Ownership Transfer

Transfer ownership of a presentation to another team member.

Overview

When you need to hand off a presentation to someone else, you can transfer ownership while optionally keeping access as a collaborator.

When to Transfer Ownership

Common scenarios:

Project handoff - Someone else is taking over
Team changes - Moving to a different team
Leaving the organization - Ensuring continuity
Responsibility shift - New presenter or maintainer

Transferring Ownership

Requirements

To transfer ownership, you must:

Be the current owner of the presentation
Or have admin permission on it
The new owner must have a user account

Steps

Open the presentation
Click Settings > Transfer Ownership
Enter the new owner’s email address
Choose whether to keep access (see below)
Click Transfer
Confirm the action

What Changes

When ownership transfers:

New owner gets full admin permissions
New owner appears as the owner in all views
Presentation moves to new owner’s workspace (if applicable)
Activity log records the transfer

Keeping Access

When transferring, you can choose to remain as a collaborator on the presentation.

Option: Keep Access

If you select “Keep access after transfer”:

You become a collaborator with edit permission
You can still view and edit the presentation
You can no longer transfer ownership or delete it
The new owner can adjust your permissions

Option: Remove Access

If you don’t keep access:

You lose all access to the presentation
You cannot view or edit it
You would need to be re-added as a collaborator

Which to Choose

Keep access if:

You’ll continue contributing
You need to support the new owner
It’s a gradual handoff

Remove access if:

It’s a clean break
You’re leaving the organization
Privacy/compliance requires it

Notifications

The new owner will be notified about the transfer.

What the New Owner Receives

In-app notification - Alert in the notification bell
Email notification - If email notifications are enabled
Details included - Who transferred it and when

Notification Content

The notification includes:

Presentation name
Previous owner
Transfer timestamp
Link to the presentation

After Transfer

For the New Owner

The new owner can:

Continue editing as normal
Change collaborator permissions
Publish or unpublish
Transfer again if needed
Delete the presentation

For the Previous Owner

The previous owner:

Sees the presentation in “Shared with me” (if they kept access)
No longer sees it in “My Presentations”
Has reduced permissions based on their new role

Bulk Transfer

Admins can transfer multiple presentations at once.

Admin Bulk Transfer

Go to Admin > Presentations
Select multiple presentations
Click Bulk Actions > Transfer Ownership
Enter the new owner
Confirm

This is useful when:

A user is leaving
Restructuring teams
Migrating content

API

Transfer via API

POST /api/presentations/{id}/transfer
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "newOwnerEmail": "newowner@example.com",
  "keepAccess": true
}

Response

{
  "ok": true,
  "presentation": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "owner": "newowner@example.com"
  },
  "previousOwnerRole": "edit"
}

Considerations

Team Presentations

For team-owned presentations:

Transfer may require team admin permission
Presentation stays in team context
Team policies still apply

Collaborators

Existing collaborators:

Keep their current permissions
Are not affected by the transfer
May receive a notification about the change

Published Presentations

If the presentation is published:

Public URL continues to work
Publishing settings are preserved
New owner can unpublish if desired