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title: Mark as hidden on public docs
slug: docs/mark-as-hidden-on-public-docs
description: Learn how to keep your work unpublished and maintain privacy for notes and experiments with Archbee. Explore the option to mark documents as "Hidden" and toggle the "Mark hidden on public" feature. Hidden documents and their children will not be published
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createdAt: 2023-01-06T07:08:11.000Z
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With Archbee, you can **mark documents as hidden on public.** Use this functionality for multiple purposes:

- When you want to leave your in-progress work unpublished
- Keep documents unpublished until a review has been completed
- Separate your internal documents from public ones within a Space
- For personal notes/suggestions/experiments

## How does it work?

From any document (except *Personal docs*), click the three-dots menu, and then click the **Mark hidden on public** option to mark/unmark your document as hidden or visible.

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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/bNBm7nPJgXjbjLyfbHNh2/l1sFj8QIxgvZO4Ji1P6Eb_hidden-light.png "Mark hidden on public")
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- A grey `H` icon will appear on the right side of the doc's title denoting that this document is hidden from public view.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/bNBm7nPJgXjbjLyfbHNh2/zI5Z0_8ArM_4rJgN9dBxs_badge-hidden-light.png "H icon denoting a hidden doc")

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- A document marked as hidden, along with its children docs, will **not be published** together with the Space.
- If a Category contains only hidden docs, that Category will **not be visible** when you publish your Space.
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Make sure that you don't forget to hit **Publish space** after you mark a doc as hidden, otherwise it will still be visible on public.
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