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title: "Switch between personal and team documents"
description: "Use the switcher at the top of the sidebar to show everything, only your personal documents, or only the documents your team shares with each other."
url: https://help.pdfbetter.com/teams/switch-personal-team-documents/
collection: "Teams"
section: "Working together"
updated: 2026-10-18
publisher: "PDFBetter (AI Generated Inc.)"
---

# Switch between personal and team documents

> Click your name at the top of the sidebar and, under **Show documents from**, pick **Everything**, **Personal** or your team's name. The sidebar's **Team** section also links straight to team documents and templates.

- Available on: Business

Do it in PDFBetter: https://pdfbetter.com/app/documents/

When you're on a team, your documents list can show your documents, the team's, or both. It's a view filter: nothing moves between personal and team when you switch.

## Use the switcher

1. **Open the switcher**: Click your name at the top of the sidebar. Under it you see the current view and your plan, for example **Personal + team · Business**.
2. **Pick what to show**: Under **Show documents from**, choose one of the options below. **Documents** opens with that view.

| Option | Shows |
| --- | --- |
| **Everything** | Your documents and your team's. |
| **Personal** | Only documents you haven't shared with the team. |
| Your team's name | Documents shared with the team, by anyone. |

The switcher menu also links to **Team & branding** and **Plan & usage**. Without a team it shows **Create a team** instead.

## Other ways to get there

- The sidebar's **Team** section has **Documents** and **Templates** links for the team.
- On the **Templates** page, the **Team** tab lists templates shared with the team.
- In **Documents**, the **Team only** and **Personal only** chips show which view you're in; **Clear** resets the filter.

> **Note:** There's one team per account, so there's no list of workspaces to switch between. Your plan, settings and usage stay the same whichever view you pick.

### I don't see the switcher options for a team. Why?

You aren't on a team yet. Accept an invitation, or create a team on Business from **Create a team** in the same menu.

### Does switching change who can see a document?

No. Use **Share with team** or **Stop sharing with team** in a document's menu to change that.

## Related articles

- [Share documents and templates with your team](https://help.pdfbetter.com/teams/share-documents-with-team.md): Open a document's row menu and choose Share with team. Teammates find it under the sidebar's Team → Documents (or Templates). Choose Stop sharing with team to make it personal again.
- [Create a team](https://help.pdfbetter.com/teams/create-a-team.md): On the Business plan, open Settings → Team & branding, enter a Team name and click Create team. You become the owner, and your Business seats cover everyone you invite.
- [Find and organize your documents: folders, tags, search and trash](https://help.pdfbetter.com/getting-started/find-organize-documents.md): Everything you upload, create, sign or send is in My documents. Sort it into folders and tags, filter by status or name, and search everything with ⌘K. Deleted documents stay in Trash for 30 days, where you can restore them.
- [A tour of the dashboard](https://help.pdfbetter.com/getting-started/dashboard-tour.md): The dashboard at /app/ is home base. The sidebar holds New, Create with AI and your lists; the top bar has search (⌘K), the AI menu, notifications and help. The home page shows what needs your attention, quick tools and your recent documents.

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Source: https://help.pdfbetter.com/teams/switch-personal-team-documents/ · PDFBetter Help Center · Last checked against the product 2026-10-18. Questions: support@pdfbetter.com