Desktop App 3.11.1 for Windows  Release Date:  April 27, 2021

Office Desktop Co-Editing is currently in limited availability

Start or Join a Co-Editing Session from the Desktop App

Start or join a co-authoring (co-editing) session from the context menu in file explorer that allows multiple users to work concurrently on the same document. 

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For a domain with more than one co-authoring application, if the organization administrator sets the default co-authoring application, you can start or join a co-editing session from the context menu seamlessly.

 

If the coediting session is already ongoing, you will be able to open the document only with the application used for coediting.

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You can also start a co-editing session by double-clicking a file. 

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Or join a co-editing session by double-clicking a file, which is currently being co-edited by someone.

 

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If you are joining or starting a co-editing session by double-clicking, you will be asked to close the application that was opened in the background.

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Issues Addressed

In addition to the above enhancement, the update also contains: 

  • Fixed lock behavior to address self-conflict issues in coediting mode.
  • Fixed self-lock issues for frequently updated files.
  • Introduced file-size validation for coediting.

Known Issues & Limitations

The update has the issues and limitations listed below:

  • Co-editing in an offline folder may result in conflicting copies in rare scenarios.
  • Co-editing is not supported with Smart Cache connection for versions of Smart Cache below 2.7.