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# Global permissions

Global permissions control access to Textual features outside the context of a specific dataset or guided redaction project.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Built-in global permission sets and permissions</strong><br><br>Global permission sets that come with Textual and available permissions.</td><td><a href="/textual/textual-install-administer/user-access-textual/textual-permissions/global-permissions/global-permissions-built-in.md">Built-in global permission sets and available permissions</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>View global permission sets</strong><br><br>Display the list of global permission sets and display permission set details.</td><td><a href="/textual/textual-install-administer/user-access-textual/textual-permissions/global-permissions/global-permission-sets-view.md">Viewing global permission sets</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure custom global permission sets</strong><br><br>Create global permission sets that you select the permission for.</td><td><a href="/textual/textual-install-administer/user-access-textual/textual-permissions/global-permissions/global-permission-sets-custom.md">Configuring custom global permission sets</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure access to global permission sets</strong><br><br>Grant permission set access to users and groups.</td><td><a href="/textual/textual-install-administer/user-access-textual/textual-permissions/global-permissions/global-permission-sets-access.md">Configuring access to global permission sets</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Select the initial administrators</strong><br><br>Select the users or groups that initially have administrator access to Textual.</td><td><a href="/textual/textual-install-administer/user-access-textual/textual-permissions/global-permissions/permissions-initial-admin-access.md">Setting initial access to all global permissions</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Select the default global permission set</strong><br><br>Select the global permission set to assign to all Textual users.</td><td><a href="/textual/textual-install-administer/user-access-textual/textual-permissions/global-permissions/global-permission-set-default.md">Selecting the global permission set to assign to all Textual users</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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