Enabling or disabling importing files and uploading attachments to spreadsheets

Enabling the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to spreadsheets feature allows users to import files/upload attachments to their spreadsheets in addition to using the built-in elements. By default, this is enabled for most accounts, but account owners and administrators can enable or disable it for certain users or user groups, or for the entire account.

Requirements for importing files and uploading attachments to spreadsheets

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How to enable or disable importing files and uploading attachments to spreadsheets

Enable or disable importing files and uploading attachments to spreadsheets for the entire account

To enable or disable the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to spreadsheet for all users in the account:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click Admin Center.
  3. In the side menu, click Settings .
  4. Click Sheets.
  5. Under the Other Settings section, click the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to spreadsheet toggle to enable or disable the option.
  6. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
  7. (Optional) Select the Give same permission to users outside your account, sign-in required checkbox to allow users external to the account to import files and upload attachments to spreadsheets shared with them.
  8. (Optional) To prevent all users in your account from changing these settings, click the lock icon , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

Enable or disable importing files and uploading attachments to spreadsheets for a group of users

This setting allows account owners or admins to enable or disable Allow users to import files and upload attachments to spreadsheet for a specific group of users. Changes apply only to users in the selected group.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit groups.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click Admin Center.
  3. In the side menu, click Users .
  4. Click Groups.
  5. Click the applicable group name from the list.
  6. In the General configuration section, click Edit product settings.
  7. Click the Sheets tab.
  8. Under the Other Settings section, click the Allow users to import files and upload attachments to spreadsheet toggle to enable or disable the option.
  9. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
    Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level and needs to be changed at that level.
  10. (Optional) Select the Give same permission to users outside your account, sign-in required checkbox to allow users external to the account to import files and upload attachments to spreadsheets shared with them.
  11. (Optional) To prevent all users in the group from changing these settings, click the lock icon , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.