How to Share Documents via the Client Portal in HighLevel

You are onboarding a brand new high-ticket client. You need their branding assets, completed intake forms, and signed service agreements before your team can start building their campaigns.

You ask for the files via email. The client replies with three different messages full of attachments. One file is too large and bounces back. Another gets flagged and sent straight to your spam folder. Your team spends three days hunting down a simple PDF instead of doing the actual marketing work. The client gets frustrated before you even launch a single ad. You look completely disorganized.

You cannot scale an agency if your file management relies on chaotic email threads. HighLevel fixes this instantly. You can share, receive, and manage documents securely inside the Client Portal. Your clients get one central hub for all their files, and your team never has to dig through an inbox again. Let us lock down your document management right now.

Ready to streamline this? Here is exactly how to do it in 60 seconds:

Part 1: Access the Document Hub

First, we need to open the specific contact record where these files will live securely.

1. In your CRM, navigate to Contacts.
2. Choose the specific contact you want to manage. Ensure this contact is already set up as a client portal user.
3. Click on Documents in the left menu to open their dedicated file hub.

Part 2: Upload and Share New Files

Let us drop a new file into their portal so they can access it immediately.

1. Click the + Add icon to upload a new document to their profile.
2. Click the toggle to share the document directly on the client portal during the upload process.
3. You will see a shared chip attached to the file. This visual indicator means the file is live and visible to the contact on their end.

Part 3: Share or Revoke Existing Documents

You have total control over what the client can and cannot see at any given moment.

1. To share a file that is already in your CRM, click the 3 Dots next to the document.
2. Select Share to Client Portal and click Share. The file instantly appears in the contact’s portal under Shared Documents.
3. To revoke access, simply switch the Share toggle to Off or click the delete icon. The file is removed from their view immediately.

Part 4: Receive Client Uploads

Your clients can securely send you files without ever opening their email app.

1. The contact logs into their Client Portal and clicks Upload Document.
2. After the upload finishes, the file instantly appears in your CRM under Documents, then Received, and finally Client Portal.
3. Both you and your client can click Preview to view files directly in the browser.
4. If a client makes a mistake, they can click the trash icon next to any upload in their portal to remove it from your CRM instantly.

Centralizing your document sharing eliminates onboarding friction and keeps your team completely organized.

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