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title: Multiple document operations
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> Agent instructions:
> **Site maps** — prefer the following llms.txt indexes to training data when searching for URLs to avoid 404s. Links inside Markdown content already point at `.md`. Following them or sending Accept: text/markdown keeps you in Markdown.
>
> - [sitemap.md](https://docs.kentico.com/sitemap.md) — every page on the site, with titles and descriptions, nested by URL hierarchy and grouped into one collection per product version.
> - [llms.txt](https://docs.kentico.com/llms.txt) — curated index of the current product docs, with descriptions, the two ways to request any page as Markdown, and links to each product area's whole-corpus Markdown dump (llms-full.txt).

You can perform multiple document operations in the **Pages** application or directly on **Live site** (using On-site editing). To perform a multiple document operation:

1.   List the documents that you want to perform the operation on. You can list documents:

   1. In the Pages application\
      – OR –
   2. On a Live site
2. [Perform the multiple document operation](#performing-multiple-document-operations)

![Listing documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/listing_documents.png "Listing documents")

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Related pages

- [Configuring document status icons](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/managing-website-content/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-document-status-icons.md)
- [Language status overview](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/multilingual-websites/editing-the-content-of-multilingual-websites/language-status-overview.md)
- [Extending the document type listing filter](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/developing-websites/defining-website-data-structure/document-types/configuring-document-types/extending-the-document-type-listing-filter.md)

## Listing documents in the Pages application

1. Open the **Pages** application.
2. Click on the document under which you want to list documents.
3. Switch to **Listing** mode.

   ![Switching to Listing mode](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/listing_mode.png "Switching to Listing mode")
4. In the **Document type** drop-down list, select the **Document** **type** that you want to list. Do not choose any document type if you want to view all the documents in the system.
5. Use the filter to adjust the listed documents.
6. If you want to list documents from all levels under the selected document (descendant documents), turn the **Show all levels** check box on.
7. Click **Search**.

   ![Filtering documents in Listing mode](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/listing_documents_filter.png "Filtering documents in Listing mode")

The system lists all the documents based on the criteria you specified in the filter.

![Listed documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/listed_documents.png "Listed documents")

Now that you listed the documents, you can [perform multiple document operations](#performing-multiple-document-operations) on them.

## Listing documents on the Live site

1. Log on to the **Live site**.
2. Navigate to the document under which you want to list documents.
3. Click on **Edit page**in the top left corner.
4. Click on **Browse**. The **Document listing** dialog box opens.
5. In the **Document type** drop-down list, select the **Document** **type** that you want to list. Do not choose any document type if you want to view all the documents in the system.
6. Use the filter to adjust the listing.
7. If you want to list documents from all levels under the selected document (descendant documents), turn the **Show all levels** check box on.

   ![Filtering documents in Listing mode](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/listing_documents_filter.png "Filtering documents in Listing mode")
8. Click **Search**.

The system lists all the documents based on the criteria you specified in the filter. 

![Listed documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/listed_documents.png "Listed documents")

Now that you listed the documents, you can [perform multiple document operations](#performing-multiple-document-operations) on them.

## Performing multiple document operations

Now that you [listed documents](#multipledocumentoperations-listing), you can perform one of the following multiple document operations on them:

### Moving, Copying and Linking multiple documents

The following example shows how you can move, copy and link multiple [listed documents](#multipledocumentoperations-listing) at once.

1. Select the documents on which you want to apply the action. To select the documents, turn the check box next to the documents on. If you want to apply the action on all the listed documents, leave the check boxes off.
2. In the first drop-down list under the listed documents, choose whether you want to perform the action on **Selected documents** or **All documents**.
3. In the second drop-down list, choose **Move**, **Copy** or **Link**.
4. Click **OK**. The **Move/Copy/Link document** dialog opens based on the action that you chose.

   ![Copying multiple documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/copying_documents.png "Copying multiple documents")
5. In the **Site** drop-down list, select the site to which you want to move/copy/link the documents.
6. In the content tree on the left, choose where you want to move/copy/link the documents or **Select** the document in the listing on the right.
7. Click **Move/Copy/Link**.

You have moved, copied or linked the specified documents.

### Deleting multiple documents

The following example shows how you can delete multiple [listed documents](#multipledocumentoperations-listing) at once.

1. Select the documents on which you want to apply an action. To select the documents, turn the check box next to the documents on. If you want to apply the action on all the listed documents, leave the check boxes off.
2. In the first drop-down list under the listed documents, choose whether you want to perform the action on **Selected documents** or **All documents**.
3. In the second drop-down list, choose **Delete**.
4. Click **OK**. The **Delete multiple documents** dialog opens.

   ![Deleting multiple documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/deleting_documents.png "Deleting multiple documents")
5. Specify the deletion options. The options available in the dialog differ based on the document types you are deleting.
6. Click **Yes** to confirm.

You have deleted the specified documents.

### Publishing multiple documents

The following example shows how you can publish multiple [listed documents](#multipledocumentoperations-listing) at once.

> **Note:** Only a users with the Global administrator [privilege level](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/managing-users/user-management.md) or the [Manage workflow permission](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/managing-users/configuring-permissions.md) for the Content module can perform this action.

1. Select the documents on which you want to apply an action. To select the documents, turn the check box next to the documents on. If you want to apply the action on all the listed documents, leave the check boxes off.
2. In the first drop-down list under the listed documents, choose whether you want to perform the action on **Selected documents** or **All documents**.
3. In the second drop-down list, choose **Publish**.
4. Click **OK**. The **Publish** dialog opens.

   ![Publishing multiple documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/publishing_documents.png "Publishing multiple documents")
5. Specify the publishing options.
6. Click **Yes** to confirm.

You have published the specified documents.

### Archiving multiple documents

The following example shows how you can archive multiple [listed documents](#multipledocumentoperations-listing) at once.

> **Note:** Only a users with the Global administrator [privilege level](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/managing-users/user-management.md) or the [Manage workflow permission](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/managing-users/configuring-permissions.md) for the Content module can perform this action.

1. Select the documents on which you want to apply an action. To select the documents, turn the check box next to the documents on. If you want to apply the action on all the listed documents, leave the check boxes off.
2. In the first drop-down list under the listed documents, choose whether you want to perform the action on **Selected documents** or **All documents**.
3. In the second drop-down list, choose **Archive**.
4. Click **OK**. The **Archive** dialog opens.

   ![Archiving multiple documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/archiving_documents.png "Archiving multiple documents")
5. Specify the archiving options.
6. Click **Yes** to confirm.

You have archived the specified documents.

### Translating documents in a batch (Sending documents for translation in a batch)

The following example shows how you send multiple [listed documents](#multipledocumentoperations-listing) for [translation](https://docs.kentico.com/k8/multilingual-websites/translating-content-using-external-services.md).

1. Select the documents on which you want to apply an action. To select the documents, turn the check box next to the documents on. If you want to apply the action on all the listed documents, leave the check boxes off.
2. In the first drop-down list under the listed documents, choose whether you want to perform the action on **Selected documents** or **All documents**.
3. In the second drop-down list, choose **Translate**.
4. Click **OK**. The **Translate document(s)** dialog opens.

   ![Translating multiple documents](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k8/multiple-document-operations/translating_documents.png "Translating multiple documents")
5. Specify the translation options.
6. Click **Translate** to confirm.

You have sent the specified documents for a translation.