose Publish New Document
- Select a Document Type from the dropdown list
- Supply a Title and Description
- Select a Document Folder
- On the Descriptions tab, use the browse button to locate the document you want to publish.
- On the author tab, supply an Author and Author Contact information.
- After pressing the OK button, your document will be published and will be viewable over the web.

How to Edit a Published Document:

- From the Document Publishing Page, locate the document you want to edit and click the Edit Link.
- Make the desired changes. Note: to change the actual report, use the Crystal Reports Designer to make the changes and then select the report for editing. Choose the Crystal Report in the Submit Report file field and submit the report. When changing an existing published report, the new file replaces the existing file stored in Ripplestone.

How to Delete a Published Document:

- From the Document Publishing Page, locate the document you want to Delete and click the Delete Link.
- Use caution when deleting documents. When deleting, the document is removed from the list of published documents and the file is permanently deleted from the web server.