Share stories and manage permissions on Mac
In Merrimo on your Mac, you can invite people to write or view your story by email or with a link, change what they can do, and remove them at any time. Only the story's owner can invite and change roles; anyone else can leave the story.
Invite someone to a story
- Click Share in the story window's toolbar. The sheet is titled with the story's name. (When others are in the story, the button shows their pictures instead: click it, then click Share… at the bottom of the list.)
- Under Invite, type the person's email address.
- Choose their role from the menu next to it:
- Editor: can write, draw, letter and render.
- Viewer: can read the story and browse its pages.
- Click Invite (or press Return). They appear under People.
Someone who doesn't have Merrimo yet can be invited too. They get an email with a link, and they're listed under People as invited, with when ("Invited today · not joined yet"). They join the story when they sign in to Merrimo with that address, or when they open the link from the email while signed in.
Resend or cancel an invite
On a pending invite's row under People, choose a role from its menu to change the role they'll join with, or click the ⋯ button, then choose Resend Invite to email it again or Cancel Invite to withdraw it. A canceled invite's link stops working.
Invite with a link
A link lets anyone you send it to join, for example through Messages or Mail.
- In the Share sheet, under Invite with a Link, choose the role the link gives: Editor or Viewer.
- Turn on Invite link. The link appears with its role and when it expires.
- Click Copy Link, or click Share Link… to send it with Messages, Mail or AirDrop.
Anyone signed in to Merrimo who opens the link joins the story with that role. A link works for 7 days. To stop it sooner, turn off Invite link: people who already joined with it stay. Changing the role keeps the same link.
Change a role or remove someone
Under People, choose Editor or Viewer from the menu on a person's row, or click the remove button at the end of the row to take them off the story. The owner is marked Owner, and your own row is marked (you). Click Done when you're finished.
Join a story from an invite
When someone sends you an invite link, or an invite email, open the link. Merrimo opens and shows the story's cover, who invited you, and the role you'll have. Click Join Story: the story opens as soon as it has synced to your Mac, and it's in your Stories from then on. Click Not Now to leave it for later. If you're signed out, Merrimo asks you to sign in first, then shows the invite. If you're already in the story, the button reads Open Story.
Leave a story
If someone else owns the story, open the Share sheet and click Leave Story…, then Leave Story. The story leaves your Stories; the owner can invite you again. If you aren't the owner, the Share sheet shows everyone's roles, but only the owner can invite people or change roles.
If you share render machines with collaborators, they're listed under Render Machines, each with a switch for this story. See Render on a collaborator's machine on Mac.