Collaborative editing

To edit a document with your friends or colleagues, share it:

  1. In the context menu, select Share.
  2. Select an access type: View or Edit.
    Restriction. You can't set up personal permissions (to view only or view and edit files for different users) at the moment.
  3. Press Copy link and send it to your friends or colleagues however is convenient.


I can't share permission to edit files

If there is only the View but no Edit option in the access management window, this means collaborative editing is not available for this document yet.

Why this may happen:

The document is opened in the old editor

The new editor with the option for collaborative editing may not have been activated for this document yet. Close the document tab and try sharing it again.

The document is in an old format

DOC, PPT, and XLS files can only be opened for collaborative viewing. To edit these documents with your colleagues, first open it in the editor. A copy of the document in the new format will be created which you can then share.

The document is stored in a shared folder and its owner uses the old editor

Ask the owner of the folder that contains this document to share the link with permission to edit the file. This way, the new editor will be activated for them, and collaborative editing will be enabled. After that, you can also share the document.