Co-authoring simplifies collaboration by enabling
multiple users to work productively on the same document without intruding on
one another’s work or locking one another out. This functionality requires no
additional server setup and is the default state for documents stored in
SharePoint 2010.
Co-authoring is easy to use from the end user’s point of
view. When a user wants to work on a document in Word 2010, PowerPoint 2010, or
OneNote 2010, he or she merely opens it from SharePoint , as usual. If another
user already has the document open, both users are able to edit the document at
the same time; access to the document is not blocked and no error appears
In Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010, saving to a document
notifies other users viewing the document that there are new edits. Those users
can refresh their view immediately to see those changes or continue their work
and refresh later to see the latest edits. The authors can also see one
another’s work, and everyone knows who is working on the document. SharePoint
2010 versioning and tracking tools protect the document so that authors can
roll back unwanted changes.
Note:
- When a user checks out a document for editing,
this locks the document for editing to only that user, which prevents
co-authoring. Require Check Out should not be enabled in document libraries
where co-authoring will be used. By default, Require Check Out is not enabled
in SharePoint 2010. Users should not check out documents manually when
co-authoring is being used.
- To collaborate best in PowerPoint and Word, we recommend
that all users work with Office 2010
How to do this
1 Open document from SharePoint
2. Open from local client - > Edit
3. Enter your credentials
And start making changes..
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