Share icon.
## Step 2 — Enter your colleague's email
In the **Share Matter** dialog, under **Share with New Users**, enter the colleague's email address. Their role is **Can edit**.
## Step 3 — Share the matter
In the **Share Matter** dialog, click 
to share the matter. You'll see **Shared successfully**, and the colleague appears under **Currently Shared With**.
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**Heads up:** Your colleague needs a BriefTech account already, and you must use the email address on that account. If BriefTech can't find it, you'll see "This email is not associated with any registered user" — ask them to sign up, then retype the address and share again.
Sharing takes effect straight away, and BriefTech does not email them. Let your colleague know — they'll find the matter under **Matters**, filtered by **Shared with me**, the next time they open BriefTech. If they already have it open, they'll need to reload the page before it shows up.
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**Tip:** To share with several colleagues, add them one at a time — the form takes one email address per share. After each share the form clears itself and the person moves down to **Currently Shared With**, so you can type the next address straight away. An address already listed there can't be added twice.
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Your colleague now has edit access and can open the matter under **Matters**, filtered by **Shared with me**.
See [Matter roles and permissions](/reference/matter-roles-and-permissions.md).
## Related
| Roles and permissions in a shared matter | How access is shared and what each role can do. | Roles and permissions in a shared matter |
| Change or remove a colleague's access | Change a member's role or remove their access to a matter. | Change or remove a colleague's access |
| Matter roles and permissions | The matter roles you can assign and what each can do. | Matter roles and permissions |
| Transfer a matter to another user | Transfer matter ownership to another user. | Transfer a matter to another user |