Hi guys,
I have a PC and a tablet. I also have both the SkyDrive Desktop app installed, so I can pull the documents and edit them whenever from various places.
When I try to open the same file in OneNote (i.e., a NoteBook) or the same PowerPoint presentation, it allows for both computers to simultaneously edit the document (great for annotating on one and typing on the other). This occurs without any problems as long
as the files are in the new format. I've noticed if the PowerPoints are in the older format (2007-2010, then it will not work.
The main problem is with Word and Excel 2013. I have noticed this simultaneous editing does not always work for Word. It never seems to work at all for Excel. I've noticed certain documents will allow me to edit them while others will not (any reasons?) When
it does not give access, there will be an error saying "File In Use. This file is locked for editing by another user." Some Word 2013 files work and some files do not. I've checked the files that works and the files that do not, but they're both free of any
type of restrictions. Anyone know why I am unable to open and edit some of these files on more than one computer?
I don't have a specific answer to your question. I know it is possible, I just don' know about this problem. The only guess I could make is that maybe the problem files were not created in 2010 or 2013 ...?
One thing you want to do is go into File tab > Options command > General option. Make sure the "User Name" is filled in. In older versions of Office it is used to populate the "this file for editing by another user". If there is a unique name in it, you knew who to talk to, but too often in corporate settings the name was not filled in so everyone generated the same message.
Here are a couple of brief blogs with simple instructions, maybe one will highlight something you are doing "wrong". They both link to the same video (grin).
search for coauthoring blogs:
.One thing you want to do is go into File tab > Options command > General option. Make sure the "User Name" is filled in. In older versions of Office it is used to populate the "this file for editing by another user". If there is a unique name in it, you knew who to talk to, but too often in corporate settings the name was not filled in so everyone generated the same message.
Here are a couple of brief blogs with simple instructions, maybe one will highlight something you are doing "wrong". They both link to the same video (grin).
search for coauthoring blogs:
MS Word Blog – Co-authoring tag search
http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/archive/tags/co_2D00_authoring/
Office 2010 Collaboration / co-authoring User's Guide
http://www.informationweek.com/news/smb/hardware_software/226400004 (Tells how to make co-authoring work, conversely, how to ‘break’ it!)
Easy to do Co-Authoring using SharePoint video (or Skydrive)
http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/archive/2011/03/25/4-ways-to-work-together-in-word.aspx
Coauthor your way to a single document version (Skydrive text instructions)
Here is a bunch more information I've collected on the subject. Most of it is repetitive, but every now and then you find a useful "gem".
MS Office 365 and MS Office 2010: Better together – Co-Authoring
Co-authoring (i.e. Simultaneous Editing) in Word 2010
http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/archive/2009/09/09/co-authoring-in-word-2010.aspx
Co-author Word docs on PC, Mac AND the browser In Office 2010 using Office Web Apps or Sharepoint
http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Co-Authoring-Using-Office-2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff718249.aspx#bkmk_ca_in_sp
SharePoint Server 2010 MSDN Online Training Labs Plus other resources
Office 2010: Three Helpful New Collaboration / Co-Authoring Features
http://www.cio.com/article/497092/Microsoft_Office_2010_Three_Helpful_New_Collaboration_Features_
Use a shared 2007 workbook to collaborate
https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/use-a-shared-workbook-to-collaborate-HP010096833.aspx
Collaborative editing using the Excel 2010 Web App
New features of Microsoft Office 2010 focus on collaboration, integration
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