Forum Discussion
JuanKarmy
Microsoft
Jun 04, 2019New "Turn AutoSave OFF by default in Excel/PowerPoint/Word” Group Policy setting
We are replacing the “Don’t AutoSave files in Excel/PowerPoint/Word” Group Policy setting with the new “Turn AutoSave OFF by default in Excel/PowerPoint/Word” Group Policy setting (one Admin setting ...
VasilMichev
Jun 05, 2019MVP
You make it sound like AutoSave is a requirement for co-authoring, which is not true.
JuanKarmy
Microsoft
Jun 07, 2019
AutoSave needs to be turned ON for users to experience real-time co-authoring and access features such as getting real-time updates of changes made by others to the file and seeing who else is currently editing the file.
If AutoSave is turned OFF, users will experience an older, less than optimal co-authoring experience, which means users will have to click on the Save button or the Updates Available button down in the status bar to pull changes from other co-authors. Plus the most important experiences for real time co-auth do not work, including presence & real time file updates.