Configure a user’s proofing access
As a Adobe Workfront administrator or Workfront Proof administrator, you can configure a user’s access to create and view proofs in Workfront and Workfront Proof.
For information about proofing functionality available for basic and integrated proofing, see Access to proofing functionality in Workfront.
Access requirements
You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:
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| Adobe Workfront plan* | Any |
| Adobe Workfront license* | Plan |
| Access level configurations* | You must be a Workfront administrator or Workfront Proof administrator. For information on Workfront administrators, see Grant a user full administrative access. |
*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.
Configure Workfront Proof access via Workfront Main Menu for all users configure-workfront-proof-access-via-workfront-main-menu-for-all-users
By default, only users with administrative rights within Workfront can access Workfront Proof as described Access Workfront Proof from Adobe Workfront.
You can grant all users access to the Workfront Proof button within the Workfront Main Menu by contacting Workfront Support and submitting a request.
Configure user access to the Desktop Proofing Viewer
If the users in your organization would prefer to use the Desktop Proofing Viewer instead of the Web Proofing Viewer to review interactive content, you can configure the Desktop Proofing Viewer to launch automatically when users open interactive content proofs. For information about this the Desktop Proofing Viewer and how it differs from the Web Proofing Viewer, see Understand the Desktop Proofing Viewer and Differences between the Web Proofing Viewer and the Desktop Proofing Viewer overview.
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From Workfront, click the Workfront Proof icon in the Global Navigation Bar to access Workfront Proof.
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Click Account settings near the upper-right corner of Workfront Proof, then click the Settings tab.
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Under Proof Defaults, at the end of the Desktop Proofing Viewer for Interactive proofing row, click Setup.
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Modify the Desktop Proofing Viewer settings, as described in Desktop Proofing Viewer in the article Configure proof settings for your organization.
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Click Save.
Configure custom devices for interactive proofs
You can add any custom devices to your system, allowing users to review interactive content and simulate how the content appears on a specific device when they are using the Desktop Proofing Viewer. (This functionality is not available in the Web Proofing Viewer, where users can review interactive content, but only as it appears in various resolutions, not on various devices.)
For more information, see Change interactive proof resolution in the proofing viewer.
- From Workfront, access the Workfront Proof interface, as described in Access Workfront Proof from Adobe Workfront.
- Modify the Desktop Proofing Viewer settings, as described in Configure custom devices for proofs in the article Configure proof settings for your organization.